Effect of Cancer Nurse Navigators on Patient Outcomes

University of Wisconsin (UW)

Status and phase: Terminated; Phase 3; Phase 2

Conditions: Breast Cancer; Lung Cancer; Prostate Cancer; Colorectal Cancer

Treatments: Behavioral: Services from a Nurse Navigator

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01902823

OS11336 (Other Identifier)

A545000 (Other Identifier)

11-86E

NUR/FACULTY AFFAIRS/ADMIN (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

There is widespread anecdotal evidence that Cancer Nurse Navigators (CNNs) are highly valued by cancer patients, but no studies have evaluated the effects of CNNs on important patient-reported outcomes or indicators of quality of care. This study has two aims:

1. To assess the feasibility of studying the impact of Aurora CNN Program.
2. To pilot test the effects of CNN services on patient-reported outcomes and indicators of quality of care.

Enrollment: 16 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Adult (18 years of age or older)
2. Treated at Aurora St. Luke's or West Allis Medical Center
3. New or recurrent dx of lung, prostate, colorectal or breast cancer -

Exclusion criteria

1. Previously received CNN services at an Aurora treatment facility
2. Unable to read/write in English
3. Living in a nursing home/long term care facility
4. Not capable of completing study questionnaires -

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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16 participants in 2 patient groups

No Nurse Navigator Services

No Intervention group

Services from a Nurse Navigator

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Services from a Nurse Navigator