Effectiveness of the CHESS eHealth Cancer Support Intervention in Population-based Care

University of Wisconsin (UW)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Primary Breast Cancer

Treatments: Behavioral: Enhanced ICCS with KPNW web resources and the Comprehensive Health Enhancement Support System (CHESS.)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT01033162

XP08323 (Other Identifier)

NCI-2013-01101 (Registry Identifier)

A534253 (Other Identifier)

H-2008-0222

SMPH/MEDICINE/MEDICINE*G (Other Identifier)

5P50CA095817 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study's aim is to provide information about the clinical and business cases for comprehensive interactive cancer communication systems (ICCS) in the context of real world use for cancer care.

This study will be conducted within the Kaiser Permanente Northwest (KPNW) healthcare system. Outcomes for this study include amount of ICCS use and women's ratings of cancer information competence, perceived social support, and emotional well being. Secondary outcomes will include healthcare utilization, cost-effectiveness, and clinician ratings of healthcare visits.

Enrollment: 368 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All subjects must be within 2 months of their primary breast cancer diagnosis,
• All subjects must be at least 18 years of age

Exclusion criteria

• Illiterate
• Homeless

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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368 participants in 2 patient groups

Usual Care

No Intervention group

Description:

A group using a Basic ICCS provided by KPNW

Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

A group using an enhanced ICCS with KPNW web resources and the Comprehensive Health Enhancement Support System (CHESS.)

Treatment:

Behavioral: Enhanced ICCS with KPNW web resources and the Comprehensive Health Enhancement Support System (CHESS.)