Factors Associated With the Use of a High Volume Cancer Center by Black Women With Ovarian Cancer: A Qualitative Study

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Primary Peritoneal Cancer; Fallopian Tube Cancer; Ovarian Cancer

Treatments: Behavioral: semi-structured interviews

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02928549

16-1378

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to explore the experiences of Black women who receive care for ovarian cancer at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, or "MSK" for short. The study consists of interviews with Black women who recently obtained some part of their ovarian cancer care at MSK.

Enrollment: 24 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Participant must have been diagnosed with ovarian, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal cancer and treated by an MSK physician.
• Participants must be able to provide verbal informed consent.
• Participants must be 18 years of age or older.
• Participants must self-identify as Black/African American.
• Participant must be able to understand and speak in English

Exclusion criteria

• Inability or refusal to identify race/ethnicity.
• Presence or development of a physical, cognitive or psychiatric deficit resulting in an inability to provide meaningful informed consent or to understand the study or complete the interview.

Trial design

24 participants in 1 patient group

Black Women with Cancer

Description:

In this formative qualitative research study we aim to use one-on-one semi-structured interviews with Black women diagnosed with ovarian cancer to learn about their experiences and their journey to accessing care at a high-volume ovarian cancer care center (HVC).

Treatment:

Behavioral: semi-structured interviews