Rural Survivorship Navigation Program (RSVP)

Wake Forest University (WFU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cancer

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT03880526

P30CA012197 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

NCI-2019-01751 (Other Identifier)

WFBCCC 04219 (Other Identifier)

IRB00056939

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this proposed study is to enhance the investigators understanding of the comprehensive psychosocial and medical needs of rural cancer patients and survivors along the cancer continuum, ultimately allowing us to address these gaps by identifying areas of support that can be bolstered by a population health navigator focused on rural populations.

Full description

Primary objectives

To enhance understanding of the comprehensive psychosocial and medical needs of cancer survivors and caregivers in rural northwest North Carolina, focusing on their health needs, psychosocial concerns, perceived needs related to cancer and survivorship care, access/barriers to care, and knowledge/perceptions of clinical research using focus groups and semi-structured interviews. This aim is hypothesis-generating.

To document rural cancer patient/survivors' reports of: a) health behaviors; b) psychosocial needs; c) current health-related information and supportive care needs; d) barriers to care; e) symptoms and health-related quality of life using a quantitative survey

Enrollment: 503 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Cancer diagnosis (other than non-melanoma skin cancer) and > 6 months post-definitive treatment (e.g., surgery, chemotherapy, and/or radiation); Survivors on ongoing systemic maintenance therapies (e.g., hormonal therapies and immunotherapies) are eligible
• Currently residing in one of the 6 priority counties in northwest North Carolina (Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Mitchell, Stokes, Surry, Watauga, or Wilkes) or in a rural area in North Carolina as defined by a rural-urban commuting area (RUCA) code of 4-10.
• Ability and willingness to attend a one-time focus group or interview and/or complete a one-time study survey
• Age greater than 18 years.

Providers:

• Healthcare provider (e.g. primary care, oncology or other specialty, allied health) with knowledge of the needs of adult cancer survivors who are currently working in one of the priority counties in Northwest North Carolina (Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Mitchell, Stokes, Surry, Watauga, or Wilkes)
• Ability and willingness to attend a one-time interview

Exclusion criteria

• Those who are unable to read and understand English, as the study interviews/focus groups and survey will be conducted in English
• Unwilling to participate in the study

Trial design

503 participants in 2 patient groups

Semi-Structured Interview

Description:

Participants will choose to participant in an individual in-depth interview to be conducted by investigators to gain information about the participant's background, cancer status and treatment.

Focus Groups

Description:

Participants may choose to participate in one of three focus groups of no more than 10 participants in each group to to gain information about the participant's background, cancer status and treatment.