Financial Navigation Program Intervention in Supporting Patients With Solid Tumors and Their Caregivers

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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This trial studies how well a financial navigation program intervention works in supporting patients with solid tumors and their caregivers. The financial navigation program intervention is an educational course about cancer treatment cost. This educational course may provide cancer patients and their caregivers with helpful information about dealing with cancer treatment cost.

Detailed Description
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Participants receive financial navigation program intervention consisting of a financial navigation video, monthly one-one financial counselling session, monthly phone or email consultation with patient navigators for 6 months and complete surveys at baseline, 3, 6, and 12 months.

Official Title
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Development of a Comprehensive Financial Navigation Program for Patients With Cancer and Their Caregivers

Conditions
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Caregiver, Solid Neoplasm

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Educational Intervention
* Other: Questionnaire Administration
* Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: PATIENTS: Any solid tumor diagnosis (any stage) PATIENTS: Currently receiving (or completed within 6 months) chemotherapy, radiation, or hormonal therapy for cancer PATIENTS: In the treating physician's best estimation, has a life expectancy of 6 months or greater PATIENTS: Able to identify a primary caregiver who is involved in helping with the logistics, financial, or emotional aspects of his/her cancer care PATIENTS: English-speaking CAREGIVERS: Caregiver of a patient who is eligible for to participate in the study CAREGIVERS: English-speaking Exclusion Criteria: PATIENTS: Cognitive or other impairment that would interfere with ability to understand and/or respond to questions about personal finances and paying for cancer treatment PATIENTS: Hematologic malignancy (e.g. multiple myeloma, lymphoma, leukemia) CAREGIVERS: cognitive or other impairment that would interfere with ability to understand and/or respond to questions about patient fiances and paying for cancer treatment

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Supportive (financial navigation program)<br>Participants receive financial navigation program intervention consisting of a financial navigation video, monthly one-one financial counselling session, monthly phone or email consultation with patient navigators for 6 months and complete surveys at baseline, 3, 6, and 12 months. | Other: Educational Intervention<br>* Receive financial navigation program intervention<br>* Other names: Intervention, Educational;Other: Questionnaire Administration<br>* Ancillary studies<br>Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment<br>* Ancillary studies<br>* Other names: Quality of Life Assessment;|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Accrual rate (number of patients and caregivers enrolled per month) |  | Up to 12 months | 
| Time to accrual |  | Up to 12 months | 
| Proportion of participants completing each of the 3 program components |  | Up to 12 months | 
| Proportion of participants completing the entire program and 6 month follow up |  | Up to 6 months | 
| Financial status assessment | Prior to and following participation in the financial navigation program, patients will complete questionnaire and provide basic information about their financial status including household income, assets, educational level, and employment status. | Up to 12 months | 
| Financial distress assessment questionnaire | Will measure patients' level of financial distress before and after participation in various components of the program via a questionnaire that indicates financial distress based on responses | Up to 12 months | 
| Patient advocate foundation (PAF) navigators | PAF navigators will tract all issues identified during an initial need assessment with the patients and subsequently all outcomes of any such issues. | Up to 12 months | 
| Consumer education and training services (CENTS) financial counselors | The CENTs financial counselors will tract specific recommendations given each patient during the course of the study and share these recommendation with the investigators. | Up to 12 months | 
| Family Reach staff feedback | Family Reach will track patients that have been granted financial assistance, and will provide any further information obtained from patients interaction. | Up to 12 months |