Clinical trial NCT05425992: Improving Communication and Building a Stronger Medical Home Among Spanish-speaking Families
Official title: Improving Communication with and Building a Stronger Medical Home Among Spanish-speaking Families in the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Conditions: Leukemia
Non Hodgkin Lymphoma
Keywords: Spanish-speaking
Lead sponsor: University of Colorado, Denver
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Children's Hospital Colorado
First posted: 2022-06-21
Enrollment: 20
Sex: ALL
Maximum age (years): 22
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Observational model: COHORT
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Patients eligible for enrollment are identified from EPIC electronic medical record with notification for newly diagnosed families of Spanish language preference.

Brief summary: This study will seek to improve communication with Spanish speaking families and patients with Cancer and Blood Disorders.

Detailed description: The Principal Investigator seeks to improve communication with Spanish speaking families with the following goals: 1) to increase patient and family sense of inclusion in the medical community, 2) to increase patient and family medical knowledge and understanding, 3) to improve patient adherence with critical medical regimens, and ultimately, 4) to increase equality of comprehensive medical care delivery across the continuum of care including physical and psychosocial domains.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* 0 to 22 years of age
* Diagnosis of leukemia or non-Hodgkin lymphoma
* Spanish as preferred language for patient, parent or guardian
* Received or receiving care at the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders (CCBD)

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients without oncologic diagnosis
* Patients with parents whose language preference is English
* Patients who received care solely outside of the CCBD

Primary outcomes:
measure: Determine a baseline level of Spanish speaking patient satisfaction of care
timeFrame: 12 months
measure: Determine a baseline level of Spanish Speaking family satisfaction of care
timeFrame: 12 months
measure: Determine effects of language barrier on Spanish speaking patient needs
timeFrame: 12 months
measure: Determine the effect of language barrier on barriers to patient care
timeFrame: 12 months
measure: Effect of language barrier on efficiency of access to care
timeFrame: 12 months
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Determine patient interest in home telemedicine support program
timeFrame: 12 months
measure: Determine patient interest in home telemedicine support program after discharge
timeFrame: 12 months
measure: Determine Spanish speaking patient interest in telemedical check-ins during intensive phases of therapy
timeFrame: 12 months
measure: Determine Spanish speaking patient interest in medication assistance during intensive phases of therapy
timeFrame: 12 months
measure: Determine Spanish speaking patient interest in medical check-ins during maintenance
timeFrame: 12 months
measure: Determine Spanish speaking patient interest in medication assistance during maintenance
timeFrame: 12 months
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Aurora
country: United States
facility: Children's Hospital Colorado
state: Colorado
Study officials:
affiliation: Children's Hospital Colorado
name: Ashley Rogers
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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