Clinical trial NCT05828654: Intervention to Address Psychosocial Needs Among Socially Disadvantaged Older Adults With Cancer
Official title: Adapting Peer Connect to Train Lay Navigators in Delivering Psychosocial Support to Older Adults With Cancer
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: TERMINATED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Hematological Disorder
Keywords: Socially Disadvantaged
older
Psychosocial
need
Lead sponsor: UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-04-25
Enrollment: 12
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Brief summary: The purpose of this study is to convene a group of diverse North Carolina-based community representatives (patients, caregivers, leaders of faith-based organizations, social workers, and patient navigators) to inform the adaptation of materials used to train lay navigators in the delivery of psychosocial support interventions tailored to older socially disadvantaged adults with cancer.

Detailed description: This behavioral study will explore community representatives' perspectives on the resources and training needed to support the development of a lay navigation program tailored to older socially disadvantaged adults with cancer.

It was hypothesized that diverse community representatives could inform the adaptation of training materials (Peer Connect) and subsequent training of community lay navigators, who will then be positioned to address the psychosocial needs of older adults with cancer

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion criteria to participate in the study:

1. Patients aged 65 and older diagnosed with hematological cancer for at least one year with stable disease
2. Community representative 18 years or older who also identifies as at least one of the following:

   1. Cancer caregivers
   2. Social workers, social work students, or patient navigators Community leader (e.g., leader of a faith-based organization)
   3. Previously or currently serve as a lay navigator/peer supporter, community health worker, or coach
   4. Have personal experience with any of the following (being Black race, previously or currently facing socioeconomic challenges, or living in a rural community)
   5. Patient or community representative who is Able to understand and speak in English

Exclusion Criteria

All participants meeting any of the following exclusion criteria at enrollment will be excluded from the study:

1. Inability to read and speak English
2. Dementia, altered mental status, or any psychiatric condition that would prohibit the understanding or rendering of informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

All participants meeting any of the following exclusion criteria at enrollment will be excluded from the study:

1. Inability to read and speak English
2. Dementia, altered mental status, or any psychiatric condition that would prohibit the understanding or rendering of informed consent

Primary outcomes:
measure: Adaptation of the existing Peer Connect training materials- interviews
timeFrame: 12 months
measure: Adaptation of the existing Peer Connect training materials- focus group discussions
timeFrame: 12 months
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Training community lay navigators- training sessions
timeFrame: 12 months
measure: Training community lay navigators - semi-structured interviews
timeFrame: 12 months
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Chapel Hill
country: United States
facility: Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, UNC
state: North Carolina
Study officials:
affiliation: UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
name: Shakira Grant, MD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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