Major Program
NCI Community Oncology Research Program
Research Group
Community Oncology and Prevention Trials
Sponsor
SWOG Cancer Research Network
Status
Recruiting
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
For more information, see ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04960787
This clinical trial examines a financial navigation program in helping patients and their
spouses understand and better manage the financial aspects of cancer care. Cancer patients
and their spouses may be at high risk for financial problems because of the cost of cancer
treatment. A financial navigator is a person or team who work with patients and their
families to help them reduce stress or hardship related to the cost of cancer treatment.
Financial navigators help patients understand their out-of-pocket expenses and what their
health insurance plans may cover. Financial navigation may also help patients set up payment
plans, find cost-saving methods for treatments, and improve access to healthcare services
that the patient needs. Providing financial navigation to patients may help reduce financial
worries and improve quality of life.
spouses understand and better manage the financial aspects of cancer care. Cancer patients
and their spouses may be at high risk for financial problems because of the cost of cancer
treatment. A financial navigator is a person or team who work with patients and their
families to help them reduce stress or hardship related to the cost of cancer treatment.
Financial navigators help patients understand their out-of-pocket expenses and what their
health insurance plans may cover. Financial navigation may also help patients set up payment
plans, find cost-saving methods for treatments, and improve access to healthcare services
that the patient needs. Providing financial navigation to patients may help reduce financial
worries and improve quality of life.
Intervention
Educational Intervention, Patient Navigation, Quality-of-Life Assessment, Questionnaire Administration
Condition
Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Cell Neoplasm, Metastatic Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Recurrent Malignant Solid Neoplasm
Investigators
Veena Shankaran, Jay W. Carlson, Tanmay Sahai, Bryan A. Faller, Debra M. Prow, Deborah W. Wilbur, Joshua Lukenbill, Richard L. Deming, John M. Schallenkamp, Timothy D. Moore, Ki Y. Chung, Charles W. Drescher, Natalya Greyz-Yusupov, Lisa Bailey, Gary C. Doolittle, Elie G. Dib, Kathleen J. Yost, Bernard Tawfik, Dawn L. Hershman, Howard M. Gross, Gloria Coronado, Kathleen Hemauer, Matthew L. Ryan, Luis Baez-Diaz, Nicholas DiBella, Alexander Menter, Gregory A. Masters, Sharad A. Ghamande, Andrew W. Pippas, William E. Burak, Catherine A. Ronaghan, Christa Braun-Inglis, Shahzad Siddique, Marshall P. Stagg, Victor T. Lin, Gary V. Burton, Peter Rubin, Bret E. Friday, Pamala A. Pawloski, John A. Ellerton, Joseph M. Herman, Vinay K. Gudena, Michael Humeniuk, Andrea M. Abbott, Asheesh Shipstone