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Malignant Solid NeoplasmCancer

What this study is

This clinical trial evaluates the effect of Cost Communication and Financial Navigation (CostCOM) intervention on adherence to care and financial burden in cancer patients. Many cancer patients experience financial hardship due to high medical out of pocket costs (OOPC), changes in employment, income and insurance. Financial hardship can lead to a delay or a stop in cancer care, and is linked to poor quality of life. Financial navigation programs, such as CostCOM, provide financial counseling, education and connections to appropriate resources to reduce financial barriers to healthcare and minimize financial stress and burden. CostCOM may improve adherence to care and decrease financial burden in patients with cancer.

What's being tested

  • Best Practice

    Intervention · OTHER

    Receive PAF brochure describing financial navigation services

  • Financial Navigation

    Intervention · OTHER

    Receive CostCOM financial counseling

  • Interview

    Intervention · OTHER

    Participate in a 1 on 1 in-depth interview

  • Survey Administration

    Intervention · OTHER

    Ancillary studies

Study details

Official title
Effectiveness of Out-of-Pocket Cost COMmunication and Financial Navigation (CostCOM) in Cancer Patients
Sponsor
ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group
Conditions
Malignant Solid Neoplasm
Enrolling
760 people
Starts
2024-04-10
Est. completion
2027-12-30
Design
Open-label, randomized, parallel groups
Record
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