What this study is
This study aims to assess how individual patient social stressors are associated with barriers to care by analyzing a patient navigator system. Patient navigators will connect patients with unmet social needs with community resources.
What's being tested
- Patient navigator
Intervention · BEHAVIORAL
Patient navigator will contact the patient every 3 weeks to check in, assess if patient requires additional resources, connect patient to existing nonprofit and local resources, remind patient of appointments, and ask about barriers to clinic visits.
Study details
- Official title
- From Screening to Action: Implementing Navigation Interventions for Patients With Breast Cancer and High-risk Social Determinants of Health
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer · Cancer of Breast
- Enrolling
- 180 people
- Starts
- 2026-10-14
- Est. completion
- 2028-10-31
- Design
- Open-label, single group
- Record
- View on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
Who can join
Age 18 Years and overSex FEMALEHealthy volunteers Not acceptedYou may qualify if
- Eligibility Criteria:
- Diagnosed with breast cancer (any stage).
- Currently being treated for breast cancer by a breast medical oncologist at Siteman Cancer Center North County. This includes any treatment, PO or IV, including hormonal therapy. It does not include patients enrolled in clinical trials.
- At least 18 years of age.
- English-speaker.
- Verbally consented to navigation services.
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Study locations (1)
1 openWashington University School of Medicine
St Louis, Missouri, United States
- Emily L Podany, MD, MPHS · Contact314-273-4474elpodany@wustl.edu
- Katherine N Weilbaecher, MD · Contact314-362-5654kweilbae@wustl.edu
- Emily L Podany, MD, MPHS · Principal investigator
- Benjamin Bowe, PhD · Sub-investigator
- Andrew Davis, MD · Sub-investigator
- Faisal Fa'ak, MD · Sub-investigator
- Cynthia X Ma, MD, PhD · Sub-investigator
- Katherine N Weilbaecher, MD · Sub-investigator
Recruiting
Study team
Sponsor
Washington University School of Medicine
Study ID 202608090
Principal investigator
Emily L Podany, MD, MPHS
Washington University School of Medicine
Frequently asked questions
The sponsor hasn't published answers to common questions for this trial.