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Navigation Intervention for Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors

Adaptation and Implementation of an Evidence-Based Patient Navigation Intervention for Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors

Who can join

As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.

Age
21 Years to 45 Years
Sex
All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
Compensation
Not stated

Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.

What to expect

No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.

What participation involves

  • Procedures mentioned: Interviews

Only what the study's summary and detailed description on ClinicalTrials.gov say. Time periods may describe the whole study or a part of it — ask the study team what applies to you.

Show the study's own words
  • "The primary objectives in the UG3 phase of the study are to adapt and tailor an existing PN program to meet the needs of AYA cancer survivors and the local clinical context via (a) interviews with key stakeholders (patients, clinicians, administrators) and (b) guidance from our AYA Primary Care Survivorship Council."
Compensation
Not stated
  • Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
  • Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
  • Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
  • Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.

About this study

In plain language

This study will adapt and try out a program that helps young cancer survivors find their way through cancer care. It is for adults ages 21–45 who had certain cancers diagnosed at ages 15–39 and received care at Kaiser Permanente Southern California. A larger study may follow if the first phase meets its goals and receives funding.

The investigators propose to: 1) Adapt an evidence-based cancer-focused patient navigation (PN) program for the Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) cancer survivor population; and 2) Plan and conduct an effectiveness-implementation trial of this program within Kaiser Permanente Southern California (KPSC). PLEASE NOTE: This study is awarded in two phases. The UG3 phase has been awarded for the first two years; upon successful completion of this phase by meeting pre-defined milestones, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) will provide funding for the second phase of the study (Years 3-6), which will allow our team to conduct a trial to determine the effectiveness of the implementation of the adapted PN program for the AYA cancer survivor population. This application is focused on the initial UG3 phase and will update the protocol for the UH3 trial upon successful completion of the UG3 milestones and receipt of the UH3 award. The primary objectives in the UG3 phase of the study are to adapt and tailor an existing PN program to meet the needs of AYA cancer survivors and the local clinical context via (a) interviews with key stakeholders (patients, clinicians, administrators) and (b) guidance from our AYA Primary Care Survivorship Council. The investigators will conduct a pilot study of the adapted PN program and refine the program to enhance acceptability to patients and clinicians, enhance feasibility and effectiveness, and develop and pilot evaluation tools and methods prior to the start of the UH3 phase of the trial, which will be a larger trial. Objectives will be updated for the UH3 phase once awarded.

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Who can join

  • You were diagnosed at ages 15–39 with breast, ovarian, cervical, testicular, colon or rectal, thyroid, or endometrial cancer (cancer of the womb lining), melanoma (a skin cancer), or sarcoma (cancer of bone or soft tissue).
  • At diagnosis, the cancer was only where it started or had spread only to nearby areas.
  • You are now 21–45 years old.
  • You were diagnosed and treated for that cancer through adult cancer care, surgery, or both at Kaiser Permanente Southern California.
  • You currently have Kaiser Permanente insurance.

Who can't join

  • You have or have ever had leukemia or lymphoma (cancers of the blood or immune system).
  • Your cancer had spread to distant parts of the body when it was diagnosed.

Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Received diagnosis of local or regional breast, ovarian, cervical, testicular, colon/rectal, melanoma, endometrial, sarcoma, or thyroid cancer between the ages of 15-39 years ("index cancer") * Current age 21-45 years * Diagnosed and treated for index cancer within Kaiser Permanente Southern California adult medical oncology and/or surgery * Current Kaiser Permanente insurance coverage Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with a history of or current diagnosis of leukemia or lymphoma * Patients with metastatic disease at diagnosis

Study sites (1)

CA