Financial Navigation for Cancer
(CAFE Trial)
What You Need to Know Before You Apply
What is the purpose of this trial?
This study is a randomized clinical trial designed to test a novel financial navigation intervention. The study assesses the impact of the financial navigation intervention on financial hardship and health-related quality of life, cancer-related material and psychological financial hardship, patient-centered communication, and time to initiation of treatment.
Who Is on the Research Team?
Nora B Henrikson, PhD, MPH
Principal Investigator
Kaiser Permanente
Matthew Banegas, PhD, MPH, MS
Principal Investigator
University of California, San Diego
Amanda Petrik, PhDC, MS
Principal Investigator
Kaiser Permanente
Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?
This trial is for members of KPNW and KPWA who are over 18 years old, have been diagnosed with cancer (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer and benign or in situ tumors) within the last 120 days, speak English (or Spanish at KPNW), visited a CAFÉ clinic recently, and haven't been referred to hospice in the past year. They should not be on a do-not-contact list or have participated in related studies.Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
Timeline for a Trial Participant
Screening
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial
Treatment
Participants receive financial navigation intervention to address financial hardship during cancer treatment
Follow-up
Participants are monitored for financial hardship and health-related quality of life
What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?
Interventions
- Enhanced usual care
- Financial navigation
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Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?
Kaiser Permanente
Lead Sponsor