Financial Navigation for Cancer
(CAFE Trial)
Trial Summary
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.
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
Eligibility Criteria
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
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
Treatment Details
Interventions
- Enhanced usual care
- Financial navigation
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Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?
Kaiser Permanente
Lead Sponsor