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ECHO Model for Advanced Cancer Care Quality

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Recruiting
Led By Sriram Yennu
Research Sponsored by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Patient is 18 years or older
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up up to 2 years
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial is investigating the experiences and satisfaction of cancer patients and their caregivers in underserved areas of Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, India and Ethiopia.

Who is the study for?
This trial is for adult patients with advanced cancer and their caregivers in Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, India, and Ethiopia. Participants must be able to read English and have a life expectancy of at least one year. Caregivers need to be the primary support person. Healthcare providers interested in Project ECHO can also join if they commit for two years.Check my eligibility
What is being tested?
The trial evaluates Project ECHO's impact on palliative care quality through telementoring clinics, workshops, education programs for oncologists, medical chart reviews, and questionnaires assessing patient/caregiver satisfaction in underserved areas.See study design
What are the potential side effects?
Since this study focuses on educational interventions rather than medical treatments or drugs directly administered to patients or caregivers there are no direct side effects associated with the interventions being tested.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below
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I am 18 years old or older.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~up to 2 years
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and up to 2 years for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Change in patients' quality of life
Secondary outcome measures
Burnout among ECHO participant
Caregivers' satisfaction of care
Change in patients' symptom distress
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Trial Design

3Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Arm III: Caregivers (questionnaire)Experimental Treatment1 Intervention
Caregivers complete an in-person or phone questionnaire over 5 minutes up to 8 times about their experience and satisfaction with the cancer care their family member has received. Caregivers complete a 15-minute interview in person or by phone their family member received by their physician.
Group II: Arm II: Patients (questionnaire, medical chart review)Experimental Treatment2 Interventions
Patients complete 3 in-person or phone questionnaires over a total of 20 minutes every 3 months for 2 years about their symptoms, emotional and physical well-being, and their experience and satisfaction with outpatient oncology care. Patients' medical charts are reviewed for data collection. Patients complete a 15 minute interview in person or phone about the care they received by their physician at baseline, end of month 4 and month 12.
Group III: Arm I: ECHO Participants (ECHO clinics, workshop, education)Experimental Treatment3 Interventions
Participants participate in online ECHO clinics over 1 hour twice monthly for 12 months and in-country workshops twice per year. Participants also receive 5 core lectures through an internet-based professional education curriculum.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

M.D. Anderson Cancer CenterLead Sponsor
2,962 Previous Clinical Trials
1,803,052 Total Patients Enrolled
National Cancer Institute (NCI)NIH
13,626 Previous Clinical Trials
40,927,323 Total Patients Enrolled
Sriram YennuPrincipal InvestigatorM.D. Anderson Cancer Center
12 Previous Clinical Trials
1,245 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

Extension of Community Health (ECHO) Telementoring Clinic Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT04984551 — N/A
Cancer Research Study Groups: Arm III: Caregivers (questionnaire), Arm II: Patients (questionnaire, medical chart review), Arm I: ECHO Participants (ECHO clinics, workshop, education)
Cancer Clinical Trial 2023: Extension of Community Health (ECHO) Telementoring Clinic Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT04984551 — N/A
Extension of Community Health (ECHO) Telementoring Clinic 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT04984551 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are there any opportunities for patient recruitment in this trial?

"Affirmative. According to information available on clinicaltrials.gov, this medical research is in the midst of participant recruitment which began August 24th 2020 and was most recently refreshed on August 18th 2022. The investigation requires 312 participants from one location."

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What is the total enrolment of this medical research study?

"Affirmative. On clinicaltrials.gov, the specifics of this trial are marked as actively recruiting participants since its initial posting on August 24th 2020 and last modification on August 18th 2022. 312 candidates need to be recruited from 1 medical centre."

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~135 spots leftby Dec 2026