Promoting INformed Approaches in Precision Oncology and ImmuNoTherapy (PINPOINT)

April 26, 2026 updated by: Anita Y. Kinney, PhD, RN, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Reducing Racial Disparities in Cancer Care With PINPOINT (Promoting INformed Approaches in Precision Oncology and ImmuNoTherapy)

The purpose of the research is to: develop an educational website to empower Black and African American cancer patients to make informed decisions about personalized cancer treatment and clinical trials. The sample size for the qualitative interviews was (n=48) when saturation was achieved. With a goal of (n=33) for the pilot trial, the overall target sample size for the study is (n=81).

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

The website offers tools for discussing innovative treatments with their clinicians, finding clinical trials, and locating support groups. We are conducting key informant interviews, testing the website with pilot tester and asking volunteers from our Community Advisory Board to review our website prototype to further improve its design and features.

Study Type

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

The number of participants in a clinical study. The "anticipated" enrollment is the target number of participants that the researchers need for the study.
81

Phase

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

Study Contact

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Study Locations

  • United States
    • New Jersey
      • New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States, 08901
        • The Rutgers Cancer Institute

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

The key requirements that people who want to participate in a clinical study must meet or the characteristics they must have. Eligibility criteria consist of both inclusion criteria (which are required for a person to participate in the study) and exclusion criteria (which prevent a person from participating). Types of eligibility criteria include whether a study accepts healthy volunteers, has age or age group requirements, or is limited by sex.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Study Population

Black/African American cancer patients, blood relatives or spouse of Black/African American cancer patients or health providers to Black/African American cancer patients

Description

Inclusion Criteria

Patient Key Informant:

  • Age 18 and older
  • Self-identify as Black/African American
  • Diagnosed with solid tumor
  • Able to read and speak English fluently
  • Able to provide informed consent
  • Able to complete 1 survey and an in-depth interview

Relative Key Informant:

  • Age 18 and older
  • Spouse, blood relative, or caregiver of a cancer patient who identifies as Black/African American
  • Able to read and speak English fluently
  • Able to provide informed consent
  • Able to complete 1 survey and an in-depth interview

Provider Key Informant:

  • Age 18 and older
  • Physician, nurse, social worker, patient navigator, or financial counselor
  • Work in oncology setting
  • Able to read and speak English fluently
  • Able to provide informed consent
  • Able to complete 1 survey and an in-depth interview

Pilot Tester:

  • Age 18 and older
  • Self-identify as Black/African American
  • Able to read and speak English fluently
  • Able to provide informed consent
  • Newly diagnosed with solid tumor cancer (Stage I-IV)
  • Have not yet consulted with an oncologist regarding treatment
  • Able to complete 2 surveys and an in-depth interview

Exclusion Criteria

Key informants will be excluded from the study if they do not meet the inclusion criteria. Pilot testers will be excluded from the study if they previously participated as key informants and do not meet inclusion criteria.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

A group or subgroup of participants in a clinical trial that receives a specific intervention/treatment, or no intervention, according to the trial's protocol.
Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Experimental: PINPOINT Digital Educational Tool
Newly diagnosed Black cancer patients will be asked to access and engage with the educational website/intervention prototype before their clinic visit or in the clinic immediately before their appointment with their treating oncologist.
Behavioral: PINPOINT Digital Educational Tool
The intervention prototype called the PINPOINT Digital Educational Tool will be comprised of four main sections that include information about: 1) precision oncology; 2) clinical trials; 3) "Learn More" screens; and 4) discussion points and questions for the treating clinician. The intervention prototype will also include a search function, short videos of patient testimonials, patient-provider interaction about immunotherapy and clinical trials, as well as a list of questions/concerns that the patient could print (or save electronically) and take with them to their provider visit. An optional chatbot will be available in the corner of the screen. Users can ask the chatbot questions about any of the material on the website or request additional information. The chatbot will also be able to help patients search for molecularly targeted and immunotherapy clinical trials and offer additional resources (such as websites and online support groups).

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Acceptability of Intervention
Time Frame: Immediately following completion of the PINPOINT intervention during the pilot testing session (same day; intervention and exit survey completed within approximately 30-40 minutes total).
Measured using the 4-item Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM). Scores range from 1 to 5, with higher scores indicating greater acceptability. Cronbach's α = .85.
Immediately following completion of the PINPOINT intervention during the pilot testing session (same day; intervention and exit survey completed within approximately 30-40 minutes total).
Appropriateness of Intervention
Time Frame: Immediately following completion of the PINPOINT intervention during the pilot testing session (same day; intervention and exit survey completed within approximately 30-40 minutes total).
Measured using the 4-item Intervention Appropriateness Measure (IAM). Scores range from 1 to 5, with higher scores indicating greater appropriateness. Cronbach's α = .91.
Immediately following completion of the PINPOINT intervention during the pilot testing session (same day; intervention and exit survey completed within approximately 30-40 minutes total).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Knowledge About Precision Oncology
Time Frame: Baseline assessed before exposure to the PINPOINT intervention; follow-up assessed by survey within approximately 1 week after the participant's oncology consultation.
Assessed using two researcher-developed items based on the intervention content. Scores ranged from 0 to 2, with higher scores indicating greater knowledge.
Baseline assessed before exposure to the PINPOINT intervention; follow-up assessed by survey within approximately 1 week after the participant's oncology consultation.
Knowledge About Clinical Trials
Time Frame: Baseline assessed before exposure to the PINPOINT intervention; follow-up assessed by survey within approximately 1 week after the participant's oncology consultation.
Assessed using 4 researcher-developed items based on the intervention content. Scores ranged from 0 to 4, with higher scores indicating greater knowledge.
Baseline assessed before exposure to the PINPOINT intervention; follow-up assessed by survey within approximately 1 week after the participant's oncology consultation.
Decision Self-efficacy for Tumor Genomic Sequencing.
Time Frame: Baseline assessed before exposure to the PINPOINT intervention; follow-up assessed by survey within approximately 1 week after the participant's oncology consultation.
Assessed using the 11-item Decision Self-Efficacy Scale. Scores ranged from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating greater confidence in participants' ability to make informed decisions about tumor genomic sequencing.
Baseline assessed before exposure to the PINPOINT intervention; follow-up assessed by survey within approximately 1 week after the participant's oncology consultation.
Decision Self-efficacy for Targeted/Immune Therapy
Time Frame: Baseline assessed before exposure to the PINPOINT intervention; follow-up assessed by survey within approximately 1 week after the participant's oncology consultation.
Assessed using the 11-item Decision Self Efficacy Scale. Scored ranged from 0 to 100, with higher scored indicating greater confidence in participants' ability to make informed decisions about receiving targeted or immune therapies.
Baseline assessed before exposure to the PINPOINT intervention; follow-up assessed by survey within approximately 1 week after the participant's oncology consultation.
Patient Empowerment
Time Frame: Baseline assessed before exposure to the PINPOINT intervention; follow-up assessed by survey within approximately 1 week after the participant's oncology consultation.
Assessed using the 13-item Patient Activation Measure (PAM). Scores ranged from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating greater levels of patient activation and empowerment in managing one's health and health care.
Baseline assessed before exposure to the PINPOINT intervention; follow-up assessed by survey within approximately 1 week after the participant's oncology consultation.

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sponsor

The organization or person who initiates the study and who has authority and control over the study.
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Collaborators

Collaborators

An organization other than the sponsor that provides support for a clinical study. This support may include activities related to funding, design, implementation, data analysis, or reporting.
Pfizer
American Cancer Society, Inc.

Investigators

Investigators

A researcher involved in a clinical study. Related terms include site principal investigator, site sub-investigator, study chair, study director, and study principal investigator.
  • Principal Investigator: Anita Y Kinney, PhD, RN, Rutgers Cancer Institute

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

The actual date on which the first participant was enrolled in a clinical study. The "anticipated" study start date is the date that the researchers think will be the study start date.
July 12, 2021

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention to collect final data for the primary outcome measure. Whether the clinical study ended according to the protocol or was terminated does not affect this date. For clinical studies with more than one primary outcome measure with different completion dates, this term refers to the date on which data collection is completed for all the primary outcome measures. The "anticipated" primary completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the primary completion date for the study.
May 19, 2023

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
May 19, 2023

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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August 27, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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August 27, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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September 5, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

The most recent date on which changes to a study record were made available on ClinicalTrials.gov. There may be a delay between when the changes were submitted to ClinicalTrials.gov by the study's sponsor or investigator (the last update submitted date) and the last update posted date.
May 18, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

The most recent date on which the study sponsor or investigator submitted changes to a study record that are consistent with National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review criteria. It is the responsibility of the sponsor or investigator to ensure that the study record is consistent with the NLM QC review criteria.
April 26, 2026

Last Verified

Last Verified

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April 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

Identifiers or ID numbers other than the NCT number that are assigned to a clinical study by the study's sponsor, funders, or others. These numbers may include unique identifiers from other trial registries and National Institutes of Health grant numbers.
  • 132101
  • Pro2021000072 (Other Identifier: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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