PediCARE Health Equity Intervention in High-Risk Neuroblastoma

August 2, 2024 updated by: Kira Bona, MD, MPH, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

A Randomized Phase II Trial Evaluation of the Addition of the Pediatric Cancer Resource Equity (PediCARE) Health Equity Intervention to Usual Supportive Care for Children With Newly Diagnosed High-Risk Neuroblastoma

This is a randomized Phase II trial evaluating the addition of the Pediatric Cancer Resource Equity (PediCARE) health equity intervention to usual supportive care for poverty-exposed children with newly diagnosed high-risk neuroblastoma.

The names of the intervention groups in this research study are:

  • Usual supportive care
  • PediCARE + usual supportive care

Study Overview

Status

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Withdrawn

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

This is a randomized Phase II trial evaluating the addition of the Pediatric Cancer Resource Equity (PediCARE) health equity intervention to usual supportive care for poverty-exposed children with newly diagnosed high-risk neuroblastoma.

Participants will be randomized into one of two groups: Usual Supportive Care vs. PediCARE + Usual Supportive Care. Randomization means a participant is placed into a group by chance.

Participation in this research study is expected to last 6-months.

It is expected about 130 people will participate in this research study.

Study Type

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Interventional

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • United States
    • Massachusetts
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215
        • Dana Farber Cancer Institute
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215
        • Boston Children's Hospital

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patient must have a new diagnosis of high-risk neuroblastoma.
  • Patient must be enrolled on APEC14B1 and must have consented to future contact on APEC14B1.
  • Patient must be enrolled on ANBL2131.
  • Patient aged 0-17 years at the time of consent to ANBL2131.
  • Patient must have opted-in to embedded optional ANBL2131 Household Survey.
  • Family screened positive for HMH or low-income on ANBL2131 Household Survey. *
  • Patient has not yet initiated Induction Cycle 3 on ANBL2131.
  • Patient being treated at a U.S. site.

  • Patients of all languages are eligible to participate.

    • Eligibility based on Household Survey will be determined by central study team review. HMH exposure will be operationalized as the report of at least one of the following four concrete resource insecurities: (1) Food insecurity, (2) Housing Insecurity, (3) Utility Insecurity, (4) Transportation Insecurity. Low-income will be defined as reported annual household income of less than 200% federal poverty level (FPL).

Exclusion Criteria:

-Patient has transferred to ANBL1531 Arm E.

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

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Experimental: Arm 1: PediCARE + Usual Supportive Care Experimental

Participants will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio and stratified according to treatment group and household material hardship (HMH) severity group and participant parents/guardians will complete:

  • Remote baseline visit with introduction to PediCARE intervention by central study team
  • Parent completion of baseline survey.
  • Receipt of monthly PediCARE resource provisions x 6-months.
  • Parent completion of 3-month follow-up survey.
  • Parent completion of 6-month follow up survey and end of intervention period.
Behavioral: PediCARE Intervention
A household material hardship intervention with monthly, direct provision of groceries and transportation. Resources will be centrally administered by the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute study team.
Other Names:
  • PediCARE
No Intervention: Arm 2: Usual Supportive Care Arm

Participants will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio and stratified according to treatment group and HMH severity group and participant parent/guardians will complete:

  • Remote baseline visit
  • Parent completion of baseline survey.
  • Receipt of site-specific routine supportive care x6-month study period
  • Parent completion of 3-month follow-up survey
  • Parent completion of 6-month follow-up survey

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in Kessler-6 Psychological Distress Scale Score
Time Frame: At baseline and 3 months
As measured by the Kessler-6 Psychological Distress Scale (K6), a 6-item measure for the level of psychological distress in the past month. Responses are scored on a 5-point Likert scare with answers ranging from 0 "None of the time" to 4 "All of the time," and with a total score range of 0 - 4. Scores > or = 7 suggest "high" distressed and those > or = 13 meet criteria for serious or debilitating psychological distress. A t-test of differences in mean change scores of parent/guardian psychological distress from T1 (baseline) to T2 (3 months) will be used to compare across PediCARE and usual supportive care arms. The distribution of parent psychological distress scores across PediCARE and usual supportive care arms will also be descriptively characterized. The descriptive analyses will be intention-to-treat, defined as all randomized participants with at least one post-baseline contact or follow-up measure.
At baseline and 3 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Proportion of Enrolled Participants (Feasibility)
Time Frame: 5 years
Feasibility of conducting a centrally-administered companion health equity intervention study among COG trial-enrolled participants will be described using proportions and 95% confidence intervals. Successful feasibility is defined as >75% consent to participation and randomization and <20% attrition. Feasibility metrics will be collected and monitored in real time throughout the duration of the study (about 5 years). An interim analysis for early stopping will also be conducted halfway through accrual (n=40 participants) to assess futility of the feasibility endpoint.
5 years
Change in Mean Household Material Hardship (HMH) Score
Time Frame: At baseline and 3-months
Household Material Hardship (HMH) information will via parent/guardian-completed survey instruments using standardized measures of housing, food, utility, and transportation insecurity. HMH scores will be calculated based on parent/guardian responses and will range from 0-4 based on the number of discrete areas of insecurity endorsed by participants. A t-test of differences in mean HMH change scores from T1 (baseline) to T2 (month 3) will be used to compare across PediCARE and usual supportive care arms. Investigators will also characterize the distribution between T1 and T2 HMH scores across PediCARE and usual supportive care arms on the ordinal scale from 0 to 4 using a chi-square test.
At baseline and 3-months

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Kira Bona, MD, MPH, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

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September 1, 2024

Primary Completion (Estimated)

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September 1, 2028

Study Completion (Estimated)

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September 1, 2028

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First Submitted

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March 14, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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March 21, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

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March 28, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimated)

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August 5, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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August 2, 2024

Last Verified

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August 1, 2024

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Other Study ID Numbers

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  • 24-066

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

YES

IPD Plan Description

The Dana-Farber / Harvard Cancer Center encourages and supports the responsible and ethical sharing of data from clinical trials. De-identified participant data from the final research dataset used in the published manuscript may only be shared under the terms of a Data Use Agreement. Requests may be directed to the study PI Dr. Kira Bona. The protocol and statistical analysis plan will be made available on Clinicaltrials.gov only as required by federal regulation or as a condition of awards and agreements supporting the research.

IPD Sharing Time Frame

Data can be shared no earlier than 1 year following the date of publication

IPD Sharing Access Criteria

Contact the Belfer Office for Dana-Farber Innovations (BODFI) at innovation@dfci.harvard.edu

IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type

  • STUDY_PROTOCOL
  • SAP

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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