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- Clinical Trial NCT03506451
PaRTNer: Patient Reported Outcomes and Financial Toxicity in Head and Neck Cancer A Pilot, Survey Based Study (PaRTNer)
September 15, 2023 updated by: Duke University
The purpose of this single institution, pilot study is to explore the out of pocket (OOP)costs and financial toxicity of cancer care for patients during definitive treatment of head and neck cancer with radiation therapy with or without chemotherapy and surgical resection.
The study team will assess how the financial burden of cancer care impacts quality of life as well as treatment-related decision-making from a patient perspective.
Study Overview
Status
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
This is a prospective, single institution, survey-based study to assess OOP costs, financial toxicity and pateint reported outcomes (PROs') (including QOL, quality of care, and attitudes/perspectives on the role of cost in treatment decisions).
Potential participants are new patient consults in Radiation Oncology Head and Neck Cancer Clinic.
Patients with an indication for definitive treatment involving radiation therapy will be approached by study staff and, if amenable, enrolled in the study.
After signing informed consent, they will complete a baseline survey assessing socioeconomic household information, baseline symptoms/QOL and baseline costs/financial toxicity.
They will be followed prospectively and re-surveyed at 3 and 6 months after completion of radiation therapy.
Repeat assessments will document treatment costs and PRO including QOL, financial toxicity, and self-reported quality of care.
Patients will be asked to collect all treatment-related bills in a provided binder, which will be reviewed at each survey date.
Basic demographic data (including age, sex, race, marital status, zip code, and insurance coverage), comorbidities, smoking status, cancer characteristics (stage, site, histology), treatments received, emergency department visits and hospitalization rates at baseline, end of treatment, 3 months and 6 months after radiation treatment will be collected as part of this study.
Disease status and survival will also be assessed from standard of care follow-up visits up to five years after completion of radiation treatment.
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment (Actual)
60
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.
Study Locations
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North Carolina
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Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710
- Duke Cancer Center
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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
Ages Eligible for Study
18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adult (18 years or older) patients
- Diagnosed with HNC with treatment plan including definitive radiation therapy or chemotherapy/radiation therapy
- Be able to read and write in English
- Able to give informed consent and complete survey materials
Exclusion Criteria:
- Recurrent disease
- Metastatic disease
- Prior radiation courses must be approved by PI prior to approaching patient for enrollment (prior systemic therapy is not an exclusion to study enrollment).
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: Other
- Allocation: N/A
- Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Other: Single arm non-therapeutic interventional study
All subjects who enroll on study will be asked to complete questionnaires at baseline before treatment starts; the questionnaires are repeated at one month, three and six months after radiation therapy has been completed.
the demographics questionnaire is completed at baseline only; the FACT-HN is completed at all four time points.
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Patients will complete a baseline survey assessing socioeconomic household information, baseline symptoms, QOL, and financial toxicity, as well as attitudes toward cost conversations and educational handouts.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Financial toxicity, as measured by out of pocket (OOP) costs for a definitive course of treatment for HNC
Time Frame: 3 months post radiation therapy
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3 months post radiation therapy
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Financial toxicity, as measured by out of pocket (OOP) costs for a definitive course of treatment for HNC
Time Frame: 6 months post radiation therapy
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6 months post radiation therapy
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Financial toxicity, as measured by change in Comprehensive Score for financial Toxicity (COST)
Time Frame: Baseline, 3 months post radiation therapy, 6 months post radiation therapy
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Financial toxicity will be measured using the comprehensive score for financial toxicity (COST).
The range of the COST score is 0-44.
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Baseline, 3 months post radiation therapy, 6 months post radiation therapy
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Change in symptom burden, as measured by Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Head and Neck (FACT-H&N) score
Time Frame: Baseline, 3 months post radiation therapy, 6 months post radiation therapy
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Baseline, 3 months post radiation therapy, 6 months post radiation therapy
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Change in quality of life, as measured by FACT-H&N score
Time Frame: Baseline, 3 months post radiation therapy, 6 months post radiation therapy
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Baseline, 3 months post radiation therapy, 6 months post radiation therapy
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Perceived quality of care
Time Frame: 3 months post radiation therapy, 6 months post radiation therapy
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Patients will be asked to rate the quality of care as excellent, good, fair, poor, or very poor
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3 months post radiation therapy, 6 months post radiation therapy
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Other Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Time Frame |
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Overall survival
Time Frame: 5 years
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5 years
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Progression free survival
Time Frame: 5 years
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5 years
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Disease status
Time Frame: 5 years
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5 years
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Sponsor
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Yvonne Mowery, MD PhD, Duke University Health System (DUHS)
- Principal Investigator: David Brizel Brizel, MD, Duke University Health System (DUHS)
Study record dates
These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
June 19, 2018
Primary Completion (Actual)
November 29, 2021
Study Completion (Estimated)
November 29, 2025
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
April 20, 2018
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
April 20, 2018
First Posted (Actual)
April 24, 2018
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
September 18, 2023
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
September 15, 2023
Last Verified
September 1, 2023
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- Pro00092590
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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