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HOLA Intervention Pilot

26 augusti 2026 uppdaterad av: Ana Isabel Tergas, MD, MPH, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Heightening Oncologist-Latino/a Cancer Patient Alliances (HOLA) Intervention Pilot Study

The patient-clinician relationship is fundamental to providing high-quality patient-centered medical care. A therapeutic alliance (TA) is a patient clinician relationship that is characterized by mutual caring, trust, understanding, and respect. A strong TA between oncologists and patients with advanced cancer is associated with several positive health outcomes for patients and caregivers. However, previous work showed a stark disparity in the TA for Latino/a patients with advanced cancer vs. non-Latino/a white patients. The overall objective of this study is to pilot the Heightening Oncologist-Latino/a cancer patient Alliances (HOLA) intervention to assess its feasibility, acceptability, and appropriateness, and the preliminary efficacy of the intervention's impact on the TA between oncologists and their Latino/a patients with advanced cancer. The HOLA intervention will teach oncologists specific evidence based skills and behaviors for promoting a TA with Latino/a advanced cancer patients through the integration of patient-centered communication techniques that are aligned with Latino/a cultural values via commonly encountered clinical scenarios. The investigators will pilot test the HOLA intervention with eight oncologists and 32 of their patients, half (n=16 patients) who are under the care of an oncologist who will be randomized to receive the TA intervention (n=4 oncologists), and half (n=16 patients) who are under the care of an oncologist (n=4 oncologists) who was randomized to usual care. The feasibility, acceptability, and appropriateness of the intervention will be assessed using standard measures. Preliminary efficacy will be determined by comparing the mean TA scores for the oncologists who were randomized to receive the intervention to the mean TA scores for the oncologists who were randomized to usual care.

Studieöversikt

Status

Anmälan via inbjudan

Betingelser

Intervention / Behandling

Studietyp

Interventionell

Inskrivning (Beräknad)

32

Fas

  • Inte tillämpbar

Kontakter och platser

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Studieorter

  • Förenta staterna
    • New Jersey
      • Newark, New Jersey, Förenta staterna, 07103
        • Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Deltagandekriterier

Forskare letar efter personer som passar en viss beskrivning, så kallade behörighetskriterier. Några exempel på dessa kriterier är en persons allmänna hälsotillstånd eller tidigare behandlingar.

Urvalskriterier

Åldrar som är berättigade till studier

  • Vuxen
  • Äldre vuxen

Tar emot friska volontärer

Nej

Beskrivning

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. identifying as ethnically Latino;
  2. locally advanced or metastatic cancer (pancreaticobiliary, esophagogastric, hepatocellular carcinoma, lung, or gynecological cancer) AND have experienced disease progression on at least first-line chemotherapy
  3. ability to provide informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. not fluent in English or Spanish;
  2. severely cognitively impaired (as measured by Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire scores of < 6 during screening);
  3. too ill or weak to complete the interviews (as judged by interviewer);
  4. children and young adults under age 21
  5. patients deemed inappropriate for the study by their treating oncologist.

Studieplan

Det här avsnittet ger detaljer om studieplanen, inklusive hur studien är utformad och vad studien mäter.

Hur är studien utformad?

Designdetaljer

  • Primärt syfte: Stödjande vård
  • Tilldelning: Randomiserad
  • Interventionsmodell: Parallellt uppdrag
  • Maskning: Enda

Vapen och interventioner

Deltagargrupp / Arm
Intervention / Behandling
Aktiv komparator: Oncologists

The HOLA intervention is aimed at oncologists and consists of a one hour interactive didactic session and a one-hour small group session.

Pre-recorded video vignettes and role playing with a trained moderator will be incorporated both into the interactive group didactic session and the small group session.
Övrig: HOLA Intervention

The HOLA intervention is aimed at oncologists and consists of a one hour interactive didactic session and a one-hour small group session.

Pre-recorded video vignettes and role playing with a trained moderator will be incorporated both into the interactive group didactic session and the small group session.
Inget ingripande: Oncologists (Usual Care)
We will pilot test the HOLA intervention with eight oncologists and 32 of their patients, half (n=16 patients) who are under the care of an oncologist who will be randomized to receive the TA intervention (n=4 oncologists), and half (n=16 patients) who are under the care of an oncologist (n=4 oncologists) who was randomized to usual care.
Aktiv komparator: Patients
We will pilot test the HOLA intervention with eight oncologists and 32 of their patients, half (n=16 patients) who are under the care of an oncologist who will be randomized to receive the TA intervention (n=4 oncologists), and half (n=16 patients) who are under the care of an oncologist (n=4 oncologists) who was randomized to usual care.
Övrig: HOLA Intervention

The HOLA intervention is aimed at oncologists and consists of a one hour interactive didactic session and a one-hour small group session.

Pre-recorded video vignettes and role playing with a trained moderator will be incorporated both into the interactive group didactic session and the small group session.
Inget ingripande: Patients (Usual Care)
We will pilot test the HOLA intervention with eight oncologists and 32 of their patients, half (n=16 patients) who are under the care of an oncologist who will be randomized to receive the TA intervention (n=4 oncologists), and half (n=16 patients) who are under the care of an oncologist (n=4 oncologists) who was randomized to usual care.

Vad mäter studien?

Primära resultatmått

Resultatmått
Åtgärdsbeskrivning
Tidsram
Feasibility of Intervention
Tidsram: From enrollment to the end of intervention at 1 to 3 months

Will be assessed using the Feasibility of Intervention

Measure, which consists of 4 questions:

  1. [Intervention] seems implementable.
  2. [Intervention] seems possible.
  3. [Intervention] seems doable.
  4. [Intervention] seems easy to use. Responses are on a 5-point Likert Scale, ranging from completely agree to completely disagree.
From enrollment to the end of intervention at 1 to 3 months
Accessibility
Tidsram: From enrollment to the end of intervention at 1 to 3 months

Will be assessed using the Acceptability of Intervention

Measure, which consists of 4 questions:

1) [Intervention] meets my approval, 2) [Intervention] is appealing to me, 3) I like [Intervention], 4) I welcome [Intervention]. Responses are on 3 5-point Likert Scale, ranging from completely agree to completely disagree.
From enrollment to the end of intervention at 1 to 3 months
Appropriateness of Intervention
Tidsram: From enrollment to the end of the intervention at 1 to 3 months

Will be assessed using the Intervention

Appropriateness Measure, which consists of 4 questions:

1) [Intervention] seems fitting, 2) [Intervention] seems suitable, 3) [Intervention] seems applicable, 4) [Intervention] seems like a good match. Responses are on a 5-point Likert Scale, ranging from completely agree to completely disagree.
From enrollment to the end of the intervention at 1 to 3 months

Sekundära resultatmått

Resultatmått
Åtgärdsbeskrivning
Tidsram
Preliminary efficacy of the intervention
Tidsram: From enrollment to the end of the intervention at 1 to 3 months
Preliminary efficacy of the intervention for improving the TA between oncologists and Latino advanced cancer patients will be assessed by comparing mean patient TA scores, as measured by The Human Connection Scale (HCS), which consists of 16 likert-scale questions regarding the patient's relationship to their oncologist. The minimum value of the scale is 16 and the maximum value is 64, with higher scores indicating a better outcome (stronger therapeutic alliance/human connection).
From enrollment to the end of the intervention at 1 to 3 months

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Sponsor

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Utredare

  • Huvudutredare: Ana Tergas, MPH, MD, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Publikationer och användbara länkar

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Allmänna publikationer

Studieavstämningsdatum

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Studera stora datum

Studiestart (Beräknad)

26 augusti 2026

Primärt slutförande (Beräknad)

1 oktober 2026

Avslutad studie (Beräknad)

1 november 2026

Studieregistreringsdatum

Först inskickad

4 maj 2026

Först inskickad som uppfyllde QC-kriterierna

4 maj 2026

Första postat (Faktisk)

8 maj 2026

Uppdateringar av studier

Senaste uppdatering publicerad (Faktisk)

27 augusti 2026

Senaste inskickade uppdateringen som uppfyllde QC-kriterierna

26 augusti 2026

Senast verifierad

1 augusti 2026

Mer information

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Andra studie-ID-nummer

  • Pro2025000017

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