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Basic Trial Information
Trial Description
     Summary
     Further Trial Information
     Eligibility Criteria
Trial Contact Information

Basic Trial Information

Phase Type Status Age Sponsor Protocol IDs No phase specified Diagnostic, Educational/Counseling/Training, Screening Active Not specified Other 1A0CMS300067 NCT00380055

Trial Description

Summary

The purpose of this demonstration is to evaluate the effectiveness of using community outreach workers (navigators) to help American Indians living in rural areas overcome barriers to appropriate cancer screening, diagnosis, and treatment.

Further Study Information

Even for American Indians who have coverage with Medicare, disparities have been noted in the provision of cancer screening, diagnosis, and treatment. These disparities have been related to a variety of health-system, health-financing, geographic, and cultural barriers. We hypothesize that the use of lay community outreach workers will be an effective means of identifying and overcoming these barriers in order to improve the proportion of Medicare-eligible American Indians who receive recommended screening and diagnosis for prostate, breast, colon, and cervical cancer, and the proportion of individuals receiving appropriate treatment for prostate, breast, colon, cervical, and lung cancer. Community clusters randomized to this form of cancer navigation will be compared with community clusters randomized to receive educational outreach only.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Enrolled in Medicare Part B

• Self-reported American Indian

Exclusion Criteria:

• Have cancer other than study cancer

• Medicare Part C enrolled

Trial Contact Information

Trial Lead Organizations/Sponsors

Huntsman Cancer Institute at University of Utah

Randall W. Burt, MD

Principal Investigator

Randall W. Rupper, MD, MPH		Ph: (801) 582-1565 Ext.2456
		Email: randall.rupper@hsc.utah.edu

Sandra Marsh, MS		Ph: (801) 587-3410
		Email: sandra.marsh@hsc.utah.edu

U.S.A.
Montana
	Great Falls
	Sletten Cancer Institute at Benefis Healthcare
		Fred Avis, MD	Ph: 406-781-2814
			Email: avisfred@benefis.org
Utah
	Salt Lake City
	Huntsman Cancer Institute at University of Utah
		Randall W. Rupper, MD, MPH	Ph: 801-582-1565 Ext.2456
			Email: randall.rupper@hsc.utah.edu
		Sandra Marsh, MS	Ph: (801) 587-3410
			Email: sandra.marsh@hsc.utah.edu

Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record.
NLM Identifer NCT00380055
Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on December 30, 2008