Recruiting

Observational Study

Sponsor:

University of Vermont Medical Center

Code:

NCT05723250

Conditions

Cancer

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Table-based Educational Intervention

Study Details

Brief summary:

Care Coordination is an essential component of cancer care delivery. Many patients experience poor care coordination. In this study, we hypothesize that provision of a video educational intervention to teach patients about cancer, care coordination and self-advocacy will improve patients' perception of care coordination. Cancer patients with early stage disease scheduled to receive adjuvant therapy, and who reside in a rural area, will be enrolled onto the study. Patients will be randomized to receive a table-based educational intervention tool initially (arm1) or after 4 months of therapy (arm2). Assessment of cancer knowledge, self-advocacy and care coordination will be obtained at baseline and after 4-6 months.

Conditions

Cancer

Study ID

NCT05723250

Start date

Mar 31, 2023

Status verified date

Apr, 2026

Completion date

Jan 31, 2028

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Sep 30, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 18+ years of age
  • Breast, lung, or colon cancer diagnosis
  • Stage I, II or III cancer
  • Adjuvant chemotherapy started < 30 days or planned within the next 30 days
  • Rural residence location in Vermont (outside Chittenden County)
  • Proficient in English

Exclusion Criteria:

  • History of prior malignancy treated with chemotherapy in last 3 years
  • Known or suspected neuro-cognitive impairment
  • Resident of Chittenden County, Vermont
  • Patients with current diagnosis other than stage I, II or III breast, colon or lung cancer

Study Design

Enrollment

40 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Health Services Research

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Upfront Educational Intervention

Participants will receive a video-based intervention after completing baseline survey instruments and prior to retesting after 4-6 months.

experimental: Delayed Educational Intervention

Participants will complete baseline survey instruments and again complete surveys after 4-6 months. They will then receive the video-based educational tablet.

Interventions

Table-based Educational Intervention

Tablet based educational tool with videos about care coordination, cancer knowledge and self-advocacy.

Primary outcome measure

  • Care Coordination Instrument Score [ Time Frame: Baseline and 4 months ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Randall F Holcombe

18026563812randall.holcombe@med.uvm.edu

Locations

University of Vermont Cancer Center

Recruiting

Burlington, Vermont, United States, 05405

More Information

Sponsor

University of Vermont Medical Center

Last update posted

May 4, 2026

Last verified

Apr, 2026

Keywords

  • healthcare delivery
  • care coordination
  • early stage cancer
  • educational intervention

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Vermont Medical Center on 2026-05-04.