Recruiting

Observational Study

Sponsor:

Thomas Jefferson University

Code:

NCT07352579

Conditions

Cancer

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Survey

Interview

Study Details

Brief summary:

This observational study aims to identify the factors that influence whether cancer patients accept or decline supportive care services after screening positive for health-related social needs (HRSNs) at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center.

The study focuses on adult oncology patients who previously reported at least one HRSN-such as transportation, food, housing, or utility needs-but declined assistance when it was offered.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

  • What factors shape cancer patients' intentions to use supportive care services for HRSNs?
  • Why do patients who screen positive for HRSNs choose not to accept help offered by the healthcare system?

Participants will:

  • Complete a one-time electronic survey delivered via MyChart or email.
  • Optionally participate in a semi-structured Zoom interview (for a subset of 20-30 survey respondents) to explore decision-making in greater depth.

Conditions

Cancer

Study ID

NCT07352579

Start date

Dec 11, 2025

Status verified date

Feb, 2026

Completion date

Jan, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jan, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Individuals must meet all of the following inclusion criteria in order to be eligible to participate in the study:

  • Provide informed consent via check box for survey
  • Provide verbal consent via Zoom for interview
  • Must be able to read and understand English
  • Willing to comply with all study procedures and be available for the duration of the study
  • Patients with existing HRSN data in their EHR that answere4d yes to risk in at least one domain and no to wanting help/follow up

Exclusion Criteria:

  • An individual who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study:

  • If they do not consent
  • Non-patients with existing HRSN data in their EHR
  • Individuals unable to complete the survey due to language barriers or other cognitive limitations

Study Design

Enrollment

500 participants

Anticipated

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

Cancer Patients Screened for Health-Related Social Needs (HRSNs)

This group includes adult cancer patients receiving care at Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center (SKCCC) who previously completed a Health-Related Social Needs (HRSNs) screening in the electronic health record. This will be achieved by providing patients with a one-time survey. The surveys will be distributed via MyChart messages and emails. Additionally, 20 patients who complete the survey will be asked to complete a short interview to further understand why cancer patients identified as high-risk for HRSNs decline connections to care and intervention-ultimately to gain an understanding into the factors that they take into account when determining whether they want to be connected to a resource or service connection related to HRSNs.

Interventions

Survey

Participants complete a one-time electronic survey to assess factors influencing the decision to decline assistance for identified Health-Related Social Needs (HRSNs). The survey includes questions related to transportation access, food insecurity, housing instability, and utility needs. Survey completion takes approximately 10 minutes.

Interview

Interviews will be semi-structured and will be offered to 20 participants who have completed the survey and meet eligibility criteria. Interviews will be conducted via a Zoom. Zoom will create a transcription of the interview which will be saved in a secure encrypted space, no video will be saved.

Primary outcome measure

  • Factors influencing cancer patients' intent to use oncology supportive care for HRSNs [ Time Frame: approximately 4 months ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Munjireen Sifat, PhD, MPH

267-432-2641Munjireen.Sifat@jefferson.edu

Locations

Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University

Recruiting

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19107

Contacts

Munjireen Sifat, PhD, MPH

267-432-2641Munjireen.Sifat@jefferson.edu

More Information

Sponsor

Thomas Jefferson University

Last update posted

Feb 12, 2026

Last verified

Feb, 2026

Keywords

  • Health-Related Social Needs
  • HRSNs
  • transportation access
  • food insecurity
  • housing instability
  • utility needs
  • Survey
  • Interview

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Thomas Jefferson University on 2026-02-12.