Ignite Creation Date:
2024-05-06 @ 5:27 PM
Last Modification Date:
2024-10-26 @ 2:29 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT05314179
Status:
RECRUITING
Last Update Posted:
2024-06-28
First Post:
2022-03-28
Brief Title:
Ubuntu - I Am Because We Are
Sponsor:
University of Pittsburgh
Organization:
University of Pittsburgh
Study Overview
Official Title:
Ubuntu - I Am Because We Are Caring for Black Patients With Advanced Stage Cancer
Status:
RECRUITING
Status Verified Date:
2024-06
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
Doulas-AC
Brief Summary:
The program will provide Advocacy and Support for Black patients with advanced-stage cancer in the Pittsburgh area The goals are to 1 provide a community-based trained companion to journey alongside the patient with advanced cancer 2 to help the individual explore meaning and create legacy 3 offer support and navigation for practical needs of illness eg financial assistance for food and housing accessing and affording medications transportation and 4 to provide support and connection for the bereaved familyfriends including facilitating community connections for routine health screenings and access to mental health services as needed
Detailed Description:
Across almost all types of cancer Black patients experience shorter survival and disproportionate burdens of isolation pain financial toxicity and symptom distress at the end of life The importance of palliative care in providing patient-centered treatment plans that alleviate symptom burden and provide goal-concordant care is well-established however Black patients have been historically reluctant to utilize traditional palliative care and hospice services despite efforts on the part of the largely white palliative care community to increase their utilization This proposed program provides a non-medically focused program to assist Black patients living with advanced cancer Black individuals are less likely to discuss their end-of-life EOL plans before death 1 engage in advanced care planning use hospice 2 and are more likely to undergo intensive treatment in the last months of life 2-4 limiting the ability of the patient and family to receive an end of life support and create a legacy Low-income black individuals have additional practical needs for food housing transportation and medication assistance exacerbated by the advanced illness often overwhelming the traditional assistance capabilities of the medical model There is a growing need for innovation to meet the EOL care needs of Black populations and communities requiring more culturally tailored support than traditionally available from the cancer care delivery system
The goal is to provide
1 a community-based peer trained paid companion to journey alongside the patient with advanced cancer providing support advocacy and acknowledgment of the fear and trauma of living with a progressive life-ending illness
2 to help the individual recognize their unique legacy
3 to assist surviving family members with mental and physical health promotion The navigatorssocial workers or community advocates will identify individualspatients who are eligible for the study If the advocate is able to be at the clinic site at the time of the appointment they will meet with the patient to say hello if the patient agrees They will speak to the patientfamily about the program Patients will be asked if the ambassadors can call and make the connection
The goal is to provide
1 a community-based peer trained paid companion to journey alongside the patient with advanced cancer providing support advocacy and acknowledgment of the fear and trauma of living with a progressive life-ending illness
2 to help the individual recognize their unique legacy
3 to assist surviving family members with mental and physical health promotion The navigatorssocial workers or community advocates will identify individualspatients who are eligible for the study If the advocate is able to be at the clinic site at the time of the appointment they will meet with the patient to say hello if the patient agrees They will speak to the patientfamily about the program Patients will be asked if the ambassadors can call and make the connection
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
False
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None