Impact of Project ECHO on Improving the Quality of Palliative Care in Patients With Advanced Cancer and Their Caregivers in Underserved Areas of Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, India, and Ethiopia

Description

This trial investigates the experience and satisfaction of care in patients with cancer that has spread to other places in the body (advanced) and their caregivers living in underserved areas of Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, India and Ethiopia as part of Project Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO). Project ECHO is a model of medical education and care management that empowers clinicians to provide better care to more people where they live. Understanding the experiences and satisfaction of patients and caregivers may help improve healthcare workforce capacity and increase access to specialty care for the world's rural and underserved populations.

Conditions

Advanced Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Cell Neoplasm

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Study overview

This trial investigates the experience and satisfaction of care in patients with cancer that has spread to other places in the body (advanced) and their caregivers living in underserved areas of Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, India and Ethiopia as part of Project Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO). Project ECHO is a model of medical education and care management that empowers clinicians to provide better care to more people where they live. Understanding the experiences and satisfaction of patients and caregivers may help improve healthcare workforce capacity and increase access to specialty care for the world's rural and underserved populations.

ECHO Telementoring to Improve Quality Palliative Care in Underserved Areas of Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, India, and Ethiopia

Impact of Project ECHO on Improving the Quality of Palliative Care in Patients With Advanced Cancer and Their Caregivers in Underserved Areas of Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, India, and Ethiopia

Condition
Advanced Malignant Solid Neoplasm
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Houston

M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States, 77030

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * PATIENT: Scheduled to receive treatment at participating primary care practice for advanced cancer
  • * PATIENT: 18 years or older
  • * PATIENT: Willing to be accessible to the research team for follow-up by telephone or in person
  • * PATIENT: Prognosis of at least 1 year as ascertained by the treating physician
  • * PATIENT: Able to read and understand English as assessed by the treating physician
  • * CAREGIVER: Identified or self-identified as primary caregiver of the patient
  • * CAREGIVER: Willing to be accessible to the research team for follow-up by telephone or in person
  • * CAREGIVER: 18 years or older
  • * CAREGIVER: Able to read and understand English as assessed by the treating physician
  • * ECHO PARTICIPANT: Participant must be a health care provider interested to participate in the study for 2 years and understand the protocol and provide consent
  • * ECHO PARTICIPANT: Able to read and understand English as assessed by principal investigator (PI)
  • * Unable to understand and sign consent

Ages Eligible for Study

to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center,

Sriram Yennu, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Study Record Dates

2026-12-31