A Financial Intervention (Financial Compass) to Identify and Address Financial Hardship Among Head and Neck Cancer Patients, Financial Compass Trial

Description

This clinical trial compares the effect a financial intervention, called Financial Compass, to usual care in identifying and addressing financial hardship in patients with head and neck cancer. Previous research has shown that head and neck cancer patients experiencing financial hardship have decreased overall and cancer specific survival. Using a financial intervention, Financial Compass, may be more effective than usual care in identifying and addressing financial hardship in patients with head and neck cancer.

Conditions

Head and Neck Carcinoma

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

This clinical trial compares the effect a financial intervention, called Financial Compass, to usual care in identifying and addressing financial hardship in patients with head and neck cancer. Previous research has shown that head and neck cancer patients experiencing financial hardship have decreased overall and cancer specific survival. Using a financial intervention, Financial Compass, may be more effective than usual care in identifying and addressing financial hardship in patients with head and neck cancer.

Financial Compass: A Pilot Feasibility Study of a Novel Intervention to Identify and Address Financial Hardship Among Cancer Patients

A Financial Intervention (Financial Compass) to Identify and Address Financial Hardship Among Head and Neck Cancer Patients, Financial Compass Trial

Condition
Head and Neck Carcinoma
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Buffalo

Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York, United States, 14263

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

  • * They have been diagnosed with head and neck cancer
  • * Screen positive for financial hardship on the validated Comprehensive Score for Financial Toxicity (COST) measure
  • * Are able to participate in English or Spanish
  • * Adults unable to complete the process of informed consent
  • * Adults whose primary language is not English or Spanish
  • * Individuals who are not yet adults (i.e., infants, children, teenagers)
  • * Unwilling or unable to follow protocol requirements

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Roswell Park Cancer Institute,

Elizabeth Bouchard, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Study Record Dates

2027-02-25