Implementing Systematic Distress Screening in Breast Cancer
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Many breast cancer patients experience psychological distress during their cancer care journey. There are effective treatments for breast cancer patients experiencing distress, such as individual or group therapy, health education, and medication. Unfortunately, clinicians may not be aware of the symptoms of distress in their breast cancer patients, and some breast cancer patients who could benefit from referral to behavioral health specialists are overlooked. New guidelines recommend that all cancer patients be regularly screened for distress. However, there are unanswered questions about the impact of distress screening conducted on a large scale. Few studies have evaluated the impact of distress screening on important outcomes in breast cancer patients, such as patient experience and use of health care services, as compared to the usual care offered by the health care organization. In addition, oncology clinicians may be uncertain about the benefits of large-scale distress screening, and pilot screening programs have not been uniformly successful particularly in the community oncology setting. The overarching goals of this study are to assess the effectiveness of implementing a guideline-recommended distress screening program for newly diagnosed breast cancer patients on improving identification and referral to treatment for highly distressed breast cancer patients, to assess patient-reported outcomes, health services utilization, and implementation outcomes of the program. This study will address two main research questions: 1) Evaluate the effectiveness of a guideline-recommended distress screening program for breast cancer patients in improving identification of distressed patients, initiation and completion of referrals to behavioral health, and patient-reported and utilization outcomes as compared to usual care; 2) Identify the barriers, facilitators, and other implementation-related outcomes related to distress screening in the community oncology setting. Please note: This study did not require a DSMB, as it falls under the exception for low-risk behavioral studies.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT02941614
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Observational
- Phase
- Not listed
- Enrollment
- 1,436 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Oct 1, 2017
- Primary completion
- Nov 29, 2019
- Completion
- Nov 29, 2019
- Last update posted
- Jul 6, 2020
2017 – 2019
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 6
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 5
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anaheim Medical Center | Anaheim | California | 92806 | — |
| Baldwin Park Medical Center | Baldwin Park | California | 91706 | — |
| South Bay - Harbor City Medical Center | Harbor City | California | 90710 | — |
| Los Angeles Medical Center | Los Angeles | California | 90027 | — |
| West Los Angeles Medical Center | Los Angeles | California | 90034 | — |
| Woodland Hills Medical Center | Woodland Hills | California | 91364 | — |
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