Oncology Legal Navigation Study

Purpose

The overall objective of this study is to implement a sustainable oncology legal navigation program that will provide direct legal navigation services to help patients and caregivers overcome legal barriers to care in order to reduce cancer-related financial toxicity (FT) and improve health-related quality of life (QOL) among patients/caregivers.

Conditions

  • Financial Stress
  • Oncology Patients

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Between 18 Years and 100 Years
Eligible Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Inclusion Criteria

  • receiving or have received services at the Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky - patient with cancer diagnosis - caregiver of patient with cancer diagnosis - 18 years or older - facing legal barriers to care

Exclusion Criteria

  • Unable to provide consent

Study Design

Phase
N/A
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
N/A
Intervention Model
Single Group Assignment
Primary Purpose
Health Services Research
Masking
None (Open Label)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
Adult patient or caregiver of patient with cancer diagnosis 		legal navigation program in oncology care
  • Other: oncology legal navigation services
    Participants receive direct legal assistance/navigation followed by consultation, and assistance with legal issues related to health/social benefits, housing, employment/education, planning ahead, and family law

Recruiting Locations

UK Center for Clinical and Translational Science and nearby locations

University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky 40506
Contact:
Jean Edward, PhD, RN

More Details

NCT ID
NCT07443839
Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
Jean Edward

Study Contact

Jean Edward, PhD, RN
8593235815
jean.edward@uky.edu