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NCT Number: NCT06237816

CTNow: A Clinical Trials Education Program for Rural Cancer Patients and Oncology Providers

The overall goal of the project is to pilot test CTNow, a multilevel intervention designed to facilitate access and referrals to cancer clinical trials in rural areas through patient and provider education and teleconference resources.

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Key information

Conditions

Cancer Neoplasms Oncology

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Hilo Benioff Medical Center, Hilo, Hawaii, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Patients must have been diagnosed with any cancer.
Patients who have received treatment, are receiving cancer treatment at the time of enrollment, or estimated to start treatment within 90 days.
Patients must be ≥ 18 years of age. Patients must be able to read, write, and speak English. Study materials and telephone calls are only available in English.

Patients must be residents of Hawaii, Kauai, or Maui counties.

Exclusion criteria

Patients must not have previously participated in a cancer clinical trial. Those who have participated in a cancer clinical trial are not eligible for the study.

Treatment and study plan

Patient Education Intervention

Other

Multimedia Educational Videos

Provider Education Intervention

Other

Provider workshops via zoom

Primary outcomes

Change in patients' awareness and knowledge of clinical trials

Time frame: 18 months

Participants will complete a 12-item awareness and knowledge of clinical trials questionnaire at baseline and post-intervention. Items are reported on a Likert-type scale , with higher scores indicating greater knowledge. A paired t-test will be used to evaluate whether there is a statistically significant difference in pre- and post-intervention scores on patients' knowledge of clinical trials.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Aaron Roberts

CONTACT

[email protected]

8084404583

Izumi Okado, PhD

CONTACT

[email protected]

(808) 564-5978

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Hawaii

Other

Collaborators

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2025
Primary completion: 2026
Study completion: 2026
First posted: Feb 2, 2024
Registry last updated: Apr 3, 2026

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