Effectiveness of the CHESS eHealth Cancer Support Intervention in Population-based Care

The study's aim is to provide information about the clinical and business cases for comprehensive interactive cancer communication systems (ICCS) in the context of real world use for cancer care.

This study will be conducted within the Kaiser Permanente Northwest (KPNW) healthcare system. Outcomes for this study include amount of ICCS use and women's ratings of cancer information competence, perceived social support, and emotional well being. Secondary outcomes will include healthcare utilization, cost-effectiveness, and clinician ratings of healthcare visits.

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Key information

Conditions

Primary Breast Cancer

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Kaiser Permanente Northwest

Portland, Oregon, 97227, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

All subjects must be within 2 months of their primary breast cancer diagnosis,
All subjects must be at least 18 years of age

Exclusion criteria

Illiterate
Homeless

Treatment and study plan

Enhanced ICCS with KPNW web resources and the Comprehensive Health Enhancement Support System (CHESS.)

Behavioral

Half of the participating women will be randomly assigned to use an informative but static website (Basic ICCS), and half will be offered a fully interactive CHESS (Enhanced ICCS + the Basic ICCS). Study outcome data will be gathered from patients, clinicians, and the healthcare system (i.e., from the electronic medical record: EMR) for at least 8 months after study entry. We propose that the Enhanced ICCS relative to the Basic ICCS, will:

Improve patients' sense of cancer information competence (perceived ability to obtain and use relevant information)
Reduce patients' negative affect and increase their emotional well being
Improve patients' sense of social support
Improve patients' health self-efficacy
Improve patients' ratings of experience with cancer specialty care services
Improve patients' health related quality of life (HRQL)
Improve clinicians' ratings of quality of patient contacts
Reduce healthcare utilization and costs (obtained via the EMR)

Primary outcomes

Amount of ICCS use and women's ratings of cancer information competence, perceived social support, and emotional well being. Secondary outcomes will include healthcare utilization, cost-effectiveness, and clinician ratings of healthcare visits.

Time frame: 12 Months

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Other

Collaborators

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Registry information

Official study title

Using Technology to Enhance Cancer Communication and Improve Clinical Outcome: Effectiveness of the CHESS Ehealth Cancer Support Intervention in Population-Based Care Study

Important dates

Study start: 2009
Primary completion: 2013
Study completion: 2013
First posted: Dec 16, 2009
Registry last updated: Nov 18, 2019

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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