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NCT Number: NCT02752061

Potlako: A Programmatic Intervention to Improve Access to Timely Oncology Care

Diagnostic and treatment delays contribute substantially to disparities in cancer morbidity and mortality between low- and middle- income countries (LMICs) and high-income countries. Individuals present with advanced stage disease resulting in minimal chance for cure or long-term survival.

The Potlako project will implement and evaluate a multifaceted intervention to test the hypothesis that a package of enhanced coordination of care including an electronic messaging, transportation support, and training targeted at generalist clinicians at primary and secondary level facilities, can reduce time to diagnosis and stage at diagnosis for HIV-infected individuals with cancer.

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Key information

Conditions

Neoplasms HIV Healthcare Disparity

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Botswana Harvard AIDS Institute

Gaborone, Botswana

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Citizen of Botswana
  • Suspected or diagnosed cancer

Exclusion criteria

  • Involuntary incarceration

Treatment and study plan

Potlako intervention

Other

Multicomponent intervention including:

  • provider training on early detection and diagnostic approaches to cancer
  • patient education on importance of obtaining timely cancer diagnosis
  • provision of a patient navigator to facilitate diagnosis and entry into care
  • provision of transportation support to vulnerable patients

Primary outcomes

  1. Cancer stage

    Time frame: 1 day visit

  2. Time from initial clinic visit with cancer symptom/sign to entry into oncology care

    Time frame: 1 day visit

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)

Other

Collaborators

  • Botswana Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership
  • Botswana Ministry of Health
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Registry information

Official study title

Potlako: A Programmatic Multi-facility Level Intervention to Improve Access to Timely Oncology Care in Botswana

Important dates

Study start
2016
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2020
First posted
Apr 26, 2016
Registry last updated
Jul 23, 2020

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