Feasibility of a Real-world, Financial Psycho-oncology Intervention to Address Cancer-related Financial Distress
For patients and families
In plain language
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Financial psycho-oncology intervention.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Cancer, Financial Hardship, Psychological Distress. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- United States
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
The goal of this pilot, feasibility study is to evaluate the feasibility and preliminary impact of a finance-specific psycho-oncology intervention, as well as to explore perceptions of and experiences with this financial psycho-oncology intervention for patients with cancer experiencing financial hardship. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Is this financial psycho-oncology intervention feasible, acceptable, and appropriate for patients with cancer experiencing financial hardship? 2. How can we refine the financial psycho-oncology intervention to best address financial distress for patients with cancer experiencing financial hardship? Patients enrolled in the intervention will receive 2, 60-minute long, finance-specific psycho-oncology sessions per month over the course of 3 months, for a total of 6 sessions over the course of the intervention. Patients will complete surveys during intervention enrollment and after intervention completion to assess secondary outcomes of financial hardship, psychological distress, stress, and anxiety. Individuals who consent to the financial psycho-oncology intervention will also be invited to participate in a 30-minute semi-structured interview to explore their perceptions of and experiences with the financial psycho-oncology intervention, including concepts of participation and engagement, relevance and acceptability, content and understanding, logistics and practicality, and potential impact.
Interventions
- Behavioral Financial psycho-oncology intervention
Program which integrates emotional support, coping strategies, and financial psychoeducation to enhance patients' capacity to cope with both their emotional and financial burdens due to cancer.
Primary outcome measures
- Recruitment as a measure of feasibility [Time frame: From enrollment to the end of the financial psycho-oncology intervention at 3 months]
- Retention as a measure of feasibility [Time frame: From enrollment to the end of the financial psycho-oncology intervention at 3 months]
- Completion as a measure of feasibility [Time frame: From enrollment to the end of the financial psycho-oncology intervention at 3 months]
Secondary outcome measures (5)
- Change in Financial hardship [Time frame: From enrollment to the end of the financial psycho-oncology intervention at 3 months]
- Change in Psychological distress [Time frame: From enrollment to the end of the financial psycho-oncology intervention at 3 months]
- Change in Perceived stress [Time frame: From enrollment to the end of the financial psycho-oncology intervention at 3 months]
- Change in Anxiety [Time frame: From enrollment to the end of the financial psycho-oncology intervention at 3 months]
- Change in Depression [Time frame: From enrollment to the end of the financial psycho-oncology intervention at 3 months]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Adult patients with cancer receiving treatment at the UAB Medical Oncology and/or UAB Supportive Care clinics
Exclusion criteria
- non-English speakers
- patients with non-melanoma skin cancers
- patients with dementia/cognitive impairments
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- N/A
- Model
- Single group
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Health services research
Study locations
United States · 1 center
- University of Alabama at Birmingham — Birmingham
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07724041 · PREP_Williams2026 · UAB