A Web-based Program to Help Caregivers of Lung Patients Learn About Available Supportive Care Resources

Launched by WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · Apr 22, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

This study is a multi-site randomized pilot trial enrolling 120 lung cancer caregiver-patient dyads (i.e., lung cancer caregivers (n=120) and their care-recipients (n=120)) across approximately 8-12 practices to assess the multi-site feasibility of a caregiver technology-based intervention (CONNECT) to identify caregivers' needs and connect them with supportive care resources. Caregivers will be randomized 1:1:1 to either the CONNECT intervention, usual care comparison group or generic resource list comparison group. CONNECT is a web-based intervention that empowers and educates caregivers ...

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Eligibility criteria

• Patient Inclusion Criteria:
• • Must be ≥ 18 years of age, as this study is focused on the experience of adult patient-caregiver dyads
• • Must have a current diagnosis of new or recurrent stage II-IV lung cancer
• • Must be enrolled after the start of anticancer systemic therapy (+/- radiation therapy) with at least 9 weeks of any planned anticancer treatment remaining
• • Must be ambulatory and up (i.e., not bedridden) more than 50% of waking hours
• • Must s elf-report receiving unpaid care from a caregiver who meets the study caregiver criteria and who is willing to participate
• Caregiver Inclusion Criteria:
• • Must be ≥18 years of age, as this study is focused on the experience of adult patient-caregiver dyads
• • Must self-report providing the majority of the unpaid care during cancer treatment for a patient who meets the patient criteria and who is willing to participate
• • Must have access to the internet at home or be willing to use CONNECT in the clinic
• • Must have access to telephone to complete sessions with the central caregiver navigator
• Patient Exclusion Criteria:
• • Post-treatment survivors at the time of study enrollment
• • Enrolled in hospice care
• • Unable to read and English and not willing to have someone read surveys for them
• Caregiver Exclusion Criteria:
• • Self-report currently receiving cancer treatment
• • Unable to read and communicate in English, as the CONNECT intervention is currently only available in English