Improving social needs screening in community cancer clinics
Part of Cancer clinical trials.
This study aims to help community cancer clinics find better ways to ask patients about their social needs, like food, housing, or transportation. Researchers will work with clinic staff and patients to improve how these screenings happen.
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Who can take part
- Your practice must be part of the NCORP program and provide outpatient cancer care.
- You need to have at least 2 staff members and 1 to 3 clinics willing to participate.
- Staff must be able to attend two 1.5-hour virtual training sessions and observe clinics in person for 2-3 hours each.
- Clinic key informants must be willing to do a 30-minute interview and a 5-minute survey.
- For the workshop part, staff and patient representatives must be able to attend a 3-hour in-person workshop (or two 1.5-hour sessions) and be comfortable being recorded.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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