Bridging cancer center and local doctor care to help childhood cancer survivors keep up with follow-up
BRidging Information Divides and Gaps to Ensure Survivorship: the BRIDGES Randomized Controlled Trial of a Multilevel Intervention to Improve Adherence to Childhood Cancer Survivorship
A telehealth education program, tailored patient-portal messages, and coordinated outreach to primary care doctors to help childhood cancer survivors stay on track with recommended long-term follow-up care.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Georgetown University NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Washington, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11166590 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
You would join a randomized program that uses remote visits and electronic messages to support childhood cancer survivors who finished chemo or radiation 2–4 years ago. The approach combines a telehealth education visit with the cancer center, ongoing personalized education through the electronic health record patient portal, and structured phone outreach to connect your local primary care provider with the cancer center. The trial plans to enroll 240 survivors and compares this multilevel outreach to usual care to see if more people complete recommended survivorship screenings. The program is distance-based and is designed to help patients and community doctors share care responsibilities more easily.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Childhood cancer survivors who completed chemotherapy and/or radiation 2.0–4.0 years ago and who can participate in telehealth and patient-portal communications are the ideal candidates.
Not a fit: People already receiving regular survivorship clinic care or those unable to use telehealth/online patient portals may not gain additional benefit from this program.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the program could help many childhood cancer survivors get the recommended lifelong screening and catch late effects earlier.
How similar studies have performed: Previous programs using survivorship education and care plans have improved knowledge and some screening rates, but a large randomized trial combining patient and primary-care outreach in this way is relatively new.
Where this research is happening
Washington, United States
- Georgetown University — Washington, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Kadan-Lottick, Nina S — Georgetown University
- Study coordinator: Kadan-Lottick, Nina S
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.