Easier access to cancer clinical trials via outreach, navigation, and digital referrals
Advancing Clinical Trials: Working through Outreach, Navigation and Digital Enabled Referral and Recruitment Strategies (ACT WONDERS)
This project uses community health educators and online referral tools to help people with cancer learn about and connect to clinical trials.
Quick facts
| Grant type | U01 cooperative agreement |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Ctr & Res Inst NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Tampa, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11173838 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
You would be offered education and one-on-one help from a community health educator plus digital tools (like patient-portal information and a trial-connect system) to find trials that might fit your care. The program partners with community doctors and cancer center physicians to streamline referrals and provide coordinated support. It works to overcome barriers such as limited trial knowledge, trust, and logistical challenges so more community patients can access state-of-the-art care. The approach focuses on communities with worse cancer outcomes and uses digital methods to tailor outreach and recruitment.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal candidates are people with cancer receiving care in community clinics within Moffitt’s catchment area who may face barriers to trial enrollment.
Not a fit: Patients already enrolled in suitable clinical trials, those outside participating community networks, or people without digital access may not benefit from this program.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: This could increase your chances of being referred to and enrolled in appropriate clinical trials and accessing up-to-date treatments.
How similar studies have performed: Combining patient navigation with digital referral tools has shown promising increases in trial referrals in some settings, though outcomes vary by community and implementation.
Where this research is happening
Tampa, United States
- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Ctr & Res Inst — Tampa, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Vadaparampil, Susan T — H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Ctr & Res Inst
- Study coordinator: Vadaparampil, Susan T
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.