A tool to help cancer patients overcome travel challenges for radiation therapy

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This clinical trial evaluates the Transportation for Cancer Care Navigation Tool (TRACT) aimed at reducing travel barriers for patients with solid tumors undergoing radiation therapy. The study involves collaboration with a Community Advisory Board to refine the TRACT program, which includes screening for travel barriers, providing resources, and personalized transportation support. Patients will be randomized into two groups: one receiving the TRACT program and the other receiving standard care with additional informational resources. The trial will assess the feasibility and efficacy of the TRACT program on treatment adherence and patient-reported outcomes over a follow-up period of three months.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Age ≥ 18 years
* Diagnosed with solid tumors
* Undergoing RT (not excluded with chemotherapy)
* Competent to give consent
* English-speaking
* With travel barriers as screened by the reliable and validated 10-item Transportation Barriers Measure. In this study, item 2 ("how much trouble is it for you to get transportation to your doctor or treatment?") from the general barriers domain will be used to screen patients for travel barriers

Exclusion Criteria:

* Receive palliative care
* Are non-English-speaking (excluded due to pilot data without fund to support translation services)
* Are enrolled in lodging programs (e.g., the American Cancer Society \[ACS\] Hope Lodge®)
* Have major depression/anxiety disorders that interfere with their ability to participate (based on the electronic medical records report)

Where it's running

• Emory University Hospital Midtown
  Atlanta, Georgia, United States Recruiting
• Emory University Hospital/Winship Cancer Institute
  Atlanta, Georgia, United States Recruiting
• Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital
  Atlanta, Georgia, United States Recruiting
• Emory Proton Therapy Center
  Atlanta, Georgia, United States Not yet recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Jinbing Bai — Emory University Hospital/Winship Cancer Institute

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.