Evaluating a Virtual Oncology Program for Veterans with Cancer

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 observational study aims to assess the effectiveness of the VA National TeleOncology program, a telehealth initiative designed to improve cancer care for veterans diagnosed with lung, colorectal, prostate, and breast cancers. By utilizing the Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VistA), the study will identify eligible patients and analyze their telehealth engagement, clinical quality, and healthcare costs. The focus is on understanding how social determinants affect telehealth access and outcomes, ultimately promoting health equity among veterans.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Patients Inclusion Criteria:

1. A Veteran
2. Aged 18 years or older
3. Newly diagnosed with lung, prostate, breast, or colon cancer within 3 months of telemedicine visit
4. Engaged in an oncology visit during the 36-month analysis period at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) location.

VAMC Providers and Staff Inclusion Criteria:

1. Provider or staff member at one of the VAMC locations including physicians, nurse practitioners, physicians' assistants, and nurses caring for Veterans
2. Providers or staff members having helped provide care for at least 5 Veterans with cancer in the previous 6 months at a VAMC location

Patients Exclusion Criteria:

1. Veterans who have not seen any providers in the VA within the past year
2. Patients previously diagnosed with lung, prostate, breast, or colon cancer
3. Pregnant patients

VAMC Providers and Staff Exclusion Criteria:

1\. Providers or staff members who do not help treat Veterans with specified cancers in oncology at the VA

Where it's running

• VA New York Harbor Healthcare System - Brooklyn
  Brooklyn, New York, United States Recruiting
• VA New York Harbor Healthcare System - St. Albans Community Living Center
  Jamaica, New York, United States Recruiting
• VA New York Harbor Health Care System - Manhattan
  New York, New York, United States Recruiting
• VA New York Harbor Healthcare System - Harlem Community Center
  New York, New York, United States Recruiting
• VA New York Harbor Healthcare System - Staten Island Community Clinic
  Staten Island, New York, United States Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Danil Makarov, MD, MHS — NYU Langone Health
• Study coordinator: Janeth Juarez Padilla
• Email: Janeth.juarezpadilla@nyulangone.org
• Phone: 646-501-3588

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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.