RecruitingNot Applicable

The Intersection of Oncology Care and Worker Well-Being

United States400 participantsStarted 2022-04-04

Plain-language summary

The goals of this study will be a greater understanding of cancer patients' well-being experience through the care/treatment continuum. An important aspect of the study is an understanding of work- and treatment-related challenges experienced by low-income men, many of whom will be Latino. At the 12-month observation period, the investigators will learn whether these men work long-term and how work status relates to well-being.

Who can participate

Age range21 Years – 70 Years

SexMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Males * Ages 21 to 70 * Newly diagnosed with a first primary solid tumor * colorectal, lung, and head and neck * Currently employed (defined as working 10+ hours per week) with the intention to continue working or return to work * Within 2 months of initiating infusion chemotherapy, oral agent, or radiation therapy

What they're measuring

Employment Hours Worked

Timeframe: 2 years

Worker Well-being

Timeframe: 2 years

Psychosocial Outcomes of Employed Males with Cancer using the validated Stress Thermometer.

Timeframe: 2 years

Psychosocial Outcomes of Employed Males with Cancer using PROMIS domains

Timeframe: 2 years

Financial Burden of Employed Males with Cancer

Timeframe: 2 yearas

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05250284

SponsorUniversity of Colorado, Denver

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2026-05-31

Contact for this trial

Carol Brown, PhD

562.587.9123 carol.brown@cuanschutz.edu

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