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A Financial Intervention (Financial Compass) to Identify and Address Financial Hardship Among Head and Neck Cancer Patients, Financial Compass Trial

United States50 participantsStarted 2025-09-23

Plain-language summary

This clinical trial compares the effect a financial intervention, called Financial Compass, to usual care in identifying and addressing financial hardship in patients with head and neck cancer. Previous research has shown that head and neck cancer patients experiencing financial hardship have decreased overall and cancer specific survival. Using a financial intervention, Financial Compass, may be more effective than usual care in identifying and addressing financial hardship in patients with head and neck cancer.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * They have been diagnosed with head and neck cancer * Screen positive for financial hardship on the validated Comprehensive Score for Financial Toxicity (COST) measure * Are able to participate in English or Spanish Exclusion Criteria: * Adults unable to complete the process of informed consent * Adults whose primary language is not English or Spanish * Individuals who are not yet adults (i.e., infants, children, teenagers) * Unwilling or unable to follow protocol requirements

What they're measuring

Development of the Financial Compass intervention (Aim 1)

Timeframe: Up to 2 years

Feasibility of the Financial Compass intervention (Aim 2)

Timeframe: Up to 12 weeks

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06896695

SponsorRoswell Park Cancer Institute

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2027-02-25

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