RecruitingLung CancerHead and Neck CancerThyroid Cancer
Improving Care for Rural Patients With Solid Tumors
Eligible age
18–99 yrs
Accepts
All genders
Locations
2 states
Healthy volunteers
No
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About this study
This study will assess if the CARES (Cancer Advocacy, Resources, Education and Support) intervention improves time to start of treatment after diagnosis and time to treatment completion for solid tumors (ex: lung, head, neck, thyroid, cervical, breast, bladder, colon, and rectal cancers) in rural patients.
Sponsor: University of Colorado, Denver
You may qualify if…
- ✓ 1. Provision to sign and date the consent form.
- ✓ 2. Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and be available for the duration of the study.
- ✓ 3. Male and female adults over 18 years old
- ✓ 4. English or Spanish speaking
- ✓ 5. Receives cancer treatment at UCH- Aurora, UCH-Highlands Ranch, UCHealth North, UCHealth South- UCHealth Memorial Hospital, UCHealth Parkview Hospital, San Juan Cancer Center, RMCC-Pueblo, SCL-St. Mary's, or Parkview Medical Center.
- ✓ 6. Resides in any of the rural counties served by the UCH-Aurora, UCH-Highlands Ranch, UCHealth North, UCHealth South- UCHealth Memorial Hospital, UCHealth Parkview Hospital, San Juan Cancer Center, RMCC-Pueblo, SCL-St. Mary's, VA, Huntsman Cancer Institute, or Parkview Medical Center with Rural-Urban Continuum Codes (RUCC) codes 4-9.
- ✓ 7. Diagnosed with lung cancer (LC): small cell lung cancer (SCLC), non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), using incident LC diagnosis according to the International Classification of Diseases for Oncology \[ICD-O\] codes: C34.0, C34.1, C34.2, C34.3, C34.8, C34.9, and C33.9, and other lung cancer variants
- ✓ 8. Stage of diagnosis for SCLC (limited vs. extensive), NSCLC (Stages 0, I, II, IIA, IIIB, IV), according to the American Joint Committee on Cancer Staging \[AJCC\] Tumor Node Metastasis \[TNM\] stages: I-IV)
You may not qualify if…
- ✕ 1. Children under 18 years old
- ✕ 2. Individuals who do not speak English or Spanish
- ✕ 3. Individuals not receiving cancer treatment at UCH (Aurora, Highlands Ranch, UCHealth North, UCHealth Memorial Hospital), San Juan Cancer Center, RMCC-Pueblo, St. Mary's or Parkview Medical Center.
- ✕ 4. Diagnosed with primary cancer other than breast, bladder, cervix, colon, rectum, lung, and/or head-and-neck cancer or other type of cancer not listed in the inclusion criteria.
- ✕ 5. Diagnosed with a type of breast, bladder, cervix, colon, rectum, lung, and/or head-and-neck cancer listed under inclusion criteria but will not be treated at one of the collaborating hospital sites,
- ✕ 6. Has already initiated curative treatment for the current episode of cancer.
- ✕ 7. Individuals from vulnerable populations (e.g., inmates or on probation, homeless\*, and pregnant\*)
- ✕ 8. Decisionally-challenged with cognitive or personality impairment, suicidal ideation or intoxication (alcohol or drugs) at the time of consent or endorsed in baseline survey that interfere with ability to participate in the study.
Where it's recruiting
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · NCT04916990 · last updated 2026-02-05