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A Multilevel Approach to Connecting Underrepresented Populations to Clinical Trials
Sponsor: University of Florida
Summary
The purpose of this study is to pilot test and evaluate an existing tailored ALEX (Agent Leveraging Empathy for eXams) Research Portal to navigate Black and Hispanic adult cancer patients and their family members through referral to cancer clinical trials.
Official title: Precision Clinical Trial Recruitment to Promote Cancer Health Equity Across Florida
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 100 Years
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
350
Start Date
2025-05-20
Completion Date
2027-08-31
Last Updated
2025-08-24
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Stand-alone Research Portal
The standard of care condition will include a portal that provides patients with access to existing online cancer clinical trial resources in one location. This includes links to pages with basic information about cancer clinical trials, ongoing studies, enrollment opportunities for existing institutional research registries, and contact information for study coordinators.
Portal with Virtual Community Health Educator (vCHE)
The virtual community health educator condition will provide all information in standard of care with the addition of a virtual community health educator. Patients will have the opportunity to choose which virtual community health educator will provide digital navigation. The choices will include at least four English-speaking and four Spanish-speaking virtual community health educators representing different genders and racial/ethnic backgrounds.
Locations (3)
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida, United States
Mayo Clinic in Florida
Jacksonville, Florida, United States
University of Miami
Miami, Florida, United States