N/A
N=185
Bridge: Proactive Psychiatry Consultation and Case Management for Patients With Cancer
Cancer · Severe Major Depression · Schizophrenia · Bipolar Disorder · Lung Cancer
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03360695 ↗Enrolled (actual)
185
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Feb 2024
Primary outcome: Primary: Disruptions in Cancer Care — 37; 48; 20; 10 Participants
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Proactive Psychiatry Consultation (PPC) (Other); Enhanced Usual Care (EUC) (Other)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- Primary completion
- Nov 2022
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Disruptions in Cancer Care |
37; 48; 20; 10 | — |
| SECONDARY BPRS (24) |
46.51; 47.44; 43.06; 44.96; 46.1; 41.22 | — |
| SECONDARY PHQ-9 |
9.67; 9.09; 9.60; 7.89; 9.78; 7.72 | — |
Summary
The purpose of this research is to understand if it is helpful for patients with mental illness to be connected to a psychiatrist and case manager at the time of cancer diagnosis.
Eligibility Criteria
Patient Inclusion Criteria:
- Age ≥ 18 years old; Value \_\_\_\_\_\_
- Verbal fluency in English
- Serious mental illness (Schizophrenia spectrum disorder, bipolar disorder, or major depressive disorder with prior psychiatric hospitalization) confirmed by study clinician at consent
- Invasive breast, lung, gastrointestinal, or head and neck cancer (suspected or confirmed Stage I-III, or Stage IV cancer that can be treated with curative intent according to judgment by the oncologist.)
- Medical, surgical, or radiation oncology consultation at MGH Cancer Center within the past 8 weeks or a referral placed to the MGH Cancer Center and planned or recommended follow-up
Patient Exclusion Criteria:
- Have cognitive impairment severe enough to interfere with completing brief study assessments or providing informed consent (and does not have a guardian who can provide consent)
- Recurrence of the same cancer type
Caregiver Participants
- Age ≥ 18 years old; Value \_\_\_\_\_\_
- Verbal fluency in English
- Identified or confirmed by the patient or guardian as a caregiver
- Caregiver may be a relative, friend, or community mental health staff upon whom the patient relies upon for support and who accompanies the patient to medical appointments
- The caregiver should either live with the patient or have in-person contact with the patient once per week (on average)
- Patient or guardian must provide permission to contact caregiver
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03360695). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.