Current Projects Fact Sheets

Increasing Access of Latinas into Breast Cancer Clinical Trials

SUMMARY

This project, funded by Susan G. Komen for the Cure, hypothesizes that culturally appropriate methods and comprehensive approaches are necessary to increase the participation of Latinos in clinical trials. The experiment combines a patient-based intervention to reduce barriers to clinical trial participation and a provider-based intervention to reduce barriers for trial referrals. The study will test the effect of patient and provider strategies when used alone and together on the patient’s decision making process as follows: 1) a patient-based strategy, using tailored print and computerized resources and peer/family support, to increase awareness, reduce attitudinal barriers, and educate patients to help them develop decision-making skills to participate in breast cancer clinical trials; 2) a provider-based strategy, using training, automated online access to trial information, and automated matching of breast cancer patients with available trials, to reduce barriers for referring Latinas to breast cancer clinical trials; and 3) combined patient- and provider-based strategies on recruitment and retention of Latinas into breast cancer clinical trials.

FUNDING

Susan G. Komen for the Cure
2008-2010
No project number

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Amelie G. Ramirez, DrPH
  IHPR, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

CO-PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Luis Velez, MD, PhD
  IHPR, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
• Chul Soo Ha
  Professor and Chairman, Radiation Oncology,
  The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
• Richard Crownover
  Associate Professor/Clinical, Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

COLLABORATORS

In Progress

LOCATION/SERVICE AREA

San Antonio, Texas

CONCLUSIONS

In progress

PUBLICATIONS

In progress