ArticleContemporary clinical trials2020
Translating research into practice: Protocol for a community-engaged, stepped wedge randomized trial to reduce disparities in breast cancer treatment through a regional patient navigation collaborative.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 32 citations in OpenAlex.
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- A Systematic Review of Electronic Community Resource Referral Systems.American journal of preventive medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Comprehensive Review of Breast Cancer Consequences for the Patients and Their Coping Strategies: A Systematic Review.Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer CenterPooled it
- Patient navigator team perceptions on the implementation of a citywide breast cancer patient navigation protocol: a qualitative study.BMC health services research · 2022Trial
- Comparing endocrine therapy adherence across EHR and claims data by race and ethnicity, language, and insurance.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2026Article
- Developing a real-time registry to track breast cancer patients across the city of Boston.JAMIA open · 2025Article
- Racial Differences in ctDNA Profiles, Targeted Therapy Use, and Outcomes in Metastatic Breast Cancer.JAMA network open · 2025Article
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- Implementation of social needs screening for minoritized patients newly diagnosed with breast cancer: a mixed methods evaluation in a pragmatic patient navigation trial.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Evaluating implementation of a community-focused patient navigation intervention at an NCI-designated cancer center using RE-AIM.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Realizing the potential of social determinants data in EHR systems: A scoping review of approaches for screening, linkage, extraction, analysis, and interventions.Journal of clinical and translational science · 2024Article
- Using community-engaged methods to develop a study protocol for a cost analysis of a multi-site patient navigation intervention for breast cancer care.BMC health services research · 2022Article
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- Assessment of patient navigation programs for breast cancer patients across the city of Boston.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022Article
- Cross fertilisation of Public Health and Translational Research.Journal of the Indian Institute of Science · 2022Review
- Equity, diversity, and inclusion in developmental neuroscience: Practical lessons from community-based participatory research.Frontiers in integrative neuroscience · 2022Article
- Implementation factors for patient navigation program success: a qualitative study.Implementation science communications · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundRacial and socioeconomic disparities in breast cancer mortality persist. In Boston, MA, Black, Non-Hispanic women and Medicaid-insured individuals are 2-3 times more likely to have delays in treatment compared to White or privately insured women. While evidence-based care coordination strategies for reducing delays exist, they are not systematically implemented across healthcare settings.
methodsTranslating Research Into Practice (TRIP) utilizes community engaged research methods to address breast cancer care delivery disparities. Four Massachusetts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) hubs collaborated with the Boston Breast Cancer Equity Coalition (The Coalition) to implement an evidence-based care coordination intervention for Boston residents at risk for delays in breast cancer care. The Coalition used a community-driven process to define the problem of care delivery disparities, identify the target population, and develop a rigorous pragmatic approach. We chose a cluster-randomized, stepped-wedge hybrid type I effectiveness-implementation study design. The intervention implements three evidence-based strategies: patient navigation services, a shared patient registry for use across academic medical centers, and a web-based social determinants of health platform to identify and address barriers to care. Primary clinical outcomes include time to first treatment and receipt of guideline-concordant treatment, which are captured through electronic health records abstraction. We will use mixed methods to collect the secondary implementation outcomes of acceptability, adoption/penetration, fidelity, sustainability and cost.
conclusionTRIP utilizes an innovative community-driven research strategy, focused on interdisciplinary collaborations, to design and implement a translational science study that aims to more efficiently integrate proven health services interventions into clinical practice.
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