Survivorship Plan HEalth REcord (SPHERE) Implementation Trial
Summary
To understand the effectiveness and implementation of the SCP-PHR, we will conduct a hybrid type 1 effectiveness-implementation trial consisting of the following components: (A) a randomized clinical effectiveness trial, and (B) a mixed methods implementation study.
Detailed description
The Institute of Medicine recommends that each cancer patient receive a survivorship care plan that summarizes information important to the individual's long-term care, including the following: (1) cancer type and treatments, (2) their potential consequences, (3) recommendations regarding preventive practices, and (4) specific information about recommended follow-up. Despite their clinical importance, gaps in colorectal cancer (CRC) surveillance care and preventive care exist among CRC survivors. Unmet symptom needs are also prevalent and undertreated. We propose to evaluate the capacity of an interactive survivorship care plan (SCP) delivered through an Internet-based personal health record (PHR) to meet the needs of CRC survivors. PHRs combine health information and medical data with knowledge management and software tools to potentially enable patients to become active participants in their own care. A SCP delivered via an appropriately designed PHR may promote increased concordance with CRC surveillance and preventive care guidelines through the exchange of health information with CRC survivors. A survivorship care plan-personal health record (SCP-PHR) may also improve care for symptoms through the combination of longitudinal PHR- based symptom measurement and tailored self-management tools. To understand the effectiveness of the SCP-PHR, we will conduct a randomized clinical effectiveness trial at the patient level. We will assess impact of the SCP-PHR across a variety of measures and outcomes, including CRC surveillance, preventive care receipt, patient symptoms, and patient-centered quality. To simultaneously understand the effectiveness and implementation of the SCP-PHR, we will conduct a hybrid type I effectiveness-implementation trial consisting of the following components: (A) a randomized clinical effectiveness trial at the patient level, and (B) a mixed methods implementation study. The mixed methods portion of the study will consist of a qualitative process evaluation using semi- structured interviews to assess facilitators and barriers to implementation of the SCP-PHR among key stakeholders: patients, health care providers, and organizational leaders. This study design will enable us to meet the simultaneous needs of understanding the effectiveness and the health care context of SCP implementation.
Arms & interventions
- BehavioralSurvivorship Care Plan-Personal Health Record (SCP-PHR)
The SCP-PHR tool is an online portal that is intended to help cancer survivors manage their survivorship care.
Outcome measures
Primary
Colorectal Cancer Surveillance Outcomes
The CRC Surveillance Index (SI) will be extracted from the electronic medical record. For each observation period, every person-month is classified as either "covered" (eligible for the test during the month and covered) or "uncovered" (eligible for the test, but not covered). If a surveillance test (S) is delivered to an eligible patient at a particular time, then all person-months for the following recommended interval fall under a period of coverage (P1). If it is not renewed, then an uncovered portion of the observation period (U) is created. Further, if a second surveillance test (S2) is performed after some uncovered interval (U), additional covered months (P2) may be present during the observation period. For each patient, SI=100\*\[(P1+P2)/(P1+P2+U)\] for each surveillance test.
Time frame: 12 months
Secondary
Preventive Care Outcomes
Time frame: 12 months
Symptom Measures
Time frame: 12 months
Eligibility criteria
Study locations (1)
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202