New program aims to cut cancer care delays for rural native americans
NCT ID NCT07332312
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is developing and testing a patient navigation program designed specifically for American Indian and Alaska Native cancer patients in rural California. The program helps patients overcome barriers like distance, mistrust, and complex healthcare systems. Researchers will interview patients and community members to see if the program reduces the time between diagnosis and treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Patient navigation program (Community-Focused Patient Navigation)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this program could reduce delays in cancer care for Native American communities, potentially improving survival rates.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study focused on feasibility and satisfaction, not on direct health outcomes. The program may not work in other settings or populations.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 71 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * CAB: Self-identify as AIAN or have experience working with the AIAN community * CAB: Are 18 years or older * CAB: Live within Toiyabe Indian Health Program (TIHP) catchment area(s) * CAB: Are either a cancer patient/survivor/caregiver and/or a family member of an individual(s) affected by cancer, OR a Board member (ex: Tribal Health Board or Elders Board) * FOCUS GROUP: Self-identify as AIAN or a family member of an AIAN individual affected by cancer * FOCUS GROUP: Are 18 years or older * FOCUS GROUP: Live within TIHP catchment area(s) * FOCUS GROUP: Are either a cancer patient/survivor/caregiver and/or a family member of an individual(s) affected by cancer, OR a Board member (ex: Tribal Health Board or Elders Board) * KII: Be a TIHP healthcare staff member * KII: Be 18 years or older * KII: Work with AIAN cancer patients in TIHP catchment area * CFPN PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION: Have any type of cancer, are in any treatment stage along the cancer continuum * CFPN PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION: Self-identify as AIAN or be a TIHP patient * CFPN PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION: Live in the TIHP service area * CFPN PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION: Receive cancer-related services from TIHP Exclusion Criteria: * FOCUS GROUP: Individual with no experience with cancer either as a patient or know someone who is/was a cancer patient at TIHP * CFPN PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION: Not a TIHP patient * CFPN PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION: Does not currently have cancer or has not previously had cancer
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Toiyabe Indian Health Project
RECRUITINGBishop, California, 93514, United States
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USC / Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90033, United States
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