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This is a single center single-arm, pilot study of proactive and early connection with free legal care services for persons with advanced colorectal cancer to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of this intervention in improving financial and psychosocial outcomes. Participants will receive free, personalized legal care services from Cancer Legal Care (CLC), a nonprofit organization located in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. The duration of study participation is 6 months, however, participants may continue to access free personalized legal care services beyond this period. All participants continue to receive standard of care as prescribed by their treating physician.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Experimental group | Experimental | adult patients with advanced colorectal cancel |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Personalized legal care services | Other | Participants will receive free, personalized legal care services from Cancer Legal Care (CLC), a nonprofit organization located in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. The duration of study participation is 6 months, however, participants may continue to access free personalized legal care services beyond this period. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| The Perceived Stress Scale 4 (PSS-4) | A 4-item measure of perceived stress. | baseline, 3 months, 6 months |
| The Cancer Behavior Inventory-Brief Version (CBI-B) | A 12-item measure of self-efficacy coping with cancer. | baseline, 3 months, 6 months |
| The COmprehensive Score for financial Toxicity (COST) | A 12-item measure of financial toxicity. | baseline, 3 months, 6 months |
| The National Comprehensive Cancer Network's (NCCN) Distress Thermometer | A single-item measure of psychological distress. | baseline, 3 months, 6 months |
| The Spitzer Uniscale (UNISCALE) | A single-item measure of overall quality of life. | baseline, 3 months, 6 months |
| Patient Satisfaction with Interpersonal Relationship with Navigator (PSN-I) | A 9-item measure of perceptions of interpersonal relationships with a patient navigator (i.e. CLC). | baseline, 3 months, 6 months |
| Pearlin Mastery Scale | A 7-item measure of psychological coping (mastery). | baseline, 3 months, 6 months |
| The Life Engagement Test (LET) |
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Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Arjun Gupta, MD | University of Minnesota | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| University of Minnesota | Minneapolis | Minnesota | 55414 | United States |
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| ID | Term |
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| D015179 | Colorectal Neoplasms |
| ID | Term |
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| D007414 | Intestinal Neoplasms |
| D005770 | Gastrointestinal Neoplasms |
| D004067 | Digestive System Neoplasms |
| D009371 | Neoplasms by Site |
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This is a single center single-arm, pilot study
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A 6-item measure of purpose in life, defined as the extent to which a person engages in activities that are personally meaningful.
| baseline, 3 months, 6 months |
| Rosenberg Self-Esteem (RSE) Scale | A 10-item measure of self-esteem. | baseline, 3 months, 6 months |
| Cancer Related Behavior Questionnaire | A 31-item measure of comfort facing cancer related issues. | baseline, 3 months, 6 months |
| Cancer Legal Care Services Questionnaire | A 13-item measure of CLC | baseline, 3 months, 6 months |
| D009369 | Neoplasms |
| D004066 | Digestive System Diseases |
| D005767 | Gastrointestinal Diseases |
| D003108 | Colonic Diseases |
| D007410 | Intestinal Diseases |
| D012002 | Rectal Diseases |