Education & Mentorship of Advanced Practice Providers to Increase Community-based Research Within the NCORP Network, COACH-APP Trial
Start Date
9/5/2025
Completion Date
6/30/2028
Summary
This clinical trial evaluates whether a mentorship and education intervention called COACH-APP works to improve advanced practice providers' (APPs) confidence in their ability to participate in clinical research (research self-efficacy). APPs are skilled clinicians who are routinely part of cancer care teams, but who may not routinely be part of the research care team at community oncology sites. The COACH-APP program provides focused education and structured mentorship to assist in meaningful integration to the research care team, which may increase research self-efficacy among APPs and ultimately improve patient care and access to clinical trials.
Detailed Description
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: I. To compare change in research self-efficacy (RSE) scores from baseline to end of study (12 months post-randomization) between APPs in the COACH-APP intervention compared to the education control. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To compare National Cancer Institute (NCI) Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) engagement post-study (12-months) for APPs in the COACH-APP intervention compared to the education control. II. To compare changes from baseline to post-study in APP ratings of research care team integration (Assessment for Collaborative Environments \[ACE\]-15) between the COACH-APP intervention and education control. III. To compare practice-level NCORP and National Clinical Trial Network (NCTN) study activity as measured by total number of accruals (patient, non-patient, and organizational) and number of actively recruiting NCORP and NCTN studies over 24 months between practices with APPs receiving the COACH-APP intervention versus those in education control. IV. Within the COACH-APP intervention group, to measure acceptability, feasibility, and appropriateness of the COACH-APP intervention for APPs and COACH-APP mentors to guide future implementation. V. Within the COACH-APP intervention group, conduct semi-structured interviews with a sub-set of mentors, APPs, and other key research team members (collaborating oncologists and clinical research professionals) to assess: * Va. Perceptions of feasibility, acceptability, and appropriateness of the COACH-APP intervention; * Vb. Potential effects of the COACH-APP intervention on the research care team functioning and environment; * Vc. Potential effects of the COACH-APP intervention on patient care quality and access to clinical trials; * Vd. Practice-level barriers and facilitators of APP engagement in research activities.
Eligibility Criteria
Age Range: 18 years to No maximum
Interventions
Educational Intervention
Behavioral Intervention
Survey Administration
Interview
Conditions
Locations
Helen F Graham Cancer Center
Newark, Delaware 19713
United States
Queen's Medical Center
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
United States
University of Hawaii Cancer Center
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
United States
The Queen's Medical Center - West Oahu
‘Ewa Beach, Hawaii 96706
United States
Illinois Cancer Care-Bloomington
Bloomington, Illinois 61704
United States
Illinois Cancer Care - Eureka
Eureka, Illinois 61530
United States
Illinois CancerCare-Galesburg
Galesburg, Illinois 61401
United States
Illinois CancerCare-Macomb
Macomb, Illinois 61455
United States
SSM Health Good Samaritan
Mount Vernon, Illinois 62864
United States
Illinois Cancer Care-Pekin
Pekin, Illinois 61554
United States
Illinois CancerCare-Peoria
Peoria, Illinois 61615
United States
Illinois Cancer Care - Washington
Washington, Illinois 61571
United States
HaysMed
Hays, Kansas 67601
United States
Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care
Augusta, Maine 04330
United States
MaineHealth Cancer Care and IV Therapy - Brunswick
Brunswick, Maine 04011
United States
MaineHealth Maine Medical Center - Portland
Portland, Maine 04102
United States
MaineHealth Maine Medical Center- Scarborough
Scarborough, Maine 04074
United States
Maine Health Cancer Care and IV Therapy - South Portland
South Portland, Maine 04106
United States
Trinity Health IHA Medical Group Hematology Oncology - Chelsea Hospital
Chelsea, Michigan 48118
United States
Corewell Health Reed City Hospital
Reed City, Michigan 49677
United States
Trinity Health IHA Medical Group Hematology Oncology Ann Arbor Campus
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
United States
Sanford Joe Lueken Cancer Center
Bemidji, Minnesota 56601
United States
Baptist Memorial Hospital and Cancer Center-Golden Triangle
Columbus, Mississippi 39705
United States
Wake Forest NCORP Research Base
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157
United States
Prisma Health Cancer Institute - Faris
Greenville, South Carolina 29605
United States
Prisma Health Cancer Institute - Eastside
Greenville, South Carolina 29615
United States
Gibbs Cancer Center-Pelham
Greer, South Carolina 29651
United States
Spartanburg Medical Center
Spartanburg, South Carolina 29303
United States
Sanford Cancer Center Oncology Clinic
Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57104
United States
Baptist Memorial Hospital and Cancer Center-Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee 38120
United States
Saint Vincent Hospital Cancer Center at Saint Mary's
Green Bay, Wisconsin 54303
United States