Abstract

e13525 Background: Cancer care delivery Research (CCDR) is a multidisciplinary science that seeks to improve clinical outcomes and patient well-being by intervening on patient, clinician and organizational factors that influence care delivery. Many CCDR protocols also use implementation science to evaluate how best to introduce promising and previously established interventions into everyday care. These types of studies do not typically utilize research and clinic staff in the same ways as traditional treatment trials. One of the main goals of CCDR is for clinics to continue to use the intervention past the time of protocol participation. Even though these studies intend to improve cancer care delivery in the community, it is often difficult for community sites to embrace and prioritize CCDR due to their differences from typical treatment trials. Our recent observatory research highlights one Minority/Underserved (M/U) NCORPs key strategies for successful implementation of a decision aid CCDR trial in a community setting. Methods: HI M/U NCORP identified multiple steps prior to opening and enrolling patients onto a CCDR implementation trial at our community site. Step 1) Identifying an engaged physician and an advanced practice provider (APP) to be champions for the trial at the clinic. 2) Identifying and engaging key clinic staff and ensuring the workflow is feasible in the clinic. Key processes utilized during the entire course of the trial were also identified. 3) Research staff only coordinating and completing purely study related activities and not implementation activities. 4) Engaging other non-traditionally research involved administration staff and department management. 5) Utilizing ongoing clinic staff input to enhance trial success and optimize clinic workflow. Results: Using the strategies mentioned above, Hawai’i M/U NCORP was able to successfully open and enroll to an internet based CCDR implantation trial at a community clinic from 2019 through 2021. Not only were we able to achieve the highest accrual to a CCDR implementation trial to date within our NCORP, but also managed to do so at a clinic that had previously had minimal involvement in clinical trials in the past. Providers within the clinic received very positive reviews from their patients regarding the trial elements and the clinic has been working toward continuing the use of the material introduced by this CCDR implantation trial. Conclusions: Our successful use of these strategies described have not only been beneficial for our NCORP, but has made a large impact on improving the quality of clinic care at a busy community site. Our involved multi-step opening strategies set the stage for a seamless clinic workflow throughout the trial. This research has proven that these strategies can lead to the success of CCDR implementation studies in a community practice.

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