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Breast CancerKANSURVIVENCT04763824

KanSurvive: Testing a Model for Improving Cancer Survivorship Care in Rural Practice

A study testing KanSurvive ECHO and Practice Facilitation in people with Breast Cancer and Colorectal Cancer, run by University of Kansas Medical Center at 1 site in United States.

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Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Approximately, 20 rural primary care practices to participate in a delayed intervention-controlled trial. Phase I: Formal and structured work flow evaluations to better identify specific gaps in processes of care while assessing what on-going training is needed for adoption of high-quality cancer survivorship care in… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 75 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Breast Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Lung Cancer
What is being tested?
KanSurvive ECHO and Practice Facilitation
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
15 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
18 Nov 2020to 18 Dec 2023
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 75 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Primary care practice (PCP) caring for rural cancer survivors
  • Willing to participate in four ECHO sessions
  • Capable and willing to complete pre- and post- data collection under a data use agreement
  • Cancer survivor data is eligible for extraction if the patient is a breast, prostate, lung, and/or colorectal cancer survivor and considered to have a "reasonable likelihood" of 24-month survival by a practice provider.

Who cannot join

  • PCPs unwilling to engage in project activities
  • PCPs with no rural-dwelling patients on their patient panel
  • Cancer survivor data is ineligible for extraction if the patient is <18 years of age or >75 years of age, is currently receiving hospice services, or has a history of cancer other than breast, prostate, lung, or colorectal.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • University of Kansas Cancer Center

    Westwood, Kansas, 66206

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About this study

Approximately, 20 rural primary care practices to participate in a delayed intervention-controlled trial.

Phase I: Formal and structured work flow evaluations to better identify specific gaps in processes of care while assessing what on-going training is needed for adoption of high-quality cancer survivorship care in rural practice. These will be incorporated into the ECHO sessions (Aim 1).

Phase II: Conduct and test the effectiveness of the novel KanSurvive-ECHO intervention (Aim 2) and finally identify barriers and facilitators to implementation of KanSurvive-ECHO (Aim 3).

Read the detailed description

While evidence-based practice (EBP) guidelines exist for cancer survivorship care, implementation in rural practices has fallen short. Approximately 72.5% of Kansas cancer survivors who have completed their cancer treatment receive a majority of their health care from Primary Care Providers, yet these providers describe a lack of basic awareness of risk-based surveillance, effects of cancer treatment and their management, as well as inadequate resources, and growing administrative demands as reasons for not working to improve survivorship care. These factors may also prevent shared care management of cancer survivors between primary care and rural oncology care providers. There is a pressing need to understand primary care practice capacity to implement guideline informed management and follow-up for cancer survivors in the acute and extended phases of care.

Specific Aim 1. Formally assess gaps in processes of care and additional training needed to result in actual adoption of high-quality care for acute and chronic survivors of breast, colorectal, lung, and prostate cancer in 20 rural primary care practices. Utilize this formative information to further refine the KanSurvive-ECHO.

Specific Aim 2. Evaluate the effectiveness of KanSurvive-ECHO for enhancing evidence-based survivorship care for rural breast, colorectal, lung, and prostate cancer survivors.

Hypothesis: Compared to delayed intervention control, rural primary care practices randomized to KanSurvive-ECHO will demonstrate greater concordance with evidence-based survivorship care guidelines as measured by a composition score determined by change in EHR documentation consistent with guideline concordant care.

Specific Aim 3: Utilizing the Integrated Promoting Action on Research Implementation in Health Services (i-PARIHS) framework describe key facilitators and barriers to implementation of KanSurvive-ECHO including innovation, recipients, context, and facilitation.

This novel project will provide a model for development of a community of practice using practice facilitation and Project ECHO to improve the management and follow-up of cancer survivors in the acute and extended phases of cancer survivorship.

Being tested
KanSurvive ECHO and Practice Facilitation
Keywords
Cancer Survivorship, Rural Primary Care Practices
Medical subject headings
Breast Neoplasms, Colorectal Neoplasms, Lung Neoplasms, Prostatic Neoplasms

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • KanSurvive ECHO and Practice FacilitationOther

    Four, 1-hour, virtual, case-based education sessions covering the evidence-based practice guidelines for breast, colorectal, lung, and prostate cancer survivorship care. Practice facilitation also provided to support participating primary care practices with quality improvement in the delivery of cancer survivorship care.

Study groups in NCT04763824
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
KanSurvive Telementoring with Practice FacilitationOtherThis study does not involve a therapeutic intervention. The KanSurvive project includes Project ECHO telementoring and education with practice facilitation to improve the delivery of cancer survivorship care in primary care practice.
Receives: Other: KanSurvive ECHO and Practice Facilitation

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Tumor Surveillance Completion (Pre-Intervention)

    This outcome reflects whether recommended tumor surveillance was completed and documented in the EHR. Tumor surveillance includes cancer-specific follow-up imaging consistent with evidence-based survivorship guidelines (e.g., NCCN, ASCO). Charts were coded as "Completed" if the recommended surveillance test was documented within the appropriate interval and "Not Completed" if documentation was absent, outdated, or incomplete. The outcome reports the proportion of EHR charts meeting tumor surveillance recommendations at baseline (pre-intervention) and again 24 months after the intervention.

    Measured: Baseline (Pre-Intervention) Chart Audit

  2. Tumor Surveillance Completion (Post-Intervention)

    This outcome reflects whether recommended tumor surveillance was completed and documented in the EHR. Tumor surveillance includes cancer-specific follow-up imaging consistent with evidence-based survivorship guidelines (e.g., NCCN, ASCO). Charts were coded as "Completed" if the recommended surveillance test was documented within the appropriate interval and "Not Completed" if documentation was absent, outdated, or incomplete. The outcome reports the proportion of EHR charts meeting tumor surveillance recommendations at baseline (pre-intervention) and again 24 months after the intervention.

    Measured: 24-Month Follow-Up (Post-Intervention) Chart Audit

  3. Distress Screening Completion (Pre-Intervention)

    This outcome reflects whether recommended Distress Screening was completed and documented in the EHR. Distress Screening was defined as documentation of using a standardized distress assessment tool consistent with survivorship best practices. Charts were coded as "Completed" when a distress screening result was documented during the chart abstraction interval. "Not Complete" indicated missing or incomplete documentation.

    Measured: Baseline (Pre-intervention) Chart Review

  4. Distress Screening Completion (Post-Intervention)

    This outcome reflects whether recommended Distress Screening was completed and documented in the EHR. Distress Screening was defined as documentation of using a standardized distress assessment tool consistent with survivorship best practices. Charts were coded as "Completed" when a distress screening result was documented during the chart abstraction interval. "Not Complete" indicated missing or incomplete documentation.

    Measured: 24-Month Follow-Up (Post-Intervention) Chart Audit

  5. Body Mass Index (BMI) Assessment Completion (Pre-Intervention)

    BMI assessment was defined as documentation of a height and weight measurement sufficient to calculate body mass index (BMI) in the electronic health record (EHR). Charts were coded as "Completed" when BMI or its components were documented within the recommended timeframe.

    Measured: Baseline (Pre-intervention) Chart Review

  6. Body Mass Index (BMI) Assessment Completion (Post-Intervention)

    BMI assessment was defined as documentation of a height and weight measurement sufficient to calculate body mass index (BMI) in the electronic health record (EHR). Charts were coded as "Completed" when BMI or its components were documented within the recommended timeframe.

    Measured: 24-Month Follow-Up (Post-Intervention) Chart Audit

  7. Tobacco Use Screening Completion (Pre-Intervention)

    Tobacco use screening was defined as documentation of current tobacco use status in the electronic health record (EHR). Charts were coded as "Completed" when a screening result was documented within the recommended timeframe.

    Measured: Baseline (Pre-Intervention) Chart Audit

  8. Tobacco Use Screening Completion (Post-Intervention)

    Tobacco use screening was defined as documentation of current tobacco use status in the electronic health record (EHR). Charts were coded as "Completed" when a screening result was documented within the recommended timeframe.

    Measured: 24-Month Follow-Up (Post-Intervention) Chart Audit

  9. Cancer Diagnosis on Problem List (Pre-Intervention)

    This outcome reflects whether a cancer diagnosis was documented on the patient's EHR problem list, consistent with survivorship care documentation standards. Charts were coded as "Completed" when the cancer diagnosis appeared in the structured problem list.

    Measured: Baseline (Pre-Intervention) Chart Audit

  10. Cancer Diagnosis on Problem List (Post-Intervention)

    This outcome reflects whether a cancer diagnosis was documented on the patient's EHR problem list, consistent with survivorship care documentation standards. Charts were coded as "Completed" when the cancer diagnosis appeared in the structured problem list.

    Measured: 24-Month Follow-Up (Post-Intervention) Chart Audit

  11. Family History of Cancer Documentation (Pre-Intervention)

    Family history of cancer documentation was defined as the presence of cancer-related family history information in the EHR. Charts were coded as "Completed" when documentation included a family history of cancer assessment entry.

    Measured: Baseline (Pre-intervention) Chart Audit

  12. Family History of Cancer Documentation (Post-Intervention)

    Family history of cancer documentation was defined as the presence of cancer-related family history information in the EHR. Charts were coded as "Completed" when documentation included a family history of cancer assessment entry.

    Measured: 24-Month Follow-Up (Post-Intervention) Chart Audit

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted21 Feb 2021
  2. Study start18 Nov 2020
  3. Primary completion18 Dec 2023
  4. Study completion18 Dec 2023

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Health services research
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Model description
Single-arm feasibility study aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of the KanSurvive ECHO intervention combined with practice facilitation to promote the adoption of evidence-based practice survivorship care guidelines.
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
15 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04763824
Sponsor's protocol ID
STUDY00144314
Other IDs
5R01CA240103-02
Acronym
KANSURVIVE
Status last verified
Apr 2025
First submitted
25 Nov 2020
Last updated
14 Jan 2026
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No: There is not a plan to make IPD available.

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing KanSurvive ECHO and Practice Facilitation in people with Breast Cancer and Colorectal Cancer, run by University of Kansas Medical Center at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 14 Jan 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 14 Jan 2026). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Tumor Surveillance Completion (Pre-Intervention) (time frame: Baseline (Pre-Intervention) Chart Audit). The study lists 12 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 14 Jan 2026.

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