Improving Care Delivery for Patients With Mental Illness and Cancer Across a Cancer Center Network

Sponsor
Massachusetts General Hospital
Study ID
NCT07707362
Status
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Conditions

  • Cancer
  • Serious Mental Illness

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • BRIDGE NET — OTHER
    BRIDGE is a 24-week person-centered collaborative care intervention that engages a multidisciplinary team to improve cancer outcomes for patients with SMI and new cancers. Modules include Evaluation, Treatment Planning, Weekly Outreach, Biweekly Outreach, and Transition Planning.

Study Details

The proposed project is an implementation-effectiveness randomized trial of a person-centered collaborative care model for patients with serious mental illness and new cancer. The BRIDGE NET intervention is theoretically informed, pragmatic, and delivered virtually by an interdisciplinary team and includes early psychiatry consultation, integrated oncology and mental health treatment planning and regular patient outreach to adddress barriers to care. The BRIDGE NET intervention addresses the unique needs of patients with mental illness and cancer. To increase the reach of specialty cancer and mental health care, there is a critical need for interventions that can be delivered virtually. This work has can inform the standard of care for patients with serious mental illness and cancer and lay the groundwork for future multi--site trials.

Key Dates

First listed
Jul 16, 2026
Start date
Nov 1, 2026
Status verified
Jul 2026
Primary completion
Jan 31, 2030
Completion
Jul 31, 2030

Study Design

Enrollment
248 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Arms

  • Active Comparator: BRIDGE NET Intervention Arm
    BRIDGE NET is a 24-week person-centered collaborative care intervention that engages a multidisciplinary team to improve cancer outcomes for patients with SMI and new cancers.
  • No Intervention: Enhanced Usual Care Arm
    EUC includes proactive identification of patients with SMI and a new cancer diagnosis, sending a templated email to the oncologist describing the patient's primary psychiatric diagnosis (e.g. schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or major depression), and informing the patient of psychosocial services.

Primary Outcome Measure

Cancer Care Disruption [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]

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