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CompletedNCT02928549Updated Aug 28, 2019

Factors Associated With the Use of a High Volume Cancer Center by Black Women With Ovarian Cancer: A Qualitative Study

An observational study in Ovarian Cancer, Fallopian Tube Cancer and Primary Peritoneal Cancer, sponsored by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to female participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-08-28.

Sponsored by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
24
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
Female
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to explore the experiences of Black women who receive care for ovarian cancer at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, or "MSK" for short. The study consists of interviews with Black women who recently obtained some part of their ovarian cancer care at MSK.

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Conditions studied

  • Ovarian Cancer
  • Fallopian Tube Cancer
  • Primary Peritoneal Cancer

Keywords

  • interviews
  • 16-1378
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In context

Ovarian Neoplasms

2,695 studies on the registry are indexed under Ovarian Neoplasms; 727 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 24 is below the median of 200 across 527 observational studies indexed under Ovarian Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is the lead sponsor of 1,930 studies on the registry; 328 are open to participants now.

Of its 129 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 66 (51%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

MSK Gynecology clinic

Inclusion criteria

  • Participant must have been diagnosed with ovarian, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal cancer and treated by an MSK physician.
  • Participants must be able to provide verbal informed consent.
  • Participants must be 18 years of age or older.
  • Participants must self-identify as Black/African American.
  • Participant must be able to understand and speak in English

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Inability or refusal to identify race/ethnicity.
  • Presence or development of a physical, cognitive or psychiatric deficit resulting in an inability to provide meaningful informed consent or to understand the study or complete the interview.
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
24 participants (actual)
Patient registry
No

Groups and cohorts

  • Black Women with Cancer

    In this formative qualitative research study we aim to use one-on-one semi-structured interviews with Black women diagnosed with ovarian cancer to learn about their experiences and their journey to accessing care at a high-volume ovarian cancer care center (HVC).

    Behavioral: semi-structured interviews

Interventions

  • Behavioralsemi-structured interviews
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. accessing care

    The study team will review and code the interview transcripts through a process of independent and collaborative thematic content analysis,\[15-18\] using ATLAS.ti (a qualitative data analysis software package) to facilitate the analysis process.

    Time frame: 1 year

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Study locations

1 site
  • Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
    New York, New York 10021, United States
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References and documents

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 28, 2019, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02928549
Lead sponsor
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Oct 10, 2016
Start date
Sep 22, 2016
Primary completion
Aug 26, 2019
Completion
Aug 26, 2019
Last update
Aug 28, 2019

Study contacts

Kara Long-Roche, MD
principal investigator · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
View the source record on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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