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RecruitingNCT07781800Updated Oct 21, 2026

Navigation Interventions for Patients With Breast Cancer and High-risk Social Determinants of Health

An interventional study of Patient navigator in Breast Cancer and Cancer of Breast, sponsored by Washington University School of Medicine. Recruiting at 1 site in United States. Open to female participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-10-21.

Sponsored by Washington University School of Medicine · Not applicable, Interventional, and Health services research

Updated Oct 21, 2026Now RecruitingSite recruiting status changed+3 moreGo to Updates ↓
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
180
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
Female
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-12

Among 80 studies in Breast Neoplasms by Washington University School of Medicine — 18 open to participants now, 22 under way, none of them phase 3. Breast Neoplasms · Washington University School of Medicine.

Planned enrollment
9th of 74
180 · median 55
Started
2026
with 5 others
No phase
26 of 80
8 open now
Primary completion
2028-10
later than 12 of 21 live
Registered
78th of 80
by date

Among the 80 studies in Breast Neoplasms by Washington University School of Medicine, this one is the 9th largest by planned enrollment of the 74 interventional ones, is one of 6 that started in 2026, is one of 26 with no phase, reaches primary completion later than 12 of the 21 other live ones, and was the 78th registered.

By phase

80 studies; the count open now beside each. This study's row is marked.

Phase 229 · 5 open
No phasethis study26 · 8 open
Phase 117 · 1 open
Observational6 · 3 open
Phase 1/22 · 1 open

By the year they started

First in 2002; this study’s year is marked. 6 started in 2026.

Size and results

Median enrollment 55 across the 74 interventional studies, 100 across the 6 observational. Of the 53 that completed or were terminated, 22 (42%) have results posted.

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Study summary

This study aims to assess how individual patient social stressors are associated with barriers to care by analyzing a patient navigator system. Patient navigators will connect patients with unmet social needs with community resources.

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Conditions studied

  • Breast Cancer
  • Cancer of Breast

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Keywords

  • Patient navigation
  • Breast cancer
  • Social determinants of health
  • Navigator
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Eligibility criteria

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Diagnosed with breast cancer (any stage).
  • Currently being treated for breast cancer by a breast medical oncologist at Siteman Cancer Center North County. This includes any treatment, PO or IV, including hormonal therapy. It does not include patients enrolled in clinical trials.
  • At least 18 years of age.
  • English-speaker.
  • Verbally consented to navigation services.
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Health services research
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
180 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Patient navigation intervention

    Patients will be connected with a patient navigator following consent. The navigator will ask the patient questions regarding social determinants of health risks including transportation difficulties, financial stability, and housing stability. Patient will receive full social determinants of health (SDOH) screening via iPad at initial consult visit. Based on SDOH screening, if the patient is high risk the patient will be referred to appropriate resources.

    Behavioral: Patient navigator

Interventions

  • BehavioralPatient navigator

    Patient navigator will contact the patient every 3 weeks to check in, assess if patient requires additional resources, connect patient to existing nonprofit and local resources, remind patient of appointments, and ask about barriers to clinic visits.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Percentage of patients with chemotherapy deferrals

    Time frame: 6 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Rate of visit no-shows

    Time frame: 6 months

  2. Rate of visit cancellations

    Time frame: 6 months

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Washington University School of Medicine
    St Louis, Missouri 63310, United States
    Recruiting
    • Emily L Podany, MD, MPHS · Contactelpodany@wustl.edu · 314-273-4474
    • Katherine N Weilbaecher, MD · Contactkweilbae@wustl.edu · 314-362-5654
    • Emily L Podany, MD, MPHS · Principal investigator
    • Benjamin Bowe, PhD · Sub investigator
    • Andrew Davis, MD · Sub investigator
    • Faisal Fa'ak, MD · Sub investigator
    • Cynthia X Ma, MD, PhD · Sub investigator
    • Katherine N Weilbaecher, MD · Sub investigator
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References and documents

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Timeline

1 registry update since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedDate before it movedWhere the date was before it movedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Started Oct 2026 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Oct 2028, 24 months after the start.

Of 2,661 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Breast Neoplasms, half reached primary completion within 33 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 16 and three quarters within 66. This study's planned 24 months is below that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 2,771 studies reached it within 33 months; a quarter within 15 and three quarters within 66.

Since we started tracking on Sep 25, 2026, the dates moved once, on Oct 21, 2026: start Sep 2026 → Oct 2026, primary completion Sep 2028 → Oct 2028 and completion Sep 2028 → Oct 2028.

Earlier changes are on the record history on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Aug 19, 2026
First posted
Aug 24, 2026
StartActual
Oct 14, 2026was Sep 2026
Primary completionEst.
Oct 31, 2028was Sep 2028
CompletionEst.
Oct 31, 2028was Sep 2028
Last update
Oct 21, 2026
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
Status
Not yet recruiting→Recruiting
changed Oct 21, 2026
Sites
Washington University School of Medicine is now Recruiting
Oct 21, 2026
Start date
Sep 30, 2026→Oct 14, 2026 (actual)
Oct 21, 2026
Primary completion
Sep 30, 2028→Oct 31, 2028
Oct 21, 2026
Study completion
Sep 30, 2028→Oct 31, 2028
Oct 21, 2026
Show all 1 update
  1. Oct 21, 2026
    Not yet recruiting→Recruiting
    Washington University School of Medicine is now Recruiting
    Start date Sep 30, 2026→Oct 14, 2026 (now actual)
    Primary completion Sep 30, 2028→Oct 31, 2028
    Study completion Sep 30, 2028→Oct 31, 2028
    + 1 other change: verification date

From the registry record's own update history. This site started tracking changes on Sep 25, 2026; for anything earlier, see the record history on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT07781800
Collaborators
National Comprehensive Cancer Network
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Aug 24, 2026
Start date
Oct 14, 2026
Primary completion
Oct 31, 2028 (estimated)
Completion
Oct 31, 2028 (estimated)
Last update
Oct 21, 2026

Study contacts

Emily L Podany, MD, MPHS
Contact
elpodany@wustl.edu
314-273-4474
Katherine N Weilbaecher, MD
Contact
kweilbae@wustl.edu
314-362-5654
Emily L Podany, MD, MPHS
principal investigator · Washington University School of Medicine

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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