Neoplasms

All Conditions

Rare Diseases

Glioblastoma

Glioma

Astrocytoma

Ependymoma

Oligodendroglioma

Ganglioglioma

Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial

Neuroectodermal Tumors

Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive

Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal

Neoplasms by Histologic Type

Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial

Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue

Pleomorphic Xanthoastrocytoma

Neuroepithelioma

Participants will be asked to complete a series of surveys. This will be preferentially completed on the same day of the visit but may be completed at a subsequent visit, over the telephone or taken home and sent back to the clinic.

Patients identified in Part 1 will be offered participation in the focus groups in Part 2. All patients enrolled in Part 1 will be considered for participation in Part 2. Approximately 30 total patients will be invited to participate. Patients who agree to be contacted will receive a telephone call or contacted in clinic and invited to participate in the Part 2 focus group.

At the first study visit, participants will answer a series of survey questions about their neighborhoods, educational levels, social activities, access to transportation and food, healthcare management and where participants find social and spiritual support. General information such as age, ethnicity and address will also be collected.

Part 1 Survey Group

If participants from Part 1 agree to be contacted for Part 2, participants will be included in a focus group to explore unexpected findings and further investigate social determinants identified in Part 1.

Part 2 Focus Group

Roy E. Strowd, III, MD

The overall aim of this study is to prospectively characterize social health disparities in a cross-sectional cohort of glioma patients with attention to exploring and thematically categorizing the patient-specific and community-level factors. This will be conducted in two parts.

Part 1:

Primary Objectives

1. To describe the social determinants of health in a cross-section of patients with WHO Grade 2-4 gliomas using a group of validated instruments including the PRAPARE instrument, the Accountable Health Communities Health-Related Social Needs Screening Tool (AHC HRSN), and supplementary questions.

Secondary Objectives

1. To compare social determinants of health between patients residing in economically disadvantaged and advantaged communities as defined in our prior study (low income communities vs high income county communities, by zip code).
2. To compare social determinants of health between patients residing in economically disadvantaged and advantaged communities as defined by other means including county (low income communities vs high income communities, by county), by urban vs rural (urban vs rural, by city), and by area deprivation index (see Section 5.2).
3. To quantify and compare the patient- and community-level social determinants of health present in the cohort and by community (low income community vs high income community).
4. To compare the time to presentation, time to treatment initiation, and extent of surgery for patients from economically disadvantaged and advantaged communities as described above.

Part 2:

Data from our preliminary study revealed differences in survival for patients from low income communities compared to high income community zip codes. The overarching goal of Part 2 is to further characterize the social factors that characterize low income community and high income communities and may contribute to the differences in outcome.

Primary Aim

1. To identify, compare, contrast, and contextualize the patient- and community-specific social determinants for patients residing in (1) low income communities and high income community zip codes and (2) urban and rural communities.
2. To explore how patients perceive communication with their providers about social and community factors that contribute to health outcomes and understand the barriers, challenges, and opportunities to improve patient-provider communication.

Social Determinants of Health in Glioblastoma Population

Defining Personal and Communal Aspects of Social Determinants of Health in Glioblastoma Population

A 21 question questionnaire to collect data based on five main social determinants of health (education, economic status, neighborhood/surrounding environment, health and healthcare, community involvement). The questionnaire is comprised of Yes or No answers, multiple choice questions and Likert scale questions (not at all to quite a bit). This will be completed in Part 1 of the study.

An 18 question screening tool to help find out participants' needs in areas of housing instability, food insecurity, utility help needs, financial status, family and community support and physical activity. The questionnaire is comprised of Yes or No answers, multiple choice questions and Likert scale questions (Not hard at all to very hard; never to often). This will be completed in Part 1 of the study.

The questionnaire is composed of 5 sections (economic status, social and community context, neighborhood and environment, health and healthcare and education) and has a combination of Yes or No questions, multiple choice questions, and Likert questions (never to always). This will be completed in Part 1 of the study.

Social determinants of health between participants residing in economically disadvantaged and advantaged communities (defined by zip codes) will be compared by comparing responses to questionnaires for these two populations based on the residential zip codes. This will be conducted during Part 2 of the study.

Patient-specific factors will be quantified using the PRAPARE instrument, the Accountable Health Communities Health-Related Social Needs Screening Tool, and supplemental questions data collected from Part 1 of the study to compare social determinants of health among participants. This will be conducted during Part 2 of the study.

Community-specific factors will be quantified using the PRAPARE instrument, the Accountable Health Communities Health-Related Social Needs Screening Tool, and supplemental questions data collected from Part 1 of the study to compare social determinants of health within the participants' communities. This will be conducted during Part 2 of the study.

Time to presentation, treatment initiation, and extent of surgery for patients will be obtained from Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center Registry and compared based on economically disadvantaged and advantaged communities.

Participants will be categorized as coming from a low income community of high income community zip code through use of the CDC census data that details median household income for the zip codes provided by participants.

Study title	NCT ID	Conditions	Interventions	Eligibility	Organization	Link
Social Determinants of Health in Glioblastoma Population	NCT03900689	Glioma Astrocytoma Oligodendroglio... Ependymoma Ganglioglioma Pleomorphic Xan...	Part 1 Survey G... Part 2 Focus Gr...	18 Years -	Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Social Determinants of Health in Glioblastoma Population	NCT03900689	Glioma Astrocytoma Oligodendroglio... Ependymoma Ganglioglioma Pleomorphic Xan...	Part 1 Survey G... Part 2 Focus Gr...	18 Years -	Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Spots Global Cancer Trial Database for part 2 focus group