Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
The goal of this research study is to learn whether investigators can successfully give the PediRISE program to families-in other words, whether most families are interested in participating in a study about the PediRISE program, including a 50-50 chance of receiving standard usual care, and a 50-50 chance of receiving the PediRISE support program. The names of the study groups in this research study are: * PediRISE Program Group * Usual Care Group
This is a pilot, multi-center, randomized research study for the feasibility of the administration of the PediRISE program among 40 poverty exposed children with (1) a new diagnosis of childhood cancer at DFCI and Columbia University and among poverty-exposed families with a child with cancer and (2) receiving hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) at DFCI, Columbia University, or the University of California - San Francisco (UCSF). Randomization means there is an equal chance of being assigned to the PediRISE Program Group or the Usual Care Group. Study procedures include screening for el…
Inclusion Criteria Cohort 1: Poverty-exposed children with cancer receiving front-line cancer-directed therapy 1. Child diagnosed with de novo cancer 2. Child has established care at a study site and initiated cancer directed therapy in the prior 2-months 3. Child planned to receive at least 4-months of cancer-directed therapy at study site from time of diagnosis per initial cancer treatment plan 4. Child is \<18 years at time of enrollment 5. Parent/guardian screened positive for self-reported low-income (\<200% FPL) 6. Family primary residence in CA, CT, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY or RI 7. Provide…
A centrally administered, income-poverty targeted intervention that includes twice-monthly direct provision of unrestricted cash transfers along with benefits counseling to mitigate the risk of loss of means-tested benefits. Funds will be dispersed to families via provided debit card or through personal banking, PayPal, or Venmo.