This clinical trial evaluates whether a mentorship and education intervention called COACH-APP works to improve advanced practice providers' (APPs) confidence in their ability to participate in clinical research (research self-efficacy). APPs are skilled clinicians who are routinely part of cancer care teams, but who may not routinely be part of the research care team at community oncology sites. The COACH-APP program provides focused education and structured mentorship to assist in meaningful integration to the research care team, which may increase research self-efficacy among APPs and ultimately improve patient care and access to clinical trials.
APP PRACTICE: Must have one practicing APP who can dedicate approximately 2 hours/month to participate in the intervention and study activities over a 12-month period, supported by their direct supervisor via the APP Support Statement
APP PRACTICE: Must attest to research infrastructure that can support APP trial enrollment, as declared on the APP Practice Attestation
APP PRACTICE: Must have submitted the APP Practice Attestation within the Study Interest Survey
APP PRACTICE: Must have received the required APP practice ID for Oncology Patient Enrollment Network (OPEN) enrollment in the Study Selection Email prior to enrollment
APP PRACTICE: APP practice has an APP serving as a COACH-APP intervention mentor
APP PRACTICE: Another APP at the same APP practice is already enrolled in this study (i.e., only 1 APP is allowed per APP practice)
APP PRACTICE: Affiliate/sub-affiliate site(s) within this APP practice are already enrolled or are intended to be enrolled in this study under another APP practice
APP: Has already completed the SWOG APP workshop
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Lead sponsor
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Collaborator