Table 2.

NCCCP outreach efforts and proposed metrics.

Focus area	Examples of efforts	Potential metrics
Improve physician/community outreach related to clinical trials (CTs)	Share best practices for how to reach out to local providers Create templates for CT talks and highlight site trials relevant to practice (e.g. prostate trials for urology outreach)	Number of referrals from primary care physicians (PCPs) Referrals from other health-care providers (nurse practitioners (NPs)/physician assistants (PAs), specialists) Track distance traveled by referred patients
Explore use of technology to increase accrual of underrepresented populations to CTs	Virtual tumor boards Virtual phase 1 clinics Skype or telemedicine	Number of sites actively working toward or implementing technology to address underserved accrual Number of PCPs involved in cancer conferences Number of underrepresented patients served by virtual technologies Volume of virtual efforts and outcomes
Improve navigator–CT team coordination to increase referrals of underrepresented populations to CTs	Navigators attend weekly multidisciplinary conference (MDC) presentations Navigators educate patients about CTs	Number of navigator referrals to CT research team Number of referrals on screening log increase by __X_% Number of patients enrolled from navigator referral (i.e. navigator educated patient regarding availability of CTs and referred to CTs)
CT patient mentor program	Mentors with other language as first or native language who are past or current CT participants speak with potential CT patients about their experience	Track number of mentors matched with a patient Track accrual for these patients
CT translation	Translate “short form” for top 2–3 languages at site	Number of consents translated and approved for use Number of patient interactions related to translation and consent Number of non-English-speaking patients consented
Lodging and transportation	Provide daily transport van for rural patients receiving radiation Provide gas cards Partner with local hotel for reduced patient rate Partner with American Cancer Society (ACS)	Number of van rides provided Downstream revenue from patients brought to hospital (e.g. CT scans and treatments) Distance of enrolled trial patients and volume of transportation support given Number of combined partner services with ACS or other community partners

NCCCP: National Cancer Institute Community Cancer Centers Program.