iCCaRE Projects

The objectives
of iCCaRE

is to fight prostate cancer in the Black community all over the world

Pilot Project 3 - Whole Person Care Survivorship to Improve HRQOL in Black Prostate Cancer

Objective
To develop an iCCaRE Prostate Cancer-Survivorship Care Plan (CaP-SCP) for Black men to address their unique burden and health related quality of life needs. The prostate cancer survivorship plan tool is aimed at improving health related quality of life in black Men post-treatment. The prostate cancer survivorship plan will be implemented using Virtual Robot Assistance (ViRA). We will conduct non-randomized, pilot to assess the benefit and adoption of the prostate cancer survivorship plan virtual robot assistance.

 

Project Team

Folakemi T. Odedina, PhD, Mayo Clinic | VIEW BIO

Che Ngufor PhD, Mayo Clinic | VIEW BIO

Kimlin Ashing PhD, City of Hope | VIEW BIO

Pastor John McCall LCSW, Bethel Missionary Baptist Church  | VIEW BIO

Fornati Bedell  MD, City of Hope

Cassadra Moore MD, Mayo Clinic

Getachew Dagne PhD, UF

Diana Londono MD, City of Hope

Gaole Song, DrPH


iCCaRE Pilot Projects

Pilot Project 1

will develop a Virtual Robot Assistant (ViRA) for Black men newly diagnosed        

Pilot Project 2

Will assess the impact of patient-centered home cancer care                                          

Pilot Project 3

Will develop ViRA to improve quality of life in Black prostate cancer survivors

Pilot Project 4

Will assess and address social determinants of health needs of sub-Saharan African immigrant prostate cancer survivors  

Pilot Project 5

Will explore how biological factors contribute to poor mental health of prostate cancer survivors