Lead Investigator: Margaret M Byrne
Research Coordinator on CAM Development: Jessica McCoy, RN, BSN
CAM: Cost Assessment Methodology
Dr. Byrne was awarded a Moffitt HOB Innovation Fund grant (09/22/2017 – 06/30/2018) entitled “Development of a Generalized and Adaptable Methodology for Assessing Resource Use and Cost-Effectiveness of Community and Clinic-Based Healthcare Interventions.” In this developmental grant, Dr. Byrne’s team used best practice guidelines to develop developed a Cost Assessment Methodology (CAM) which uses the gold standard of developing accurate and comparable intervention “costs” by measuring resource use and assigning prices to each type of resource used.
CAM provides an adaptable template for identifying and tracking resource use and developing total costs for interventions for a wide range of health care interventions; including both community-based health care programs and clinical interventions. CAM comprises (in part) templates for identifying the resources needed for a given intervention, tracking and collecting data for cost assessment, and calculation of cost and cost effectiveness measures. To date, this methodology has been included as a part of over 20 unique grants and grant applications.
Current Studies:
MPIs: T Bui, D Vidrine, P Xangsayarath
Funding source: NIH/NCI – PTE: University of Oklahoma Health Sciences
Title: Implementing Sustainable Mobile Health Technology to Optimize Smoking Cessation Program for Lao People with HIV
MPIs: C Vinci, T Brandon
Funding source: NIH/NIDA
Title: Augmented Reality as an Adjunct to Quitline Counseling for Smoking Cessation
Total Amount Awarded: $3,040,122
MPIs: C Gwede, C Meade
Funding source: NIH/NCI
Title: CARES‑REACH (Colorectal Cancer Awareness, Research, Education and Screening – Rural Expansion, Access and Capacity for Health
MPIs: P Kanetsky, J Hay
Funding source: NIH/NCI
Title: A Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial to Integrate Precision Skin Cancer Risk Feedback in Federally Qualified Health Centers
MPIs: C Vinci
Funding source: State of Florida – James and Esther King Biomedical Research Program (JEK)
Title: Smoking Cessation and Alcohol Use Among Cancer Survivors: Investigating the Efficacy of a Mindfulness‑Based Intervention
Pending Studies:
MPIs: D Vidrine
Funding source: ACS (American Cancer Society)
Title: A Multilevel Approach to Reduce Cancer in People at Risk for and with HIV
MPIs: M Reblin, MM Byrne
Funding source: NIH/NCI
Title: A Multisite Psychosocial Intervention to Support Brain Tumor Family Caregivers
PI: N Parker
Funding source: Florida Innovation Funds
Title: Exercise Prehabilitation to Improve Outcomes in Chimeric Antigen Receptor T‑Cell (CAR‑T) Therapy for Hematological Malignancies
MPIs: D Rollinson, S Vadaparampil, B Martine
Funding source: Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (Equity in Access Research Program)
Title: Advancing Clinical Trials: Providing Resources to Engage Seniors through Education, Navigation, and Technology (ACT: PRESENT)
PI: C Vinci
Funding source: NIH/NCI
Title: Evaluation of a Mindfulness‑Based Intervention for Smoking Cessation and Alcohol Modification Among Cancer Survivors
Submitted, Unfunded:
MPIs: B Gonzalez
Funding source: NIH/NCI
Title: Caregivers of Patients With Colorectal Cancer – Protocol for Remotely Improving, Monitoring, and Extending Quality of Life (C‑PRIME)
MPIs: K Turner, B Gonzalez, P Hodul (MM Byrne, Co‑Investigator)
Funding source: AHRQ (Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality)
Title: Evaluating Remote Nutrition Monitoring After Pancreatectomy for Cancer Patients
MPIs: N Parker
Funding source: US Army, DOD
Title: Exercise Training to Improve Outcomes in Chimeric Antigen Receptor T‑Cell (CAR‑T) Therapy for Hematological Malignancies: A Multiphase Randomized Trial
MPIs: K Turner, B Gonzalez B, P Hodul
Funding source: AHRQ (Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality)
Title: Support Through Remote Observation and Nutrition Guidance (STRONG) to Reduce Malnutrition After Pancreatic Surgery
Completed Studies:
MPIs: T Brandon, V Simmons
Funding source: NIH/NCI
Title: Expanding the Reach of a Validated Smoking‑Cessation Intervention: A Spanish‑Language RCT
PI: T Brandon
Funding source: NIH/NCI
Title: Smoking Cessation Self‑Help for Dual Users of Tobacco Cigarettes and E‑Cigarettes
MPIs: S Christy, C Gwede
Funding source: Moffitt — Miles for Moffitt
Title: Promoting Concurrent Hepatitis C Virus Screening and Colorectal Cancer Screening Uptake Among Diverse Baby Boomers
MPIs: C Gwede (Contact), C Meade
Funding source: Florida Blue Foundation
Title: Moffitt Cancer Center Community CARES Project
MPIs: S Christy, C Gwede
Funding source: Miles for Moffitt Milestone Award
Title: CARES‑HCV: Promoting Concurrent Hepatitis C Virus Screening and Colorectal Cancer Screening Uptake Among Diverse Baby Boomers
Publications:
Byrne MM, Parker DF, Tannenbaum SL, Ocasio MA, Lam BL, Zimmer-Galler I, Lee DJ. Cost of a community-based diabetic retinopathy screening program. Diabetes Care. 2014 Nov;37(11):e236-7. doi: 10.2337/dc14-0834. PMID: 25342836. [PubMed] [pdf]
Medina-Ramirez P, Casas L, Sutton SK, Calixte-Civil P, Brandon KO, Martinez U, Meade CD, Byrne MM, Brandon TH, Simmons VN. Hispanic/Latinx Ethnic Subgroup Differences in Sociodemographic, Sociocultural, and Smoking Characteristics in a Cessation Trial: An Exploratory Study. Nicotine Tob Res. 2022 Oct 17;24(10):1589-1596. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntac081. PMID: 35366328; PMCID: PMC9575968. [PubMed] [pdf]
Simmons VN, Sutton SK, Medina-Ramirez P, Martinez U, Brandon KO, Byrne MM, Meade CD, Meltzer LR, Brandon TH. Self-help smoking cessation intervention for Spanish-speaking Hispanics/Latinxs in the United States: A randomized controlled trial. Cancer. 2022 Mar 1;128(5):984-994. doi: 10.1002/cncr.33986. Epub 2021 Oct 22. PMID: 34679188; PMCID: PMC9254161. [PubMed] [pdf]
Martinez U, Simmons VN, Sutton SK, Drobes DJ, Meltzer LR, Brandon KO, Byrne MM, Harrell PT, Eissenberg T, Bullen CR, Brandon TH. Targeted smoking cessation for dual users of combustible and electronic cigarettes: a randomised controlled trial. Lancet Public Health. 2021 Jul;6(7):e500-e509. doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(20)30307-8. PMID: 34175001; PMCID: PMC8281505. [PubMed] [pdf]
Medina-Ramirez P, Calixte-Civil P, Meltzer LR, Brandon KO, Martinez U, Sutton SK, Meade CD, Byrne MM, Brandon TH, Simmons VN. Comparing Methods of Recruiting Spanish-Preferring Smokers in the United States: Findings from a Randomized Controlled Trial. J Med Internet Res. 2020 Aug 14;22(8):e19389. doi: 10.2196/19389. PMID: 32795986; PMCID: PMC7455877. [PubMed] [pdf]
Medina-Ramírez P, Sutton SK, Martínez Ú, Meade CD, Byrne MM, Brandon KO, Meltzer LR, Gonzales FM, Brandon TH, Simmons VN. A randomized controlled trial of a smoking cessation self-help intervention for Spanish-speaking Hispanic/Latinx smokers: Study design and baseline characteristics. Contemp Clin Trials. 2019 Oct;85:105836. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2019.105836. Epub 2019 Aug 29. PMID: 31473331; PMCID: PMC6815731. [PubMed] [pdf]