Computer-Based Survey and Communication Aid in Improving Physician-Patient Communication and Treatment Decision Making in Patients With Metastatic Cancer
Facilitating Decision Making in Advanced Cancer Patients
4 other identifiers
interventional
720
1 country
3
Brief Summary
RATIONALE: A computer-based survey and communication aid may help physicians and patients to communicate better and help make treatment decisions easier. PURPOSE: This phase III randomized clinical trial is studying how well giving a computer-based survey together with a communication aid works compared to a computer-based survey alone in improving physician-patient communication and treatment decision making in patients with metastatic cancer.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for phase_3
3 active sites
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Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
July 1, 2003
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
October 25, 2005
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
October 27, 2005
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
April 1, 2007
CompletedJanuary 29, 2013
January 1, 2013
3.8 years
October 25, 2005
January 28, 2013
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (4)
Satisfaction with patient-physician communication by Medical Interview Satisfaction Survey and Face Valid Survey given immediately after the first consultation
Assess decisional conflict by Decisional Conflict Scale immediately after the first consultation and at 3 months after study completion
Expectations regarding potential benefits and adverse reactions associated with treatment options by Treatment Options Expectations Scale given immediately after the first consultation and at 3 months after study completion
Assess content of consultation by applying a coding scheme to transcripts and design yes/no questions immediately after the first consultation
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
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Sponsors & Collaborators
- Fox Chase Cancer Centerlead
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)collaborator
Study Sites (3)
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center at Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois, 60611-3013, United States
Fox Chase Cancer Center - Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19111-2497, United States
MBCCOP - Meharry Medical College - Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee, 37208-3599, United States
Related Publications (1)
Meropol NJ, Egleston BL, Buzaglo JS, Benson AB 3rd, Cegala DJ, Diefenbach MA, Fleisher L, Miller SM, Sulmasy DP, Weinfurt KP; CONNECT Study Research Group. Cancer patient preferences for quality and length of life. Cancer. 2008 Dec 15;113(12):3459-66. doi: 10.1002/cncr.23968.
PMID: 18988231RESULT
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Neal J. Meropol, MD
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 3
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
October 25, 2005
First Posted
October 27, 2005
Study Start
July 1, 2003
Primary Completion
April 1, 2007
Last Updated
January 29, 2013
Record last verified: 2013-01