Patient Preference Survey for Radiation Oncologists

NCT00595218 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: PittRadOncASTRO grant
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 500
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Limited data exists for the cancer patients' preferences on their patient-doctor interaction with their radiation oncologist. These physicians have the opportunity to develop intimate relationships with their patients since these patients typically require daily radiation treatments anywhere from one to seven weeks. Thus, by having a greater understanding of the individual patient preferences, the radiation oncologists will be able to better serve their patients leading to improved patient satisfaction with their physician and healthier outlook on life. This is the premise and the hypothesis of this study.

Conditions

Breast Cancer; Prostate Cancer; Lung Cancer

Keywords

Patient Preferences; Patient Satisfaction; Patient-Doctor Relationship

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Did knowledge of patient preference improve patient satisfaction

  Length of radiation treatment

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Patient preferences regarding their radiation oncologists

  Length of radiation treatment course

Study Arms (2)

1

NO INTERVENTION

Patients whose radiation oncologist are blinded to their patient preference survey results

2

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Patients whose radiation oncologist are not blinded to their patient preference survey results

Behavioral: Physician behavior related to Patient Preference Survey; Other: Patient Preference Results

Interventions

Physician behavior related to Patient Preference Survey BEHAVIORAL

Access to initial Patient preference survey results

2

Patient Preference Results OTHER

Knowledge of Patient Preference Results

2

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Patient/subject must receive radiation treatment in addition to consultation with the Radiation Oncologist
• Patient/subject must meet with radiation oncologist at least one day per week while receiving radiation therapy.
• Any attending radiation oncologist whose patient is enrolled in this study

You may not qualify if:

• Patient/subject under age 18 If subject previously underwent this study, even if the previous study was for a different diagnosis. Subjects can only undergo this study once.
• Patients/subjects who do not have the functional and mental capacity to independently answer the questionnaire.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Pittsburgh: lead

Study Sites (1)

UPMC Cancer Centers

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Breast Neoplasms; Prostatic Neoplasms; Lung Neoplasms; Patient Preference; Patient Satisfaction

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms; Breast Diseases; Skin Diseases; Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases; Genital Neoplasms, Male; Urogenital Neoplasms; Genital Diseases, Male; Genital Diseases; Urogenital Diseases; Prostatic Diseases; Male Urogenital Diseases; Respiratory Tract Neoplasms; Thoracic Neoplasms; Lung Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Treatment Adherence and Compliance; Health Behavior; Behavior

Study Officials

• Ajay Bhatnagar, MD

  University of Pittsburgh

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: PI Mentor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 4, 2008
• First Posted: January 16, 2008
• Study Start: April 1, 2006
• Primary Completion: April 1, 2008
• Study Completion: April 1, 2008
• Last Updated: July 25, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-07

Locations

US (1)