Evaluating Symptom Management Educational Materials for Patients With Prostate Cancer

NCT00769431 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: CDR0000600594BCM-H-21622
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 7
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 2

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Collecting feedback from patients with prostate cancer may help doctors develop better symptom management educational materials for patients. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is evaluating symptom management educational materials for patients with prostate cancer.

Conditions

Prostate Cancer

Keywords

stage I prostate cancer; stage IIB prostate cancer; stage IIA prostate cancer

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Acceptability of the written patient educational materials, in terms of text size, white space, font, and graphics

  Single timepoint

• Formative evaluation of the new educational materials, in terms of the comments made by the focus group participants

  Single timepoint

• Validation that the goals of the educational-intervention instruction are being achieved

  Single timepoint

• Improvement of the educational-intervention instruction by identification and remediation of problems

  Single timepoint

Study Arms (1)

Focus group

NO INTERVENTION

Other: educational intervention; Other: study of socioeconomic and demographic variables

Interventions

educational intervention OTHER

Focus group

study of socioeconomic and demographic variables OTHER

Focus group

Eligibility Criteria

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

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * Biopsy-proven prostate cancer * Localized disease that has been previously treated * Selected for participation from 1 of the following: * Convenience sample of men from the Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) Urology clinics at Scurlock Tower (including the Urology clinic at MEDVAMC) and local prostate cancer-support groups * Prostate cancer survivors who participated in the US TOO Father's Day Walk/Run or the Gay Pride Celebration PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: * Able to speak and read in English * Willing to review the written patient educational materials and discuss them in a group setting PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: * See Disease Characteristics

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Sponsors & Collaborators

• Baylor College of Medicine: lead

Study Sites (2)

Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

Location

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Houston

Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Prostatic Neoplasms

Interventions

Early Intervention, Educational

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Genital Neoplasms, Male; Urogenital Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms; Genital Diseases, Male; Genital Diseases; Urogenital Diseases; Prostatic Diseases; Male Urogenital Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Child Health Services; Community Health Services; Health Services; Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services; Preventive Health Services

Study Officials

• David M. Latini, PhD

  Baylor College of Medicine

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 8, 2008
• First Posted: October 9, 2008
• Study Start: May 1, 2008
• Primary Completion: April 1, 2009
• Study Completion: July 1, 2009
• Last Updated: July 26, 2013

Record last verified: 2013-07

Locations

US (2)