Improving Patient Education for Lymphoma and Leukemia Inpatients
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of a structured, DVD educational intervention about what to expect during inpatient treatment of a newly diagnosed cancer. The focus of the study will be newly diagnosed lymphoma and acute leukemia patients and their family members. Outcome variables will be the patient and family member's satisfaction with inpatient teaching and anxiety about inpatient treatment.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable leukemia
Started Jun 2014
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
June 1, 2014
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
December 27, 2015
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
December 30, 2015
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
February 20, 2017
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
February 20, 2017
CompletedJune 22, 2017
June 1, 2017
2.7 years
December 27, 2015
June 21, 2017
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Quality of Discharge Teaching Scale (QDTS) Score
Overall satisfaction will be measured with the Quality of Discharge Teaching Scale (QDTS).The QDTS is a 24 item survey to evaluate all of the teaching received by patients during their hospitalization prior to discharge. Each item on the survey is rated on a 0 to 10 numeric scale, with 0 representing an item was not addressed and 10 representing an item addressed a great deal. For each aspect of education or information being evaluated, participant are asked to rate the content of the education, as well as the delivery of the content.
Post Educational Teaching (Up to 30 minutes)
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Visual analog scale (VAS) Score
Post Educational Teaching (Up to 30 minutes)
Study Arms (2)
DVD Structured Education
EXPERIMENTALParticipants in this group will watch an educational DVD in addition to standard teaching by nursing staff.
Standard Educational Teaching
ACTIVE COMPARATORParticipants in this group will receive educational teaching by their assigned nursing staff.
Interventions
The structured education DVD is a 15-minute DVD presentation of information about unit routines and activities; leukemia/lymphoma; treatment modalities and procedures; treatment of side effects; and participant and family members activities of importance to prevent infection and promote well-being during cancer treatment. Participants will also receive verbal educational teaching by their assigned nursing staff regarding information about leukemia and lymphoma, common treatments, and side effects.
Participants will receive verbal educational teaching by their assigned nursing staff regarding information about leukemia and lymphoma, common treatments, and side effects.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- For participants admitted for suspect diagnosis of leukemia or lymphoma:
- Admission to the hematology/leukemia unit (6E) at Emory University Hospital with a suspected or actual new diagnosis of leukemia or lymphoma within the past 24 hours
- English-speaking
- Completed education to at least the 6th grade level
- No significant auditory or visual deficits with corrective devices
- No central nervous system involvement of disease
- Physiologically stable
- Not at end of life
- No alterations in mental status
- Agrees to family member (family member; significant other; friend) participation in study and to selecting the individual who could participate
- For Family Members:
- Willing to view DVD and read education booklet
- Selected by patient to participate
- English speaking
- No significant auditory or visual deficits with corrective devices
- +2 more criteria
You may not qualify if:
- At end of life
- Altered mental status
- Significant auditory or visual deficits with corrective devices
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Emory Universitylead
Study Sites (1)
Emory University Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Christina Peters, NP
Emory University
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- OTHER
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Advanced Practitioner
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
December 27, 2015
First Posted
December 30, 2015
Study Start
June 1, 2014
Primary Completion
February 20, 2017
Study Completion
February 20, 2017
Last Updated
June 22, 2017
Record last verified: 2017-06