Health Literacy Multi-media Study
Improving Patient Understanding of Key Terms Used to Describe Chemotherapy and Its Side Effects
1 other identifier
interventional
100
1 country
1
Brief Summary
Cancer patients are presented with a lot of information about their diagnosis and different treatment options, which can be confusing. The purpose of this study is to see if a simple video explanation of six words used to describe cancer treatment improves patient understanding of these words.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable cancer
Started Dec 2016
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable cancer
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
December 1, 2016
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
December 19, 2016
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
December 21, 2016
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
April 1, 2017
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
April 1, 2017
CompletedMay 17, 2017
May 1, 2017
4 months
December 19, 2016
May 16, 2017
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (2)
Number of Correct Responses
The number of correct responses to the meaning of the six cancer treatment words will be collected after watching the educational video.
Post Intervention (Up to ten minutes)
Number of Incorrect Responses
The number of incorrect responses to the meaning of the six cancer treatment words will be collected after watching the educational video.
Post Intervention (Up to ten minutes)
Study Arms (1)
Education Group
EXPERIMENTALParticipants offered a consent for chemotherapy treatment will watch an educational video.
Interventions
Participants will be asked if they know the meaning of six words related to cancer treatment. Following the interview, participants will watch a video explaining the meaning of the six words. After viewing the video, participants will be re-interviewed about the meaning of the six words.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Patients at Grady Memorial Hospital who is offered a consent to receive chemotherapy
You may not qualify if:
- Profession as a physician or nurse
- Non English speaking
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Emory Universitylead
Study Sites (1)
Grady Health System
Atlanta, Georgia, 30303, United States
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Rebecca Pentz, PhD
Emory University
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- NA
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- OTHER
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Professor
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
December 19, 2016
First Posted
December 21, 2016
Study Start
December 1, 2016
Primary Completion
April 1, 2017
Study Completion
April 1, 2017
Last Updated
May 17, 2017
Record last verified: 2017-05