Geriatric Communication Skills Training Program for Oncology Clinicians
1 other identifier
interventional
88
1 country
1
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to learn more about the effects of a training program designed to help doctors communicate better with older patients and their caregivers.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable
Started May 2018
Longer than P75 for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
Click on a node to explore related trials.
Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
May 7, 2018
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
May 8, 2018
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
May 21, 2018
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
February 16, 2024
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
February 16, 2024
CompletedFebruary 20, 2024
February 1, 2024
5.8 years
May 8, 2018
February 19, 2024
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (2)
Feasibility of Health Care Provider (HCP) training
Measured by number of HCP successfully recruited for the training
8 weeks
Participants satisfaction with Health Care Provider (HCP) training
Self-reported measure of satisfaction
1 week
Study Arms (3)
GI/GU/Lymphoma Oncologists
EXPERIMENTALDoctors specializing in treating gastrointestinal cancer (cancer of the stomach, pancreas, colon, etc.), genitourinary cancer (cancer of the genitals and urinary tract), and lymphoma (cancer affecting the blood and lymph nodes)
Participants with GI/GU/Lymphoma Cancer
ACTIVE COMPARATORPatients of the physicians in group 1
Caregivers of Participants with GI/GU/Lymphoma Cancer
ACTIVE COMPARATORFamily members or caregivers of the patients in group 2
Interventions
Health Care Professional's self-efficacy will be assessed by 12 ratings of self-reported confidence from (1) "strongly disagree" to (5) "strongly agree" in module-specific topics both before and after the training.
The UCLA Geriatrics Attitudes Scale is a 14-item scale developed to assess health care providers' attitudes toward older persons and caring for older patients.
The evaluation surveys for each of the three modules will contain fifteen statements assessing post-training attitudes regarding the skills learned and application of skills in oncology clinical practice, measured on a 5-point Likert scale.
The Consultation and Relational Empathy (CARE) questionnaire is a 10-item self-report scale that measures a patient's satisfaction with how empathic their health care providers (HCP) was within a specific consultation.
Patients" perceptions of the quality of their interactions with their clinicians will be rated with 6 items from the Consumer Assessment of Health Care Providers and Systems Program (CAHPS)
The PAM scale contains 22 items that assess patient engagement in their care process.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Clinician Eligibility
- MSK medical oncology Health Care Professionals (HCP) - specifically identified as Attendings, fellows, or Advance Practice Professional (APP) - either a Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) from GI, GU Oncology, Lymphoma, Bone Marrow Transplant or Geriatrics Service (five services with a large number of geriatric patients)
- Willingness to be audio-recorded as per self-report
- Clinician has individual clinic consultations with patients in the target population: 65 years of age and over, English speaking, and patients who have had a new visit within the last 6 months.
- Patient Eligibility
- MSK patients 65 years of age and over as per EMR
- English speaking as per EMR
- Being seen by one of the consented HCPs as per the HCP and/or electronic medical record (EMR)
- Willingness to be audio-recorded as per self-report
- Patient had their first visit with the clinician within the last 6 months
- Caregiver Eligibility
- English speaking as per EMR
- Accompanying an MSK patient being seen by one of the consented HCPs as per the HCP and/or EMR
You may not qualify if:
- N/A
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, 10065, United States
Related Links
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Smita Banerjee, PhD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- NON RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- OTHER
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
May 8, 2018
First Posted
May 21, 2018
Study Start
May 7, 2018
Primary Completion
February 16, 2024
Study Completion
February 16, 2024
Last Updated
February 20, 2024
Record last verified: 2024-02