Analysis of Patient Understanding of Radiation Therapy Among Patients With Breast Cancer

NCT05114525 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: IRB-58571BRS0122
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 100
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to conduct a descriptive feasibility study of assessing how patients retain and understand information regarding radiation therapy obtained from an initial consult visit. This study will also pilot the use of visual aids and assess their utility to patients during a consult. The study will provide a baseline to conduct larger studies that will later incorporate additional patient education tools to assess changes in patient understanding of information received in radiation oncology patient consultations.

Conditions

Breast Cancer

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• post-consultation telephone questionnaire

  assess patient understanding and use of visual aids specifically in radiation oncology consultations

  10 days

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• correlations between patient survey score as a measure of patient understanding

  10 days following consultation

Study Arms (1)

Patients Who are Anticipated to Receive Definitive Treatment

EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral: Survey questionnaire

Interventions

Survey questionnaire BEHAVIORAL

The survey questionnaire will include semi-structured questions about patient demographics and patient understanding of the risks and benefits of radiation, different treatment options, the treatment process, utility of visual aid presentation and information gathering preference using a semi-structured questionnaire

Patients Who are Anticipated to Receive Definitive Treatment

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Patients 18 years or older with non-invasive or invasive breast cancer receiving consultation at the breast radiation oncology clinic for radiotherapy recommendations

You may not qualify if:

• Patients under 18 years old or receiving palliative care

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Stanford University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Stanford University

Palo Alto, California, 94305, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Breast Neoplasms

Interventions

Surveys and Questionnaires

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms; Breast Diseases; Skin Diseases; Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Officials

• Kathleen Horst

  Stanford University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 29, 2021
• First Posted: November 10, 2021
• Study Start: January 20, 2021
• Primary Completion: October 12, 2021
• Study Completion: October 12, 2021
• Last Updated: November 10, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)