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Medical Physics Intervention for Cancer Patient Experience

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Recruiting
Led By Timothy Wagner, MD, MBA
Research Sponsored by The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Age greater than or equal to 18 years
Patients with an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status (ECOG PS) of 0, 1, or 2
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up prior to ct simulation
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will study whether medical physicist patient interventions can help reduce anxiety and improve satisfaction in cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy.

Who is the study for?
This trial is for adults over 18 who are getting outpatient radiation therapy and can do some daily activities (ECOG PS 0, 1, or 2). It's not for those who've had radiation before or are only receiving one treatment session.Check my eligibility
What is being tested?
The study compares two groups: one receives extra support from medical physicists during their radiation therapy to see if it lowers anxiety and boosts satisfaction; the other group does not get this additional intervention.See study design
What are the potential side effects?
Since there's no medication being tested, traditional side effects aren't a focus. However, participants may experience varying levels of anxiety or changes in satisfaction due to the presence or absence of the physicist intervention.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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I am 18 years old or older.
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I can take care of myself and am up and about more than half of my waking hours.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline to last treatment (up to 9 weeks)
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline to last treatment (up to 9 weeks) for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Anxiety Inventory
Patient Satisfaction
Secondary outcome measures
Medical competency/health literacy of Spanish speaking patients

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Planned InterventionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Patients will be scheduled for CT (computed tomography ) simulation for radiation treatment planning. Prior to simulation, patients will be asked to complete anxiety and patient satisfaction questionnaires. Following completion of the questionnaires, each patient will receive the first intervention with a member of the medical physics team to review the process of simulation, treatment planning, and subsequent treatment. This meeting will last approximately 15 minutes and at this time, the team member will explain that they are the primary resource for all the technical aspects related to the patient's treatment. Additionally, they will identify and address any concerns that patients or their caregivers have with radiation treatment and the patient will be shown the simulation infographic. The patient will then be asked to complete a second set of anxiety and patient satisfaction questionnaires and will then undergo the planned simulation.
Group II: No Planned InterventionActive Control1 Intervention
After patients are enrolled into this study, they will be scheduled for CT simulation for radiation treatment planning. Prior to simulation, patients will receive anxiety and patient satisfaction questionnaires to complete

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Who is running the clinical trial?

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioLead Sponsor
453 Previous Clinical Trials
91,364 Total Patients Enrolled
Timothy Wagner, MD, MBAPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Texas

Media Library

No planned intervention Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT04362306 — N/A
Radiation Therapy Research Study Groups: Planned Intervention, No Planned Intervention
Radiation Therapy Clinical Trial 2023: No planned intervention Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT04362306 — N/A
No planned intervention 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT04362306 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

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Are there any remaining vacancies for participants in this experiment?

"According to records stored on clinicaltrials.gov, this medical research is currently recruiting participants. The trial was initially posted on March 3rd 2020 and has been updated as recently as March 30th 2022."

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How many volunteers are contributing to this research?

"Confirmed. The information available on clinicaltrials.gov shows that this medical research project, first posted on March 3rd 2020, is still in need of participants. 66 volunteers are necessary for the success of the trial which will take place within one location."

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