Visual Tools for Prostate Cancer
Trial Summary
What is the purpose of this trial?
This prospective study will compare pre-post pilot test of surgeon-facing, visual decision support among urologists seeing patients with newly diagnosed localized prostate and kidney cancer. Up to 20 urologists (10 academic and 10 community) will be enrolled. The goal will be to capture up to 10 pre- and 10 post-intervention patient encounters for each urologist with an accrual target of 200 unique patient visits (100 pre and 100 post-intervention) over a half-year period. Patient encounters pre- and post-intervention will be audio recorded, transcribed, and coded for discussion of risks/benefits of surgery and strength of recommendation. Patients and urologists will complete additional surveys on their perceptions of patient-provider communication. Urologists will further describe their experience and rate their satisfaction with visual decision support. Communication (content and perceived) will be compared pre- and post-intervention with secondary comparisons by race and care setting.It was hypothesized that the discussion of risks and benefits of cancer surgery will increase post-intervention and that the strength of recommendation and perceptions of patient-provider communication will change. The secondary hypothesis is that these changes will differ by patient race and care setting.
Research Team
Hung-Jui Tan, MD
Principal Investigator
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Eligibility Criteria
This trial is for urologists treating patients with newly diagnosed localized prostate and kidney cancer. It aims to include up to 20 surgeons from both academic and community settings, targeting a total of 200 unique patient visits.Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
Timeline
Screening
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial
Pre-Intervention
Patient encounters are audio recorded, transcribed, and coded for discussion of risks/benefits of surgery and strength of recommendation before the intervention
Intervention
Implementation of visual decision support tools for urologists
Post-Intervention
Patient encounters are audio recorded, transcribed, and coded for discussion of risks/benefits of surgery and strength of recommendation after the intervention
Follow-up
Participants are monitored for changes in patient-physician communication and decision-making
Treatment Details
Interventions
- Visual
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Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Lead Sponsor