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Educational Intervention for Early-Stage Cancer Care Coordination

N/A

Recruiting

Research Sponsored by University of Vermont Medical Center

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 4 months

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will study how educating rural cancer patients on self-advocacy and care coordination can improve their perception of care.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for adults over 18 living in rural Vermont with early-stage (I, II, or III) breast, lung, or colon cancer who are about to start or have just started adjuvant chemotherapy. They must understand English and cannot have had chemotherapy for another cancer within the last three years.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study tests a video educational tool designed to improve understanding of cancer care coordination and self-advocacy among patients. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive this intervention either at the beginning of their therapy or after four months.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this is an educational intervention rather than a medical treatment, there are no direct physical side effects expected from participating in this trial.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 4 months

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~4 months

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 4 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Care Coordination Instrument Score

Secondary outcome measures

Cancer Knowledge

Satisfaction with Educational Videos

Self-Advocacy Score

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Upfront Educational InterventionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Participants will receive a video-based intervention after completing baseline survey instruments and prior to retesting after 4-6 months.

Group II: Delayed Educational InterventionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Participants will complete baseline survey instruments and again complete surveys after 4-6 months. They will then receive the video-based educational tablet.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of Vermont Medical CenterLead Sponsor

41 Previous Clinical Trials

25,785 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

Cancer Research Study Groups: Delayed Educational Intervention, Upfront Educational Intervention

Cancer Clinical Trial 2023: Table-based Educational Intervention Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05723250 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Is enrollment for this study still available to interested parties?

"Data published on clinicaltrials.gov indicates that the trial is presently recruiting participants - with an initial posting date of March 16th, 2023 and a recent update from March 1st, 2023."

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To what extent are participants being treated within the scope of this research?

"Affirmative. The clinicaltrials.gov platform confirms that this trial, initially posted on March 16th 2023, still requires additional participants and has recently been updated (March 1st). 40 patients are being sought at a single location."

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What are the core goals of this research?

"The principal objective of this study, to be measured over a Baseline and 4 month interval, is the Care Coordination Instrument Score at both points in time. Other metrics include Satisfaction with Educational Videos (a 5-item questionnaire), Self-Advocacy Score (calculated by summing 20 items on a Likert scale from 1 to 6) and Cancer Knowledge Questionnaire results."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Care Coordination Educational Intervention Study for Patients From Rural Areas With Early Stage Cancer

Randall F Holcombe 2023. "Care Coordination Educational Intervention Study for Patients From Rural Areas With Early Stage Cancer". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05723250.