24GUT540: Opportunity for Breast Cancer Patients to Meet With a Pathologist to Review the Pathology Slides of Their Breast Samples
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 21
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Participant self-rating of understanding of, and empowerment in relation to, their disease, as measured using pre and post-visit knowledge questionnaires, and survey after meeting with a pathologist.
研究概览
简要总结
Historically, most pathologists have had little direct contact or communication with patients. In the past two decades, however, there has been a modest movement toward patient-pathologist visits in which pathologists review with patients their pathology slides.
Very few studies of such encounters have been conducted. Most surveyed patients reported that the experience was positive and helpful to them. Our basic goal is to determine if such meetings are useful to patients; a secondary goal is to determine if such encounters are useful to, and practical for, pathologists.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Must be at least 18 years of age.
- •Patients must have completed initial diagnosis visit with oncologist or surgeon.
- •Must have pathology slides and reports available for review.
- •Must be able to speak English.
- •Must be willing to participate in this research and will be provided with an information sheet.
- •Pregnant women are eligible as this research poses no risk of physical harm to the participant.
排除标准
- •Patients <18 years of age.
- •Patients with DCIS are ineligible.
- •Adults who are unable to provide written signature.
- •Patients from vulnerable patient populations, including infants, minors, those unable to provide informed consent, and those incarcerated or imprisoned at the time of enrollment.
研究组 & 干预措施
Assessment of Patient understanding of Pathologist input
Assessment of patient understanding of, and sense of control regarding, their disease, and their perception of the potential benefit of having pathologists on their medical team.
干预措施: Questionnaires of Patient understanding of Pathologist input (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
Participant self-rating of understanding of, and empowerment in relation to, their disease, as measured using pre and post-visit knowledge questionnaires, and survey after meeting with a pathologist.
时间窗: 1-2 weeks
Determine understanding improvement from pre-meeting questionnaires and after pathologist visit with post-visit questionnaires, as well as knowledge questionnaire for both timepoints. Knowledge Questionnaire: Primary Score: Total Score - Total # correct responses on the knowledge questions (12 items total). Survey for Patients after Meeting with Pathologist Primary Score: Item 1 Total Score - Responses will be coded on a 0-4 scale where 0=strongly disagree and 4=strongly agree, and the total will be calculated across items 'a' through 'j' of Item 1.
次要结局
- Participant knowledge of their personal disease characteristics(1-2 weeks)
- Participant general knowledge of breast cancer pathology(1-2 weeks)
研究者
Edward.J.Gutmann
Principal Investigator
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center