Oncology Nurse IMPACT: Improving Communication With Patients About Clinical Trials
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Healthy, no Evidence of Disease
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Enrollment
- 1262
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change in nurse's intention to discuss clinical trials with patients
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 5 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This pilot, randomized clinical trial studies a web-based tailored educational program in improving nurse communication with patients about clinical trial treatment options. A web-based tailored educational program may empower and prepare nurses to discuss clinical trial treatment options with patients and may also increase patient participation in clinical trials.
Detailed Description
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To develop and pilot test a theory-driven, web-based, tailored, interactive educational program (Oncology Nurse IMPACT: Improving Communication with Patients about Clinical Trials) for oncology nurses to address barriers to discussing clinical trials with patients. II. To implement Oncology Nurse IMPACT on a national level and conduct a formal program evaluation. III. To evaluate the mediators and moderators of education program effect on intentions to discuss clinical trials with patients. OUTLINE: Participants are assigned to 1 of 2 intervention arms. ARM I: Oncology nurses watch web-based informational video clips addressing knowledge, attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control (barriers of discussing clinical trials with patients). They also watch role-play video clips to help improve perceived behavioral control and address attitudinal barriers. ARM II: Oncology nurses view online clinical trials educational materials developed based upon National Cancer Institute (NCI) clinical trials educational materials for health care providers. The educational materials contain text and tables as presented on the NCI Website. After completion of study intervention, participants are followed for 3 months.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Currently practicing nurse
- •Involved in direct patient care
- •Self-identify in one of the following primary practice roles--case managers, clinical nurse specialists, nurse practitioners, managers/coordinators, nurse navigators, patient educators, and staff nurses
- •Available email address
Exclusion Criteria
- •Research nurses, nurses without direct patient care, and nurse managers/directors (i.e. not involved in direct patient care)
- •Lack of email address
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change in nurse's intention to discuss clinical trials with patients
Time Frame: Baseline to 3 months post-intervention
Behavioral intention will be assessed using 4 items (3 with 7 point scales, strongly agree/strongly disagree and 1 which asks for an estimated number of patients). An analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) will be used to compare intention scores, adjusting for the pre-intervention intention score as well as age, ethnicity, education, access to clinical trials, and years spent in nursing as well as other key factors found to be significantly imbalanced between groups.
Secondary Outcomes
- Change in knowledge, attitudes, normative beliefs, and perceived behavioral control(Baseline to 3 months post-intervention)