Geriatric Communication Skills Training Program for Oncology Clinicians

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Lymphoma; Bone Marrow Transplant; GU Cancer; GI Cancer
• Interventions: Behavioral: The Consultation and Relational Empathy (CARE) questionnaire; Behavioral: Self-Efficacy Assessment; Behavioral: Consumer Assessment of Health Care Providers and Systems Program (CAHPS); Behavioral: UCLA Geriatrics Attitudes Scale; Behavioral: Course Evaluations; Behavioral: Patient activation measure (PAM) scale

• Registration Number: NCT03530969
• Lead Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to learn more about the effects of a training program designed to help doctors communicate better with older patients and their caregivers.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-05-07
• Study First Submitted: 2018-05-08
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-05-08
• Study First Posted: 2018-05-21
• Status Verified: 2024-02
• Primary Completion: 2024-02-16
• Study Completion: 2024-02-16
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-02-19
• Last Update Posted: 2024-02-20

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 88

Inclusion Criteria

Clinician Eligibility

• MSK medical oncology Health Care Professionals (HCP) - specifically identified as Attendings, fellows, or Advance Practice Professional (APP) - either a Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) from GI, GU Oncology, Lymphoma, Bone Marrow Transplant or Geriatrics Service (five services with a large number of geriatric patients)
• Willingness to be audio-recorded as per self-report
• Clinician has individual clinic consultations with patients in the target population: 65 years of age and over, English speaking, and patients who have had a new visit within the last 6 months.

Patient Eligibility

• MSK patients 65 years of age and over as per EMR
• English speaking as per EMR
• Being seen by one of the consented HCPs as per the HCP and/or electronic medical record (EMR)
• Willingness to be audio-recorded as per self-report
• Patient had their first visit with the clinician within the last 6 months

Caregiver Eligibility

• English speaking as per EMR
• Accompanying an MSK patient being seen by one of the consented HCPs as per the HCP and/or EMR

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Exclusion Criteria

• N/A

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Participants with GI/GU/Lymphoma Cancer	The Consultation and Relational Empathy (CARE) questionnaire	Patients of the physicians in group 1
Participants with GI/GU/Lymphoma Cancer	Consumer Assessment of Health Care Providers and Systems Program (CAHPS)	Patients of the physicians in group 1
GI/GU/Lymphoma Oncologists	Self-Efficacy Assessment	Doctors specializing in treating gastrointestinal cancer (cancer of the stomach, pancreas, colon, etc.), genitourinary cancer (cancer of the genitals and urinary tract), and lymphoma (cancer affecting the blood and lymph nodes)
GI/GU/Lymphoma Oncologists	Course Evaluations	Doctors specializing in treating gastrointestinal cancer (cancer of the stomach, pancreas, colon, etc.), genitourinary cancer (cancer of the genitals and urinary tract), and lymphoma (cancer affecting the blood and lymph nodes)
Participants with GI/GU/Lymphoma Cancer	Patient activation measure (PAM) scale	Patients of the physicians in group 1
GI/GU/Lymphoma Oncologists	UCLA Geriatrics Attitudes Scale	Doctors specializing in treating gastrointestinal cancer (cancer of the stomach, pancreas, colon, etc.), genitourinary cancer (cancer of the genitals and urinary tract), and lymphoma (cancer affecting the blood and lymph nodes)
Caregivers of Participants with GI/GU/Lymphoma Cancer	Consumer Assessment of Health Care Providers and Systems Program (CAHPS)	Family members or caregivers of the patients in group 2
Caregivers of Participants with GI/GU/Lymphoma Cancer	The Consultation and Relational Empathy (CARE) questionnaire	Family members or caregivers of the patients in group 2

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Feasibility of Health Care Provider (HCP) training	8 weeks	Measured by number of HCP successfully recruited for the training
Participants satisfaction with Health Care Provider (HCP) training	1 week	Self-reported measure of satisfaction

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States