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Clinical Trials/NCT03530969
NCT03530969
Completed
Not Applicable

Geriatric Communication Skills Training Program for Oncology Clinicians to Improve Management of Care for Geriatrics Cancer Patients

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center1 site in 1 country88 target enrollmentMay 7, 2018

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
GI Cancer
Sponsor
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Enrollment
88
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Feasibility of Health Care Provider (HCP) training
Status
Completed
Last Updated
2 years ago

Overview

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.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
May 7, 2018
End Date
February 16, 2024
Last Updated
2 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Parallel
Sex
All

Investigators

Responsible Party
Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

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

Exclusion Criteria

  • Not provided

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Feasibility of Health Care Provider (HCP) training

Time Frame: 8 weeks

Measured by number of HCP successfully recruited for the training

Participants satisfaction with Health Care Provider (HCP) training

Time Frame: 1 week

Self-reported measure of satisfaction

Study Sites (1)

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