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MENCORE-2: Audio Recordings to Improve Decision-making in Advanced Prostate Cancer

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Prostate Cancer
Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer
Metastatic Prostate Cancer
Interventions
Behavioral: Consultation audio recording app
Registration Number
NCT05127850
Lead Sponsor
University of California, San Francisco
Brief Summary

This is a single-arm hybrid implementation trial of men with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) involving a patient-administered mobile app for consultation audio recordings.

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

1. To evaluate change in participant informed decision-making after provision of a consultation audio recording application.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

1. Reach. To evaluate the percentage of invited participants who enroll. Reasons for not enrolling will be assessed.

2. Adoption. To evaluate the percentage of providers who agree to be recorded.

3. Adoption. To evaluate the percentage of participants who create an audio recording.

4. Adoption. To evaluate the percentage of participants who listen to the audio recording or read its automatically generated transcript.

5. Implementation. To evaluate the percentage of participants who report receiving instructions on how to record.

6. To evaluate participant-reported shared decision-making effort.

7. To evaluate whether participant-reported anxiety changes after provision of a consultation audio recording app.

8. To evaluate barriers, facilitators, and experiences of recording app use, particularly in the context of treatment decision-making by conducting participant interviews, provider surveys, and interviews with providers.

9. Treatment received.

EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES:

1. To evaluate whether provision of a consultation audio recording app improves participant-reported knowledge retention of docetaxel.

2. To evaluate accuracy of app auto-generated transcription.

3. To evaluate degree of provider decision support and communication skills.

Participants are set up with an application prior to the first physician visit and then followed-up 7 days, 28 days and 60 days after their physician encounter.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Male
Target Recruitment
51
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) with progression per any Prostate Cancer Working Group 3 (PCWG3) criterion (Prostate-specific antigen (PSA), clinical, or radiographic)
  2. Has never received any chemotherapy for prostate cancer.
  3. Current or prior receipt of at least one androgen-signaling inhibitors (ASI) (abiraterone, enzalutamide, apalutamide, or darolutamide), with progression on it.
  4. Eligible for docetaxel chemotherapy at any dose level (treating provider's discretion).
  5. Has an upcoming genitourinary (GU) medical oncology appointment (in-person, telephone, or Zoom video visit) at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) within 7-60 days of enrollment, during which next-line treatment options are anticipated to be discussed (treating provider's discretion).
  6. 18 years of age or older.
  7. Able to read, speak, and write in English (the application is in English only)
  8. Has access to and ability to use an iOS or Android smartphone or tablet.
  9. For video visits only: has access to and ability to use a second device (e.g., desktop, laptop, smartphone, tablet, etc.) that will run a Zoom video visit.
  10. Patient's provider of the upcoming appointment in #5 agrees to be recorded.

Inclusion criteria (provider participants):

  1. UCSF GU medical oncology providers (medical doctor (MD), nurse practitioner (NP), or physician's assistant (PA)), regardless of whether their patient was enrolled
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Exclusion Criteria
  1. Lack of decision-making capacity to provide consent to this trial.
  2. Uncorrectable hearing or visual impairment hindering the ability to perform necessary tasks in the trial.
  3. Any neurocognitive or psychiatric disorder hindering the ability to perform necessary tasks in the trial.
  4. Prior participation in Mobile Health ElectroNic COnsultation REcording (mENCORE) (participants have already received the intervention).
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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Consultation audio recordingConsultation audio recording appInstructions on installation and detailed use of chosen application will be provided before an upcoming oncology visit. Research staff will contact the participant and encourage a "practice" recording session. 15-30 minutes prior to the consultation, research staff will send an anonymous text message to the participants' mobile device with a reminder to record the visit. Three days after the consultation, research staff will send an anonymous text reminder message to the participants' mobile device to listen to the recording.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Mean change in docetaxel knowledge score over timeUp to 2 weeks

Change in docetaxel knowledge score is measured by participant report of knowledge using a docetaxel knowledge instrument, measured at baseline and 7 days post-appointment. The instrument was developed based on facts that patients and providers deem are important when making a treatment decision that includes docetaxel as an option for mCRPC (e.g., disease, prognosis, risks, benefits, alternatives). The score is standardized, ranging from from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating a greater knowledge in docetaxel. Mean change in scores will be reported, as well as standard deviations.

Mean change in informed subscale of Decisional Conflict Scale over timeUp to 2 weeks

The informed subscale of the Decisional Conflict Scale is comprised of 3 items given a score value of 0 = 'strongly agree to 4 = 'strongly disagree'. The items are summed, divided by 3, and then multiplied by 25. Scores range from 0 (feels extremely informed) to 100 (feels extremely uninformed).

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Proportion of invited participants who consent to the study1 day

The proportion of participants who consented to the study from the total number of participants contacted will be reported.

Mean change in participant-reported anxiety over timeUp to 2 weeks

The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Anxiety Short form (4a) consists of 4 items addressing patient anxiety with item response scores ranging from 1 (never) to 5 (Always). Raw scores are converted to scaled T-scores with higher scores indicating a greater level of anxiety. Participants will be measured at baseline and 7 days post-appointment and compared over time.

Proportion of approached patients' providers who agree to be recorded1 day

The proportion of approached patients' providers who agree to be recorded from the total number of patients' providers approached to participate will be reported.

Proportion of enrolled participants who listen to the recordingUp to 2 weeks

The proportion of enrolled participants who listen to the recording or read its automatically generated transcript, measured by participant-reported survey at 7 days post-appointment of the total number of participants in the study will be reported.

Proportion of patients who received docetaxelUp to 60 days

Docetaxel treatment received at 60 days post-appointment will be reported with a 95% confidence interval will be reported.

Proportion of enrolled participants who create a recordingUp to 2 weeks

The proportion of enrolled participants who created a recording of the total number of participants in the study will be reported.

Proportion of participants who report high shared decision-making effortUp to 2 weeks

High shared decision-making effort will be measured at 7 days post-appointment using the collaboRATE scale. The collaboRATE scale is a 3-item, 10-point Likert scale, where each encounter is scored as either '1' if the response to all three collaboRATE items is 9, or '0' if the response to any of the three collaboRATE items is less than 9. The percentage of all participants with a code of '1' will be calculated.

Proportion of enrolled participants who report they received both mailed/emailed instructions to install/use the appUp to 2 weeks

The proportion of enrolled participants who report they received both mailed/emailed instructions to install/use the app measured by participant-reported survey at 7 days post-appointment of the total number of participants in the study will be reported.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of California, San Francisco

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San Francisco, California, United States

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