Improving Patient Understanding of Key Terms Used to Describe Chemotherapy and Its Side Effects
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 100
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Number of Incorrect Responses
研究概览
简要总结
Cancer patients are presented with a lot of information about their diagnosis and different treatment options, which can be confusing. The purpose of this study is to see if a simple video explanation of six words used to describe cancer treatment improves patient understanding of these words.
详细描述
Cancer patients are presented with a lot of information about their diagnosis and different treatment options, which can be confusing. The purpose of this study is to see if a simple video explanation of six words used to describe cancer treatment improves patient understanding of these words.
Participants will be interviewed and asked the meaning of six words related to cancer treatment. Following the interview, participants will be shown a video about the meaning of the words. After viewing the video, participants will be re-interviewed to test how effective the video was at explaining the six words.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Other
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Patients at Grady Memorial Hospital who is offered a consent to receive chemotherapy
排除标准
- •Profession as a physician or nurse
- •Non English speaking
结局指标
主要结局
Number of Incorrect Responses
时间窗: Post Intervention (Up to ten minutes)
The number of incorrect responses to the meaning of the six cancer treatment words will be collected after watching the educational video.
Number of Correct Responses
时间窗: Post Intervention (Up to ten minutes)
The number of correct responses to the meaning of the six cancer treatment words will be collected after watching the educational video.
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Rebecca D. Pentz, PhD
Professor
Emory University