Addressing Barriers to Palliative Care Use in Bladder Cancer Through Better Understanding of Knowledge and Belief Development

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute1 site in 1 country54 target enrollmentDecember 22, 2020

ConditionsMuscle-Invasive Bladder Carcinoma Bladder Cancer Stage II Bladder Cancer Stage III Bladder Cancer Stage IV

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Muscle-Invasive Bladder Carcinoma
Sponsor: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Enrollment: 54
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Development of palliative care knowledge and beliefs
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 3 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

Investigators plan to establish an in-depth understanding of knowledge and beliefs about palliative care in advanced Bladder Cancer patients and their caregivers, and to identify factors associated with positive and negative experiences with palliative care services among those who have received them.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

December 22, 2020

End Date

May 10, 2021

Last Updated

3 years ago

Study Type

Observational

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

Responsible Party

Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Eligibility for both patient and caregiver participants will include:
•age ≥18 years
•able to speak and read English
•cognitively able to participate in study tasks
•willing to participate in surveys, semi-structured interviews, and/or focus groups
•able to participate in either a Zoom meeting or phone interview
•able to complete an emailed or paper survey
•Patient Participants: a diagnosis of muscle-invasive or locally advanced bladder cancer (stages II-IV).

Exclusion Criteria

•Patients and caregivers will be excluded if unable to provide verbal or written consent

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Development of palliative care knowledge and beliefs

Time Frame: 12 Months

Thematic analysis of interviews transcriptions to identify the themes that underpin the development of palliative care beliefs among patients with muscle invasive bladder cancer.

Proportion with accurate palliative care knowledge and beliefs

Time Frame: 12 Months

Proportion of patients correctly answering each palliative care knowledge question.