The Comparative Effectiveness Evaluation of the Impact of Digital Education
- Conditions
- Pediatric Cancer
- Registration Number
- NCT06979310
- Lead Sponsor
- Duke University
- Brief Summary
This study is being conducted to determine how best to educate caregivers about cancer and its treatment. When caregivers are well-informed, they are more confident in supporting their child through treatment, which can improve treatment adherence.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- NOT_YET_RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 400
- a known pediatric cancer diagnosis
- Adult caregivers of children with cancer (<18yo) at time of new patient registration
- Ability to understand and speak Swahili
- If illiterate, availability of a household member who can read Swahili
- Be able to access the messages
- any potential participant who is unable to access messages will also be excluded.
- Non cancer pediatric diagnosis
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Treatment abandonment rate. 6 months All analyses estimating efficacy of the intervention will be based on intention-to-treat principles, whereby participants will be analyzed according to their randomization assignment, irrespective of whether they complied with the intervention.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Perceived behavior control Baseline, 6 months Perceived behavioral control will be assessed using a modified Swahili Generalized Self -Efficacy survey, adapted for use to evaluate caretaker perceived ability to complete therapy as the behavior measured. This is a 12 question item survey with a 5 point Likert scale (1=Not at all confident to 5=Extremely confident).
Caregiver knowledge Baseline, 6 months Caregiver knowledge will be assessed by a 10-question multiple choice survey testing core knowledge on childhood cancer
Caregiver attitudes Baseline, 6 months Caregiver attitudes will be assessed by a version of the Swahili Cataldo Cancer Stigma Scale (CASS) previously modified to target childhood cancer stigma and validated for use in Tanzania by the current study team. Responses are rated using a four-point Likert scale to evaluate the caregivers attitude towards the statements (ranging from 1=strongly disagree; 4=strongly agree)
Caregiver intention Baseline, 6 months Behavior intention will be assessed using a 3-question validated measure of intention translated into Swahili to determine caregiver's intention to complete therapy, with scaled response options from 1 to 7, from "strongly disagree/ very unlikely" to "strongly agree/ very likely."