Evaluation of a Digital Educational Intervention Regarding Safe and Efficient Cannabis Use with Young Adults Diagnosed with Cancer: a Pilot Study
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 70
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Change in self-efficacy
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the preliminary effects and impacts of a digital educational intervention to support nurses' professional practice regarding safe cannabis use by young adults (18-39 years) diagnosed with cancer.
Detailed Description
This online pilot randomized controlled trial with parallel groups is conducted in Quebec (Canada). Moodle learning management system will be used to train nurses working in oncology.
After accepting the conditions and consenting, participants will enroll in the study by providing an email address. Each participant will be validated through an email address check. After their enrolment, participants will receive a hyperlink via email to invite them to complete a baseline questionnaire.
After completing the baseline questionnaire, participants will be randomly assigned by a research assistant to the digital educational intervention (Cannabis & Cancer) or to a control group (official public websites and scientific articles).
Four weeks after the baseline questionnaire, participants will complete the online questionnaires again.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Supportive Care
- Masking
- Double (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 70 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Work in an oncology department (eg, radio-oncology, outpatient clinics)
- •Work with people diagnosed with cancer, including young adults
- •Understand, read, and write French
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change in self-efficacy
Time Frame: 4 weeks
The French version of the Continuing Professional Development Reaction (CPD-Reaction) questionnaire (Légaré et al., 2014) will be used. The CPD-Reaction is a 12-item theory-based self-report questionnaire designed to assess the impact of continuing professional development on different clinical practices and can be modified according to the behavior targeted by the continuing professional activity (ie, the Cannabis \& Cancer intervention). It is scored using a seven-point Likert scale ranging from strongly disagree (1) to strongly agree (7). The total score can range from 3 to 21 for self-efficacy. Higher scores indicate higher levels of self-efficacy. The CPD Reaction has adequate test-retest reliability (ie, weighted kappa coefficient between 0.43-0.53 for self-efficacy). The questionnaire has good internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.84).
Secondary Outcomes
- Frequency of viewing modules/participants (objective engagement)(4 weeks)
- Time required to complete all training modules (objective engagement)(4 weeks)
- Subjective engagement with the digital educational intervention(4 weeks)
- Change in attitudes(4 weeks)
- Change in knowledge(4 weeks)
- Number of training modules completed by participants (objective engagement)(4 weeks)
- Number of logins to the digital educational intervention/participant (objective engagement)(4 weeks)
- Change in intention(4 weeks)