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MiVideo - Video Visit Summary for Cancer Patients

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Colorectal Cancer
Interventions
Other: Pre-chemotherapy visit summary Video
Registration Number
NCT02308345
Lead Sponsor
University of Michigan
Brief Summary

Cancer patients about to begin chemotherapy receive large amounts of information regarding their prognosis, how chemotherapy improves their prognosis, and the usual side effects of the chemotherapy during their first visit to the oncologist. Prior studies have documented that less than half of this information is retained after the visit, making it difficult for patients to participate in their care and difficult for them to enlist the help of their social support. The MiVideo project allows the physician to create a custom 5-minute summary video summary of a pre-chemotherapy clinic visit and upload it to a secure web site. The video will emphasize the major points of the forty-five minute office discussion, allowing patients to review the physicians' recommendations and share the information and recommendations with others. By providing the patient with this re-cap of their visit, the investigators hope to engage them more actively in their cancer treatment. Making the information available to friends and family can also help a patient receive both intellectual and emotional support during the course of treatment. The primary endpoint of this study is improvement of patient care, not research activity.

Primary Hypothesis: Creating a 5-minute video summarizing information about diagnosis, stage, chemotherapy treatment plan, and anticipated side effects for patients starting chemotherapy for colon cancer will not significantly lengthen the pre-chemotherapy clinic visit as compared to visits that do not include video production.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
58
Inclusion Criteria
  • Age 18-80
  • Diagnosis of colon cancer with treatment plan to include chemotherapy
  • Sufficient command of English language to read and understand consent and survey forms
  • Working email address and access to the Internet (computer, tablet, smartphone) to view treatment summary video
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Exclusion Criteria
  • Previous history of chemotherapy or cancer (excepting in situ cancers)
  • History of drug or alcohol abuse or unmedicated mental or psychiatric disorder
  • Medical history or diagnosis of debilitating medical disorder such as progressive muscle paralysis, advanced cardiac, respiratory, or renal disease, or AIDS
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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Video summaryPre-chemotherapy visit summary VideoParticipants in this arm will be given online access to a 5-minute video summary of their pre-chemotherapy visit, recorded by their physician.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Length of visit (minutes)Day of consent
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of patient views of their visit summary prior to chemotherapy2-4 weeks post-visit
Number of video summary shares prior to chemotherapy2-4 weeks post visit
Participant-rated usefulness of video summary2-4 weeks post visit

Usefulness is measured using a short post-video online survey.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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