Use of a Video Decision Tool to Improve Informed Decision-Making in Hospitalized Patients Considering Palliative Radiation Therapy
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Metastatic Cancer or Locally Advanced
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Enrollment
- 43
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- create an effective video decision aid
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 10 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness and acceptability of a recently created informative video geared for patients who have been evaluated by a radiation oncologist for palliative radiation therapy during a hospitalization at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Palliative radiation therapy is radiation therapy that is given to patients with the purpose of easing symptoms from cancer. It is not given with the intent to cure the cancer. The video presents basic information about palliative radiation and palliative care.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Age ≥18 years
- •Eligible for palliative radiation to the brain, spine, chest, abdomen, pelvis, skin, or bone as per the judgment of the radiation oncologist or nurse practitioner
- •Patient is English-speaking and able to give informed consent and fill out study questionnaires
- •Hospitalized at MSKCC
- •Pathologically confirmed malignancy
- •Cancer is metastatic or locally advanced, and is not curable
- •Patients who may undergo radiation at a satellite facility are still eligible for protocol enrollment
Exclusion Criteria
- •Those who have seen the video beforehand
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
create an effective video decision aid
Time Frame: 1 year
Effectiveness of the video tool will be assessed by the following measures before and after watching the video. The pre- and post-assessment design comparing uncertainty, knowledge and preference scores of a video explaining palliative radiation and palliative care.