Changes in Patient Reported Constipation Among Advanced Cancer Patients After Receiving an Educational Intervention
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 59
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Patient-Reported Perception of Constipation
研究概览
简要总结
The goal of this research study is to learn how patients' think about constipation before and after receiving education about the subject.
详细描述
If participant agrees to take part in the study, information about them (such as their age, gender, ethnicity, religion, diagnosis, and drugs they are currently taking) will be collected from their medical record.
Participant will also complete 1 questionnaire about constipation. It should take about 1-3 minutes to complete the questionnaire.
After completing the questionnaire, participant will be randomly assigned (as in the flip of a coin) to 1 of 2 study groups. This is done because no one knows if one study group is better, the same, or worse than the other group. Participant will have an equal chance of being in either group.
- If participant is assigned to Group 1, they will watch a short educational video.
- If participant is assigned to Group 2, they will read a fact sheet.
Both the video and the fact sheet describe symptoms of constipation and the importance of regular bowel movements. They should take about 3 minutes each to complete.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Patients with diagnosis of advanced cancer, including recurrent, locally advanced, or metastatic cancer
- •Age >/= 18 years old
- •Patients must be able to understand, read, write, and speak English
- •Patients must have no clinical evidence of cognitive impairment as determined by the palliative care physician (Memorial Delirium Assessment Score >/= 7)
- •Patients must sign an informed consent
排除标准
- •Patients with a diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease, i.e. Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis
- •Patients with complete or partial bowel obstruction as determined by the palliative care physician
- •Patients with a bowel ostomy
研究组 & 干预措施
Educational Video
Participants complete self-administered numerical rating scale (NRS) constipation questionnaire at baseline. Participants watch a 3-minute educational video describing symptoms of constipation and importance of regular bowel movements. Participants then complete three self-administered questionnaires, post-educational material, Modified Rome III questionnaire, and Overall satisfaction of the educational material.
干预措施: Questionnaires (Behavioral)
Educational Video
Participants complete self-administered numerical rating scale (NRS) constipation questionnaire at baseline. Participants watch a 3-minute educational video describing symptoms of constipation and importance of regular bowel movements. Participants then complete three self-administered questionnaires, post-educational material, Modified Rome III questionnaire, and Overall satisfaction of the educational material.
干预措施: Video (Behavioral)
Fact Sheet
Participants complete self-administered numerical rating scale (NRS) constipation questionnaire at baseline. Participants read educational material describing symptoms of constipation and importance of regular bowel movements. Participants then complete three self-administered questionnaires, post-educational material, Modified Rome III questionnaire, and Overall satisfaction of the educational material.
干预措施: Questionnaires (Behavioral)
Fact Sheet
Participants complete self-administered numerical rating scale (NRS) constipation questionnaire at baseline. Participants read educational material describing symptoms of constipation and importance of regular bowel movements. Participants then complete three self-administered questionnaires, post-educational material, Modified Rome III questionnaire, and Overall satisfaction of the educational material.
干预措施: Fact Sheet (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
Patient-Reported Perception of Constipation
时间窗: 1 day
Primary objective is to examine effect of educational intervention on the patient-reported perception of constipation (PRC, by a 0-10 numeric rating score) among advanced cancer patients.
次要结局
未报告次要终点