Clinician Communication About Sexual Health

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Breast Cancer
• Interventions: Behavioral: iShare

• Registration Number: NCT04262219
• Lead Sponsor: Fox Chase Cancer Center

Brief Summary

The objective of this study is to adapt a previously tested brief intervention aimed at enhancing clinicians communication about sexual health (iSHARE) to a mobile web-based platform showcasing a two-part podcast and to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effects of the intervention in breast cancer clinicians.

Detailed Description

Specific aims are: 1) To assess the feasibility and acceptability of iSHARE in a mobile learning (mLearning) format and 2) To assess the preliminary effects of iSHARE in a mLearning format.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-02-07
• Study First Submitted: 2020-02-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-02-07
• Study First Posted: 2020-02-10
• Primary Completion: 2020-10-12
• Study Completion: 2020-10-12
• Results First Submitted: 2022-10-13
• Status Verified: 2022-12
• Results First Submitted QC: 2022-12-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-12-01
• Results First Posted: 2022-12-23
• Last Update Posted: 2022-12-23

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 32

Inclusion Criteria

• Clinician is a medical oncologist or medical oncology advanced practice clinician (Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant) who treats breast cancer patients

Exclusion Criteria

• Clinician has participated in previous pilot study of the intervention

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
iShare	iShare	Participants will be asked to listen to a podcast intervention.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Feasibility of the Intervention Trial - Retention	Baseline up to 1 month	Study retention will defined as percentage of enrolled participants who complete all study surveys.
Feasibility of the Intervention Trial - Intervention Completion	1 month	Intervention completion will defined as percentage of enrolled participants who complete participation in the podcast intervention.
Acceptability	1 week up to 1 month	Acceptability will be measured through the percentage of the sample endorsing 6 primary acceptability items favorably at two time points (1 week and 1 month; satisfaction, informativeness, relevance, ease of listening, likelihood to recommend, likelihood to impact practice).
Change in Clinician Outcome Expectancies for Sexual Health Communication	Baseline up to 1 month	Clinician outcome expectancies for sexual health communication will be measured using a 7-item scale asking about expected positive results in discussing sexual concerns with patients. Mean scores range from 0-10, with higher scores indicating better expected outcomes. Positive mean change scores indicate an increase in outcome expectancies over time.
Feasibility of the Intervention Trial - Enrollment	Baseline	Enrollment will be measured through measures of participant enrollment defined as the percent of eligible candidates approached who enroll in the pilot trial.
Change in Clinician Knowledge About Sexual Health and Related Communication	Baseline up to 1 month	Clinician knowledge about sexual health and communication will be measured using a 10-item scale asking about common sexual problems experienced by breast cancer patients and the most effective ways to communicate with patients about these issues. Knowledge scores range from 0 to 10, with higher scores indicating more knowledge.; Knowledge will be reported as the mean of items answered correctly. Positive mean change scores indicate an increase in knowledge over time.
Change in Clinician Self-Efficacy About Sexual Health Communication	Baseline up to 1 month	Clinician self-efficacy about sexual health communication will be measured using a 3-item scale asking about confidence in discussing sexual concerns with patients. Mean scores range from 0-10, with higher scores indicating higher self-efficacy. Positive mean change scores indicate an increase in self-efficacy over time.
Change in Clinician Comfort With Communicating About Sexual Health	Baseline up to 1 month	Clinician comfort with sexual health communication will be measured using a 7-item scale asking about comfort level in discussing sexual concerns with patients. Mean scores range from 0-10, with higher scores indicating a higher level of comfort. Positive mean change scores indicate an increase in comfort level over time.
Change in Clinician Communication About Sexual Health	Baseline up to 1 month	Clinician communication about sexual health will be measured using a 3-item scale asking about recent communication practices around sexual health (initiating conversations, offering information, giving referrals). Mean scores range from 1-5, with higher scores indicating higher amounts of communication. Positive mean change scores indicate an increase in communication behaviors over time.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Fox Chase Cancer Center; 🇺🇸 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States