Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer: Their Preferred Involvement in Decision Making
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
- Enrollment
- 100
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Distribution of Decision-Making Roles in Clinical Scenarios
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this mixed-methods study is to determine Adolescent and Young Adult (AYAs) decision making preferences post cancer diagnosis using vignettes designed to assess their preferred involvement in decisions about their cancer treatment and variables associated with these treatment decision-making (TDM) preferences.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Na
- Intervention Model
- Single Group
- Primary Purpose
- Supportive Care
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 15 Years to 29 Years (Child, Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Age (15-29 years)
- •Cancer diagnosis and on therapy, end-of-life or survivors (within 1 year)
- •Speaks English
- •Reads English
- •Cognitively and physically able to participate
Exclusion Criteria
- •Unable to participate in study due to developmental delay or developmental disorder
Arms & Interventions
AYA Decision-Making Role Assessment
Participants will complete an electronic socio-demographic questionnaire followed by a set of hypothetical clinical decision-making scenarios to assess preferred decision-making roles and involvement of healthcare providers and family/friends. Responses will inform understanding of facilitators and barriers to shared decision-making.
Intervention: Clinical Decision-Making Scenarios and Preferences Assessment (Behavioral)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Distribution of Decision-Making Roles in Clinical Scenarios
Time Frame: Within 2 weeks of survey link delivery
Proportion of participants who select an active, collaborative, or passive role in hypothetical clinical decision-making scenarios. Each role will be counted and compared across participant subgroups.
Secondary Outcomes
- Association Between Sociodemographic Characteristics and Decision-Making Role(At time of electronic survey completion)
- Concordance Between Interview Responses and Scenario-Based Decision-Making Roles(At time of interview, within 4 weeks of survey completion)
- Correlation Between Healthcare Encounters and Decision-Making Role Preference(At time of interview, within 4 weeks of survey completion)