A Pilot Study of a Nurse and Pharmacist Led OTN (Ontario Telemedicine Network) Based Clinic for Management of Prostate Cancer Patients on Oral Therapy
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 80
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Patient satisfaction with overall care
研究概览
简要总结
This randomized, open label study will evaluate a nurse and pharmacist led clinic conducted remotely from Grand River Regional Cancer Centre at Grand River Hospital (GRRCC/GRH) using OTN teleconferencing as a platform for patients with prostate cancer receiving oral chemotherapy agents.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Other
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- Male
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Male over 18 years of age with prostate cancer receiving oral treatment with abiraterone or enzalutamide.
- •Ability to provide consent to study.
- •Willingness to complete study questionnaires and a semi-structured exit interview.
- •Adequate command of the English language to complete study questionnaire and survey.
- •Access to technology to allow a link to the virtual telemedicine clinic. (excluding control group)
- •Willingness to participate in videoconference with pharmacist or nurse from their home environment. (excluding control group)
排除标准
- •Patients receiving oral anti-cancer therapy other than abiraterone and enzalutamide.
- •Patients lacking the technology at home to participate in the virtual telemedicine clinic. (excluding control group)
研究组 & 干预措施
OTN virtual clinic
Pharmacist and nurse led OTN based remote teleconference based clinic (OTN) The OTN clinic will be conducted by providing the patient with a link via email which will allow the patient to access OTN teleconferencing and meet virtually with a pharmacist and nurse during a previously scheduled appointment. Virtual clinic appointments will be 30 minutes long and will consist of a patient assessment and open ended questions about the patient health status using a modified version of the validated MOATT (MASCC Oral Agent Teaching Tool) created by the Multidisciplinary Association of Supportive Care in Cancer.
干预措施: Visits conducted via Telemedicine (Other)
In person Visits
Patients are followed in person at the cancer clinic based on standard of care guidelines
结局指标
主要结局
Patient satisfaction with overall care
时间窗: 2 Years
The primary outcome will be a comparison of patient satisfaction with overall care utilizing a validated scale between the group of patients using the OTN clinic and a group of control patients receiving conventional care at GRRCC
次要结局
未报告次要终点