An Evaluation of the Usability and Usefulness of a Multi-language Online Patient Education Module

Study Description

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Brief Summary:

The purpose of this study is to determine if multi-language patients will find the multi-language capabilities of the online modules useful for better understanding of the general information regarding radiation therapy.

Condition or disease	Intervention/treatment	Phase
Cancer	Other: Multi-language Online Patient Education Module in addition to standard Patient Teaching	Not Applicable

Detailed Description:

Research shows that treatment-related information is the most important informational need of cancer patients and online media sources are gaining popularity as a cancer communication method. It is important to know whether having multi-language online education modules are usable for and beneficial to the multicultural cancer patient population at Sunnybrook Hospital, given that recent research suggests that this cancer population in general faces many barriers to effective online cancer communication. Approximately 10 new patients from the radiation oncology clinic at Sunnybrook Hospital will be screened to participate in the study. Usability testing will involve a combination of interviewing, observation, think-aloud methodology and a short survey.Results will be analyzed by assessing the percentage of patients identifying with a certain level of the Likert scale on the survey as well as through content analysis of responses to the interview and open-ended survey questions.

Study Design

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Study Type :	Interventional (Clinical Trial)
Estimated Enrollment :	10 participants
Intervention Model:	Single Group Assignment
Masking:	None (Open Label)
Official Title:	An Evaluation of the Usability and Usefulness of a Multi-language Online Patient Education Module: A Pilot Study
Study Start Date :	December 2010
Actual Primary Completion Date :	April 2011
Actual Study Completion Date :	April 2011

Arms and Interventions

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Intervention Details:

Other: Multi-language Online Patient Education Module in addition to standard Patient Teaching
Patients are usually be given a 5-10 minute "new patient teaching" before their radiation therapy simulation and planning appointment and before their first radiation therapy treatment appointment. Patients will be asked to view an online patient education module before their radiation therapy simulation and planning appointment or before their first radiation therapy treatment appointment. Then patients will be asked to participate in an interview session and fill out a survey (attached). They will still receive "new patient teaching" from the therapists before their radiation therapy simulation and planning or radiation therapy treatment appointment.

Outcome Measures

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Primary Outcome Measures :

1. Patients will be asked to give their rating (Likert scale) on the usefulness of the information on the patient education site with regard to their upcoming radiation simulation and treatment. [ Time Frame: Within one month of patients initial consultation with the Radiation Oncologist ]

Secondary Outcome Measures :

1. Patients will be asked to give their rating (Likert scale) on how easily the online patient education module is to navigate. [ Time Frame: Within one month of patients initial consultation with the Radiation Oncologist ]

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study:	Child, Adult, Senior
Sexes Eligible for Study:	All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• first/second language in one of the module languages with the ability to understand and communicate English to an understandable degree, basic computer skills, and the ability to complete 20-30 minutes of testing.

Exclusion Criteria:

• inability to participate in 20-30 minutes of usability testing.

Contacts and Locations

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Locations

Canada, Ontario
Odette Cancer Centre at Sunnybrook Health Sciences
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4N3M5

Sponsors and Collaborators

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Investigators

Principal Investigator:	Lisa S Di Prospero, MSc	Odette Cancer Centre at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

More Information

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Responsible Party:	Lisa Di Prospero, Odette Cancer Centre at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT01248676 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	Cindy Multi-Language Online
First Posted:	November 25, 2010
Last Update Posted:	August 16, 2011
Last Verified:	August 2011

Keywords provided by Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre:

cancer radiation patient education