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Multimedia Psychoeducation or Print Education in Preparing Cancer Patients for Decision Making About Clinical Trials

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02054715
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : February 4, 2014
Results First Posted : August 11, 2017
Last Update Posted : January 27, 2021
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Gary Morrow, University of Rochester

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
This randomized clinical trial compares multimedia psychoeducation to print education in preparing patients with cancer for decision making about clinical trial participation. Multimedia psychoeducation includes a digital video disc (DVD) and written materials with a combined focus on knowledge and attitude change, and may be an effective method to help patients prepare for decision making about clinical trial participation. It is not yet known whether a multimedia psychoeducation is more effective than print education in preparing patients for decision making about clinical trials.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Malignant Neoplasm Behavioral: print educational intervention Behavioral: multimedia psychoeducational intervention Not Applicable

Detailed Description:

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine the effect of intervention assignment on patients' preparedness for decision making about clinical trial participation.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine the effect of intervention assignment on indicators of the quality of patients' decision making about clinical trial participation.

II. To examine mechanisms by which multimedia psychoeducation (MP) exerts its expected positive effects on preparedness for decision making.

TERTIARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To explore the effects of intervention assignment on clinical trial participation.

OUTLINE: Participants are randomized to 1 of 2 arms.

ARM I: Participants undergo a print educational intervention during which they meet with a site coordinator and are instructed to read the National Cancer Institute (NCI) booklet titled Taking Part in Cancer Treatment Studies, comprised primarily of information about the nature and conduct of cancer clinical trials.

ARM II: Participants undergo a multimedia psychoeducational intervention during which they meet with a site coordinator and are instructed to view a digital video disk (DVD) and read a booklet titled Clinical Trials: Are They Right For You? Participants are encouraged to watch the DVD and read the booklet again at home.

After completion of study, patients are followed up at 3-7 and 49-56 days.

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 418 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double (Participant, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Official Title: Evaluation of Psychoeducation for Cancer Patients Eligible for Clinical Trials
Actual Study Start Date : May 1, 2014
Actual Primary Completion Date : August 31, 2016
Actual Study Completion Date : November 2016
Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: Arm I (print educational)
Participants undergo a print educational intervention during which they meet with a site coordinator and are instructed to read the NCI booklet titled Taking Part in Cancer Treatment Studies, comprised primarily of information about the nature and conduct of cancer clinical trials.
 Behavioral: print educational intervention
print educational intervention
Other Name: intervention, educational
Experimental: Arm II (multimedia psychoeducational)
Participants undergo a multimedia psychoeducational intervention during which they meet with a site coordinator and are instructed to view a DVD and read a booklet titled Clinical Trials: Are They Right For You? Participants are encouraged to watch the DVD and read the booklet again at home.
 Behavioral: multimedia psychoeducational intervention
multimedia psychoeducational intervention
Other Name: intervention, educational


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Preparedness for Decision Making About Clinical Trial Participation, Measured Using Scores From the Preparation for Decision Making Scale [ Time Frame: Day 3 to 7 ]
    Preparation for Decision Making Scale (PDMS) is a valid and reliable 10-item self-report measure for which respondents rate the usefulness of materials they were provided in preparing them to communicate with their health care provider and make a health care decision. Each item is scored 1 to 5 where 1=Not at All, 2=A Little, 3=Somewhat, 4=Quite a Bit, 5=A Great Deal. Larger number is better. All 10 scores are summed, then divided by 10; The result - 1 is then multiplied by 25 and we have a range from 0 (less prepared) - 100 (most prepared).


Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. The Decision Regret Scale (DRS) [ Time Frame: Day 49-56 ]
    The Decision Regret Scale (DRS) is a five-item paper and pencil self-report measure that asks subjects to reflect on a particular decision and then rate each item on a Likert scale from 1 (strongly agree) to 5 (strongly disagree). A mean score for the DRS is calculated by reverse scoring the two negatively phrased items and dividing by five. The mean scores are converted to a score ranging from 0 to 100 by subtracting 1 and multiplying by 25 and higher scores represent increases in the severity of decision regret. Higher scores are worse.

  2. The Decisional Conflict Scale (DCS) [ Time Frame: Day 49-56 ]
    The Decisional Conflict Scale (DCS) is a valid and reliable 16-item self-report measure that assesses the extent to which respondents experience certainty, satisfaction, and confidence following a health care decision. In the present study, it will be keyed to the decision about therapeutic clinical trial participation. Instructions given to respondents include asking them to reflect on the decisions have just made or are about to make and to respond to statements in the DCS using a five-point Likert scale. Responses to each statement are scored from 1 (strongly agree) to 5 (strongly disagree), with negative statements having reverse scoring; thus high scores indicate higher decisional conflict.


Other Outcome Measures:
  1. To Explore the Effects of Intervention Assignment on Clinical Trial Participation. [ Time Frame: Day 49-56 ]
    Given the ethical perspective that patients have a right to make autonomous decisions about clinical trial participation, no hypothesis is offered about the effect of intervention assignment on clinical trial participation rates. To conduct the exploratory analysis regarding the effects of intervention assignment on clinical trial participation, data for all patients offered participation in a therapeutic clinical trial will be entered into a 2 (Intervention: MP or PE) x 2 (Clinical Trial Participation: Yes or No/Still Deciding) contingency table and analyzed using either a Fisher exact test or chi-square test as appropriate.


Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Be able to speak and read English
  • Be diagnosed with cancer
  • Have been informed of their eligibility for a specific phase II or III therapeutic clinical trial open for enrollment at the participating NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) site
  • Have already met one or more eligibility criteria and have a reasonable expectation of meeting any remaining eligibility criteria for the therapeutic clinical trial
  • Be capable of providing written informed consent for study participation

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Participants must not have been asked previously to participate in another therapeutic cancer clinical trial
  • Participants must not have already made a decision to participate in the phase II or III therapeutic clinical trial for which they were informed of their eligibility
  • Participants must not have documented or observable visual, auditory, psychiatric, or neurological disorders that would interfere with study participation (e.g., blindness, deafness, psychosis, or dementia)
  • Participants must not be eligible only for phase I trial; these patients are excluded because few of these trials are offered at NCORP sites and because their design and goals differ considerably from those of phase II and III trials
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02054715


Locations
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Sponsors and Collaborators
Gary Morrow
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Investigators
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Principal Investigator: Paul Jacobsen University of Rochester
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Additional Information:

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Responsible Party: Gary Morrow, Director, University of Rochester
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02054715    
Other Study ID Numbers: URCC12107
NCI-2013-02237 ( Registry Identifier: CTRP (Clinical Trial Reporting Program) )
URCC12107 ( Other Identifier: University of Rochester )
URCC-12107 ( Other Identifier: DCP )
U10CA037420 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
First Posted: February 4, 2014    Key Record Dates
Results First Posted: August 11, 2017
Last Update Posted: January 27, 2021
Last Verified: January 2021
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
Plan to Share IPD: No
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Neoplasms