Cancer patient and family perception of the usefulness of a question prompt sheet during important consultation

Cancer patient and family perception of the usefulness of a question prompt sheet during important consultation - Cancer patient and family perception of the usefulness of a question prompt sheet during important consultation

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000001047

Enrollment

260

Registered

2008-02-21

Start date

2008-02-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

lung, gastric, colorectal, esophageal cancer

Interventions

Hospital introduction sheet + Question prompt sheet Hospital introduction sheet

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients 1.Patients with advanced cancer (lung, gastric, colorectal, esophageal cancer ) attending their first important consultation with an oncologist after diagnosis 2.Patients who were informed of cancer diagnosis Family 1. Patient's family

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients 1.Patients with cognitive dysfunction 2.Patients with serious physical problems recognized by the primary physician or researchers 3.Patients with serious psychological distress recognized by the primary physician or researchers 4.Patients who are not able to communicate in Japanese Family Same as patients' exclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The usefulness of a question prompt sheet/ hospital introduction sheet (3 items; 11 Likert scale) " To understand the treatment plan, the sheet helped me to ask questions to the physician." " To understand the treatment plan, the sheet was helpful." " I will use the sheet again."	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactYuki Shirai

Research Center for Innovative Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East Psycho-Oncology Division

04-7134-7013

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026