Communication Skills Intervention to Promote Transition Into Survivorship

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01483664

Enrollment

314

Registered

2011-12-01

Start date

2011-11-01

Completion date

2026-11-01

Last updated

2026-01-20

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Conditions

Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma, Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Keywords

patient outcomes, Survivorship, Communication Skills, Communication strategies, Physicians communication, 11-180

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to improve the communication skills of physicians who transition lymphoma cancer patients from the end of treatment to survivorship.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

Physicians: * who treat patients with DLBCL and HD as per self report Patients of Physicians: * have a new diagnosis of Hodgkin's or Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma as per pathology report or physician assessment in medical record and/or clinical judgment of the treating physician treated with curative intent. For part 1 - have scans indicating remission and completing planned chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy. The treating physician will determine that clinical remission has been achieved based on their best judgment. For part 2 (longitudinal phase): - have new scans indicating remission and completing planned chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy. The treating physician will determine that clinical remission has been achieved based on their best judgment. * be at least 18 years old * speak English well enough, in the judgment of the consenting professional, to be able to understand all aspects of the study, provide informed consent, and be able to complete all study measures.

Exclusion criteria

Physicians: * who do not have adequate patients in their clinical practice to meet the 8 patient enrollment requirement for patients with either DLBCL or HD as per self report Patients of Physicians: * show evidence of cognitive impairment severe enough to preclude giving permission to the study staff, or completing the survey instruments of the study. * as per physician judgment, patient's prognosis and/or co-morbidities make them inappropriate for participation in a survivorship study. For Part 2 ONLY (longitudinal phase): * those who consented to part 1, consult recording, of the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
impact on patient outcomes of targeted physician communication skills training	3 years

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
impact of a targeted CST intervention on the physicians	3 years	use of strategies, tasks and skills about transitioning lymphoma patients from the end of primary treatment to survivorship.
describe communication during doctor-patient visits during the patients' first three years of survivorship	3 years	(MSKCC and MD Anderson baseline data only) The study team will look for qualitative themes to better understand the content of these conversations and the need for survivorship care planning. Half of these recordings were with MSKCC patients and physicians and half were with MD Anderson patients and physicians.

Countries

United States

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORPatricia Parker, PhD

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Outcome results