Barrett's Esophagus, Esophageal Cancer, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Conditions
Keywords
GERD, Heartburn, Decision Aid
Brief summary
The study is to test a decision aid that is designed to help patients make decision regarding management of their gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Once the decision aid is constructed we will test and assess the aid on \ 100 patients who have GERD to assess effectiveness.
Interventions
OTHERDecision Aid
Patients will use a decision aid administered on a computer.
Sponsors
Massachusetts General Hospital
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients with GERD, * Age at least 18, * Able to give consent
Exclusion criteria
* Unable to perform decision aid on a computer
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Participant acceptability | Patients will be surveyed on the day of the decision aid (1 day). | Patients will be surveyed after using the intervention to determine if they felt it was useful and whether they would recommend it to others. |
| Participant Satisfaction | Patients will be surveyed on the day of the decision aid (1 day). | The Patient Satisfaction with Decision Scale will be adapted for this study. This is a six-item scale has been shown to be reliable and valid. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Patient decisions | Patients will be surveyed on the day of the decision aid (1 day). | Patient intervention choice will be solicited both before and after the decision aid. |
Countries
United States
Contacts
Primary ContactChin Hur, MD, MPH
Outcome results
None listed