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Video-Assisted Intervention in Improving Recovery in Patients With Cancer Undergoing Lung Surgery and Caregivers

Preparing Patients and Informal Caregivers for Lung Surgery: Pilot Study of a Video-Assisted Intervention to Enhance Post-Operative Recovery

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02345798
Enrollment
73
Registered
2015-01-26
Start date
2015-02-11
Completion date
2017-05-25
Last updated
2017-06-02

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Conditions

Malignant Lung Neoplasm

Brief summary

This pilot clinical trial studies a video-assisted intervention in improving recovery of patients undergoing surgery to remove lung cancer or cancer that has spread to the lung and their caregivers. The intervention uses educational videos to prepare patients and families for surgery and teach them how to manage the symptoms after surgery. Teaching patients and their families what to expect before and after surgery may help improve patient and caregiver quality of life, help patients recover better from surgery, and support families in their role as caregivers after surgery.

Detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To pilot test a video-assisted intervention designed to enhance post-operative recovery by preparing patients and informal caregivers for lung surgery. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To describe preliminary effect of the video-assisted intervention on patient-reported outcomes (PROs), informal caregiver-reported outcomes, and clinical/system outcomes. OUTLINE: Patients and their caregivers are assigned to 1 of 2 arms. ARM I: Patients and caregivers receive standard care during routine clinic visits. ARM II: Patients view Parts 1 and 2 of the video program, which focus on what to expect before surgery and after surgery in the hospital, on a tablet over approximately 8 minutes at a scheduled pre-operative visit. Patients then receive an educational handbook and discuss the video with a nurse. After surgery and before hospital discharge, patients view Part 3 of the video over approximately 6 minutes, which focuses on what to expect after going home. After completion of study, patients and caregivers are followed up at approximately 2-4 weeks and 2 months.

Interventions

PROCEDUREStandard Follow-Up Care

Undergo usual care

Undergo video-assisted intervention

OTHEREducational Intervention

Undergo video-assisted intervention

OTHERQuality-of-Life Assessment

Undergo quality of life assessment

OTHERQuestionnaire Administration

Undergo questionnaire administration

Sponsors

National Cancer Institute (NCI)
CollaboratorNIH
City of Hope Medical Center
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
21 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* PATIENTS: Scheduled to undergo surgery with lung resection for treatment of primary or secondary neoplasms of the lung * PATIENTS: Able to read and understand English * INFORMAL CAREGIVERS: The primary informal caregiver as identified by patients participating in the study; this refers to either a family member or friend who will be providing the majority of care following surgery * INFORMAL CAREGIVERS: Able to read and understand English * This protocol is eligible for waiver of informed consent documentation; all subjects must have the ability to understand and the willingness to provide verbal informed consent

Exclusion criteria

* Subjects, who in the opinion of the investigator, may not be able to comply with the safety monitoring requirements of the study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Patient-reported outcomes to video-assisted intervention among the lung surgery population at City of Hope (COH)Up to 2 monthsPatient-reported outcomes assessed using the State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), For all patient-reported outcomes, data will be summarized using descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation.
Informal caregiver-reported outcomes to video-assisted intervention among the lung surgery population at COHUp to 2 monthsInformal caregiver-reported outcomes assessed using the STAI. For all informal caregiver-reported outcomes, data will be summarized using descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation.

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026