Prostate Cancer, Radiotherapy
Conditions
Keywords
paramedical phone call
Brief summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the impact of a phone call before the simulation CT scan in management of care of patients with prostate cancer.
Detailed description
After being informed about the study, all patients who have given written informed consent and who met eligibility requirement will be randomized in a simple blind manner ( investigator) in a 1:1 ration. The main question it aims to answer is : Does a phone call before the simulation CT scan has an effectiveness on patients compliance of the recommendations and therefore on obtaining quality images. There is no additional risk of patients involvement.
Interventions
OTHERPhone call
In the experimental arm the patient will be called 3 days before the CT scan
Sponsors
Groupe Hospitalier de Bretagne Sud
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
DOUBLE (Caregiver, Investigator)
Intervention model description
comparative monocentric study with randomisation between two parallel arms
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Adult * Patient coming for prostate cancer treatment with or without lymph node irradiation * Minimum of 48 hours between the onco radiotherapist and the CT scan * Signed a written informed consent form * Affiliated to the social security system
Exclusion criteria
* Patient not understanding French * Patient not reachable by phone * Individual of full age deprived of liberty or placed under a legal protection measure
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Assess the value of a telephone call in terms of compliance recommendations for preparation (empty rectum and full bladder) necessary to perform the CT scanner simulation in the management of patients with prostate cancer. | From the day of the consultation with the radiotherapist to the day of the CT scanner, up to three month after the inclusion | The proportion of patients for whom it is necessary to renew the CT scanner simulation. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Assess the impact of a telephone call upstream of the simulation scanner on patient preparation according to recommendations. | From the day of the consultation with the radiotherapist to the day of the CT scanner, up to three month after the inclusion | The number of patients who performed the preparation for the scanner. |
| Assess the impact of a telephone call upstream of the simulation scanner on reading the recommendation sheet given to the patient during the announcement medical consultation. | From the day of the consultation with the radiotherapist to the day of the CT scanner, up to three month after the inclusion | The number of patients who read the recommendations |
Countries
France
Outcome results
None listed