Ovarian Cancer
Conditions
Brief summary
To develop a shared decision-making (SDM) tool to help Spanish-speaking patients make decisions about their maintenance therapy
Detailed description
Objectives: * Create a low literacy version of a shared decision-making (SDM) tool for ovarian cancer maintenance therapy for Spanish speaking individuals. * To explore the feasibility and acceptability of incorporating the SDM tool into routine clinical care for Spanish speaking individuals. * To estimate the effectiveness of the SDM tool on quality of the decision making in patients with ovarian cancer who are making decisions about maintenance therapy through a pilot study.
Interventions
standard of care
standard of care
standard of care
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Study population: This study will enroll patients and clinical providers. Inclusion criteria: Patients • Eligible patients must be: 1) individuals ≥ 18 years with advanced stage high grade epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal cancer who are receiving or have completed platinum-based chemotherapy for ovarian cancer and are potentially eligible to receive maintenance therapy; 2) able to understand, speak or read in Spanish.
Exclusion criteria
Patients • Inability or unwillingness to sign informed consent Inclusion criteria: Clinicians • Eligible clinicians will include: 1) MD Anderson gynecologic oncologists and advanced practice providers who practice at the Houston Area Locations (HALs), MD Anderson Cancer Center, or our county safety net hospital, The Harris Health System (LBJ Hospital).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Decision Regret Scale questionnaire | through study completion; an average of 2 year. | This scale measures decisional regret related to health care decisions at a specific point in time. This tool consists of 5 questions answered on a Likert scale (1="Strongly agree" to 5="Strongly disagree"). |
Countries
United States
Contacts
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center