Cancer, Oncology
Conditions
Brief summary
The overall goal of the project is to pilot test CTNow, a multilevel intervention designed to facilitate access and referrals to cancer clinical trials in rural areas through patient and provider education and teleconference resources.
Interventions
OTHERPatient Education Intervention
Multimedia Educational Videos
OTHERProvider Education Intervention
Provider workshops via zoom
Sponsors
University of Hawaii
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Patients must have been diagnosed with any cancer. * Patients who have received treatment, are receiving cancer treatment at the time of enrollment, or estimated to start treatment within 90 days. * Patients must be ≥ 18 years of age. Patients must be able to read, write, and speak English. Study materials and telephone calls are only available in English. Patients must be residents of Hawaii, Kauai, or Maui counties.
Exclusion criteria
* Patients must not have previously participated in a cancer clinical trial. Those who have participated in a cancer clinical trial are not eligible for the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in patients' awareness and knowledge of clinical trials | 18 months | Participants will complete a 12-item awareness and knowledge of clinical trials questionnaire at baseline and post-intervention. Items are reported on a Likert-type scale , with higher scores indicating greater knowledge. A paired t-test will be used to evaluate whether there is a statistically significant difference in pre- and post-intervention scores on patients' knowledge of clinical trials. |
Countries
United States
Contacts
CONTACTIzumi Okado, PhD
CONTACTAaron Roberts
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORIzumi Okado, PhD
University of Hawaii Cancer Research Center
Outcome results
None listed