Sarcoma
Conditions
Keywords
Education, Sarcoma
Brief summary
This study aims to evaluate how sarcoma-specific educational videos improve patients' knowledge of their disease and treatment options before their first clinic appointment. Participants will watch four educational videos before their first appointment with a medical oncologist. Participants will be asked to complete surveys to assess their understanding of sarcoma and its treatment options before and after their first medical oncology clinic appointment.
Interventions
OTHEREducational videos
Participants will be provided with four educational videos in clinic prior to their initial medical oncology consult.
OTHERStandard of Care
Participants in the control arm will be provided with the educational videos after their consult with the medical oncologist.
Sponsors
Mount Sinai Hospital, Canada
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
1. Signed written and voluntary informed consent. 2. Have histologically documented advanced metastatic sarcoma, or is a caregiver of a patient with histologically documented advanced metastatic sarcoma. 3. Age ≥ 18 years. 4. Have not received any previous systemic treatment for sarcoma, or is a caregiver of a sarcoma patient who has not received any previous systemic treatment for sarcoma. 5. Willing/able to complete questionnaires. 6. Able to read and write in English.
Exclusion criteria
1. Inability to provide informed consent. 2. Previously seen by a medical oncologist for their sarcoma.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Assess differences in patients' and caregivers' knowledge and perceptions of sarcoma and its treatment before and after educational intervention | up to 2 weeks (date when given appointment and date of first appointment) | Evaluate the changes in global responses between baseline surveys and post educational intervention surveys. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Assess understandability and actionability of sarcoma educational videos. | up to 2 weeks (date when given appointment and date of first appointment) | The Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool (PEMAT) for Audiovisual Materials will be used to assess the video's understandability and actionability. The higher the score (\>80%), the more understandable or actionable the material. |
| Assess patient's and caregivers' satisfaction with the educational videos | up to 2 weeks (date when given appointment and date of first appointment) | Based on responses from a post-educational intervention survey. The scores will be measured using a Likert Scale (1-5), with higher scores indicating greater satisfaction. |
Countries
Canada
Contacts
Primary ContactClinical Trials Manager
Outcome results
None listed