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NCT number NCT03296566
Other study ID # H16-03194
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date July 13, 2017
Est. completion date June 30, 2018

Study information

Verified date April 2020
Source University of British Columbia
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study is intended to improve the patient experience of communication of colposcopy results and follow-up recommendations to patients. Current practice involves results being forwarded from the colposcopy clinic to the family or referring physician who then informs the patient. We are testing an intervention informed by focus groups in which a trained colposcopy nurse (patient liaison) directly contacts patients with their results and follow-up recommendations while providing education and support. We will examine whether this intervention improves patient satisfaction, reduces anxiety, and improves rates of adherence to follow-up and treatment appointments compared to the current practice.


Description:

Cervical cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer and third leading cause of cancer death in women worldwide. Pre-cancerous cells can be detected with regular Pap smear screening and diagnosed and treated with colposcopy. This process is limited by patient adherence to the follow-up and treatment recommendations. Currently at Vancouver General Hospital (VGH), the largest colposcopy clinic in the province, results are forwarded from the colposcopy clinic to the family or referring physician who informs patients of results and recommendations. Inefficiencies or errors in this step may cause patient dissatisfaction, missed appointments, increased costs, and compromise patient outcomes. The primary objective of this study is to examine whether having a trained colposcopy nurse directly contact patients with their results and follow-up recommendations while providing education and support will improve patient satisfaction and reduce anxiety, with the secondary aim being to assess the clinical effectiveness of this intervention in improving rates of adherence to follow-up and treatment appointments and potentially long-term clinical outcomes. The first phase of the study involves patient focus groups that will be interviewed about what elements of a patient liaison interaction are most important (separate Ethics submission). This information will inform the development of the patient liaison role and approaches to patient interaction to be utilized in the intervention in the second phase. The second phase will entail a randomized controlled trial comparing patient anxiety, satisfaction and adherence to follow-up between a control group (current practice) versus the intervention group exposed to the patient liaison at the VGH Colposcopy Clinic. For the primary aim, a questionnaire containing items pertaining to patient anxiety and satisfaction with their experience of receiving their colposcopy results will be administered both to the intervention and control groups and the mean scores pertaining to anxiety and satisfaction will be compared using two-tailed t-tests. For the secondary aim, a chart review at 6-12 months following the initial colposcopy visit will examine the rates of compliance with the recommended follow-up or treatment visits and histologic diagnoses, and comparisons will be sought between the intervention and control groups using z-score test.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 297
Est. completion date June 30, 2018
Est. primary completion date June 30, 2018
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Female
Age group 19 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

1. Must be 19 years of age or older

2. Must be patients presenting for an initial visit at the VGH Colposcopy Clinic

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Inability to speak conversational English- required to complete the questionnaire as well as provide informed consent to participate

2. Inability or refusal to provide consent

3. Pregnant - pregnant women do not usually have biopsies and their subsequent care may be much different than non-pregnant patients

4. Do not have a family physician or referring physician who will provide continuity of care following colposcopy - these patients do not have the option of getting results from a family or referring physician, so they would bias results.

Study Design


Intervention

Behavioral:
Patient Liaison
An experienced colposcopy nurse will contact participants once the colposcopists complete the final colposcopy report. The colposcopy report will inform the referring provider that these patients will be informed of the results. The colposcopy nurse will provide an explanation of the colposcopy results and subsequent follow-up or treatment recommendations, be available to answer patient questions (within her scope), offer educational or support resources to patients. She will forward any patient questions beyond her scope to the patient's colposcopist who may then provide answers to the patient liaison or to the patient directly depending on the complexity and nature of the question.

Locations

Country Name City State
Canada Vancouver General Hospital - Gordon and Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre Vancouver British Columbia

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
University of British Columbia British Columbia Cancer Agency, Women's Health Research Institute of British Columbia

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Canada, 

References & Publications (11)

Balasubramani L, Orbell S, Hagger M, Brown V, Tidy J. Can default rates in colposcopy really be reduced? BJOG. 2008 Feb;115(3):403-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2007.01594.x. — View Citation

Boone JD, Erickson BK, Huh WK. New insights into cervical cancer screening. J Gynecol Oncol. 2012 Oct;23(4):282-7. doi: 10.3802/jgo.2012.23.4.282. Epub 2012 Sep 19. — View Citation

Brédart A, Kop JL, Efficace F, Beaudeau A, Brito T, Dolbeault S, Aaronson N; EORTC Quality of Life Group. Quality of care in the oncology outpatient setting from patients' perspective: a systematic review of questionnaires' content and psychometric performance. Psychooncology. 2015 Apr;24(4):382-94. doi: 10.1002/pon.3661. Epub 2014 Sep 5. Review. — View Citation

Byrom J, Clarke T, Neale J, Dunn PD, Hughes GM, Redman CW, Pitts M. Can pre-colposcopy sessions reduce anxiety at the time of colposcopy? A prospective randomised study. J Obstet Gynaecol. 2002 Jul;22(4):415-20. — View Citation

Dietrich AJ, Tobin JN, Cassells A, Robinson CM, Greene MA, Sox CH, Beach ML, DuHamel KN, Younge RG. Telephone care management to improve cancer screening among low-income women: a randomized, controlled trial. Ann Intern Med. 2006 Apr 18;144(8):563-71. — View Citation

Lerman C, Hanjani P, Caputo C, Miller S, Delmoor E, Nolte S, Engstrom P. Telephone counseling improves adherence to colposcopy among lower-income minority women. J Clin Oncol. 1992 Feb;10(2):330-3. — View Citation

Litchfield IJ, Bentham LM, Lilford RJ, McManus RJ, Greenfield SM. Patient perspectives on test result communication in primary care: a qualitative study. Br J Gen Pract. 2015 Mar;65(632):e133-40. doi: 10.3399/bjgp15X683929. — View Citation

Nugent LS, Tamlyn-Leaman K, Isa N, Reardon E, Crumley J. Anxiety and the colposcopy experience. Clin Nurs Res. 1993 Aug;2(3):267-77. — View Citation

O'Connor M, Gallagher P, Waller J, Martin CM, O'Leary JJ, Sharp L; Irish Cervical Screening Research Consortium (CERVIVA). Adverse psychological outcomes following colposcopy and related procedures: a systematic review. BJOG. 2016 Jan;123(1):24-38. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.13462. Epub 2015 Jun 22. Review. — View Citation

Percac-Lima S, Ashburner JM, Zai AH, Chang Y, Oo SA, Guimaraes E, Atlas SJ. Patient Navigation for Comprehensive Cancer Screening in High-Risk Patients Using a Population-Based Health Information Technology System: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2016 Jul 1;176(7):930-7. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.0841. — View Citation

Towler BP, Irwig LM, Shelley JM. The adequacy of management of women with CIN 2 and CIN 3 Pap smear abnormalities. Med J Aust. 1993 Oct 18;159(8):523, 526-8. — View Citation

* Note: There are 11 references in allClick here to view all references

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Anxiety Mean state anxiety scores as measured by the State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) State Subscale. The STAI has 40 items with 20 items allocated to each of the State Anxiety and Trait Anxiety subscales. Responses for the State Anxiety scale assess intensity of current feelings from 1-4 "at this moment": 1) not at all, 2) somewhat, 3) moderately so, and 4) very much so. Item scores are added to obtain subtest total scores and for anxiety-present items, a higher score suggests higher anxiety. Scoring is reversed for anxiety-absent items (items in which a higher score suggests lower anxiety). Range of scores for the subscale is 20-80 with a higher score indicating greater anxiety. A cut point of 39-40 has been suggested to detect clinically significant symptoms for the State Anxiety scale. To be collected by questionnaire in 4-6 weeks following colposcopy visit
Primary Quantitative Satisfaction With Colposcopy Visit Experience Including Interactions With Colposcopy Professionals Patient satisfaction scores as measured by items in the questionnaire drawn from the Visit Specific Satisfaction Instrument (VSQ-9) Inventory. The VSQ-9 is a 9 item survey that measures patient satisfaction with access to primary care, with the direct interaction with the physician, and with the visit overall on a scale ranging from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent). To score the VSQ-9, responses from each individual are transformed linearly to a 0 to 100 scale, with 100 corresponding to "excellent" and 0 corresponding to "poor" (0= Poor, 25= Fair, 50= Good, 75= Very Good, 100= Excellent). The 9 responses are then averaged together to create a VSQ-9 overall score for each person, again with 100 being the best evaluation and 0 the poorest. To be collected by questionnaire in 4-6 weeks following colposcopy visit
Primary Satisfaction With Colposcopy Information and Diagnosis Education Satisfaction with information and education received regarding colposcopy, patient diagnosis and follow-up recommendations measured by questionnaire items that measure these factors (PSQ-18 Inventory). This inventory contains 18 items assessing each of the 7 dimensions of satisfaction with medical care (general satisfaction, technical quality, interpersonal manner, communication, financial aspects, time spent with doctor, accessibility and convenience). Each item is scored from 1-5. Some PSQ-18 items are worded so that agreement reflects satisfaction with medical care, whereas other items are worded so that agreement reflects dissatisfaction with medical care. All items all scored so that high scores reflect satisfaction with medical care. All items are then summed; sum score of all items may range from 18 to 90 points, where 18 points is the poorest evaluation and 90 points the best. To be collected by questionnaire in 4-6 weeks following colposcopy visit
Secondary Patient Knowledge of Own Colposcopy Diagnosis The percent of patients who correctly report their colposcopy pathologic diagnosis To be collected by questionnaire in 4-6 weeks following colposcopy visit
Secondary Adherence to Colposcopy Treatment and Follow-up Instructions Percentage of patients who attended follow-up at the colposcopy clinic 6 months
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