Randomized Study of a Hospice Video Educational Tool for Patients With Advanced Cancer and Their Caregivers

Advanced Cancer Clinical Trial

Official title:

Randomized Study of a Hospice Video Educational Tool for Patients With Advanced Cancer and Their Caregivers

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03040102
• Other study ID #: 17-026
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: March 9, 2017
• Est. completion date: February 1, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: August 2022
• Source: Massachusetts General Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this research study is to compare two ways to educate patients with cancer and their caregivers about hospice care services

Description:

The purpose of this research study is to compare two ways to educate patients with cancer and their caregivers about hospice care services - a video educational tool or a verbal narrative. The study will assess the effect of these methods on patients' and caregivers' knowledge about hospice care, as well as their perceptions and preferences for this service.

Using this research, the investigators hope to find out the best way to help patients and their loved ones better understand hospice care. The educational methods used in this study (the video educational tool or verbal narrative) are meant to serve as an introduction to hospice care. Further details about hospice should be discussed directly with your care team.

This study will enroll 150 patients with advanced cancer and up to 150 of their caregivers in this randomized clinical trial. The study will use questionnaires to measure the participant and the caregivers' knowledge of hospice care, as well as your perceptions and preferences for these services. Study assessments will be completed before and after watching the video or hearing the verbal narrative in the hospital.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 194
• Est. completion date: February 1, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: February 1, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

Patients Eligibility Criteria:

• Adult patients (=18 years) with a diagnosis of metastatic solid cancer.

• A prognosis of 12 months or less based on the treating oncologist's assessment.

• The ability to provide informed consent.

• Ability to comprehend and speak English.

Caregivers Eligibility Criteria:

• Adult caregivers (>18 years) of patients who have agreed to participate in study.

• A relative or a friend upon whom the patient relies for help and who will be likely to be present during hospitalization, or willing to participate by phone.

• Ability to comprehend and speak English.

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients Exclusion Criteria:

-Significant uncontrolled psychiatric disorder (psychotic disorder, bipolar disorder, major depression) or other co-morbid disease (dementia, cognitive impairment), which the treating clinician believes prohibits the ability to participate in study procedures

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Advanced Cancer
• Neoplasms

Intervention

Other:
• Hospice Video Educational Tool
it's a 6 minute video regarding hospice care
• Standard of Care
Standard of Care practice is used

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Massachusetts general Hospital	Boston	Massachusetts

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Massachusetts General Hospital	Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Other	Patient Perception of Hospice Care Questionnaire	we will assess perception of hospice using the Hospice Perception Questionnaire	immediately after the video intervention or verbal narrative
Other	Patient Hospice Utilization	We will assess patient hospice utilization and length of stay in hospice	1 year after study completion
Other	Caregiver Preference for Hospice Question	we will assess caregiver's preference for their loved one using hospice (yes vs. no)	immediately after the video intervention or verbal narrative
Other	Caregiver Knowledge about Hospice Questionnaire	we will assess knowledge about hospice using 10 knowledge questions	immediately after the video intervention or verbal narrative
Other	Caregiver Perception of Hospice Care Questionnaire	we will assess perception of hospice using the Hospice Perception Questionnaire	immediately after the video intervention or verbal narrative
Other	Caregiver satisfaction with end-of-life care (FAMCARE)	We will use 9 items from the FAMCARE to assess caregivers' satisfaction with patient's end of life care	1 year after study completion
Primary	Patient Preference for Hospice Question	We will ask patients whether they would prefer to receive hospice care at the end of life (yes vs. no)	immediately after the video intervention or verbal narrative
Secondary	Patient knowledge about hospice Questionnaire	we will assess knowledge about hospice using 10 knowledge questions	immediately after the video intervention or verbal narrative