Study of the Health Information Needs of Brain Cancer Patients

Brain Tumor Clinical Trial

Official title:

Informed Brain Cancer Patients

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01130220
• Other study ID #: 708-2009
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: May 24, 2010
• Last updated: July 24, 2012
• Start date: May 2010
• Est. completion date: December 2011

Study information

• Verified date: July 2012
• Source: University of Florida
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this research is to explore the factors involved in brain cancer health care literacy needs.

Description:

A mere subset of the reasons behind unmet health care literacy needs include the health care systems' increasing complexity, increased time constraints, profound treatment decision making requirements, decreased financial resources, fracturing social networks and diversifying educational and cultural needs.

This project will use focus groups to explore the factors involved in brain cancer health care literacy from the perspectives of patients and those involved in their care. Hypothesis generated from this project will be directly applied toward future projects. The overarching goals are improved access and adequacy of health care literacy information through the eventual development of validated, useful, reliable health care literacy information tools for brain cancer patients and those involved in their care.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 27
• Est. completion date: December 2011
• Est. primary completion date: December 2011
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years to 89 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

BRAIN TUMOR PATIENTS:

• 18 to 89 years of age

• Have or have had any type of brain tumor

• Ability to communicate in English

• Willingness to participate in a 30-60 minute focus group

HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS:

• 18 to 89 years of age

• Be a health care provider who cares for any type of brain tumor

• Ability to communicate in English

• Willingness to participate in a 30-60 minute focus group

Exclusion Criteria:

Study Design

Time Perspective: Prospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Brain Neoplasms
• Brain Tumor

Intervention

Other:
• Focus Group
A single focus group will be held until a "saturation" of themes has been identified.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	University of Florida	Gainesville	Florida

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Florida

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Explore the factors involved in health care literacy from the perspective of brain cancer patients.	An investigator experienced in semi-structured focus group research will faclitate focus group sessions by using a generalized list of topics and open-ended discussion questions.	1 Year	No
Secondary	Explore the factors involved in health care literacy from the perspective of health care providers.	An investigator experienced in semi-structured focus group research will faclitate focus group sessions by using a generalized list of topics and open-ended discussion questions.	1 Year	No