Health Literacy Multi-media Study

Cancer Clinical Trial

Official title:

Improving Patient Understanding of Key Terms Used to Describe Chemotherapy and Its Side Effects

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02999529
• Other study ID #: IRB00085515
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: December 19, 2016
• Last updated: May 16, 2017
• Start date: December 2016
• Est. completion date: April 2017

Study information

• Verified date: May 2017
• Source: Emory University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Cancer patients are presented with a lot of information about their diagnosis and different treatment options, which can be confusing. The purpose of this study is to see if a simple video explanation of six words used to describe cancer treatment improves patient understanding of these words.

Description:

Cancer patients are presented with a lot of information about their diagnosis and different treatment options, which can be confusing. The purpose of this study is to see if a simple video explanation of six words used to describe cancer treatment improves patient understanding of these words.

Participants will be interviewed and asked the meaning of six words related to cancer treatment. Following the interview, participants will be shown a video about the meaning of the words. After viewing the video, participants will be re-interviewed to test how effective the video was at explaining the six words.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 100
• Est. completion date: April 2017
• Est. primary completion date: April 2017
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients at Grady Memorial Hospital who is offered a consent to receive chemotherapy

Exclusion Criteria:

• Profession as a physician or nurse

• Non English speaking

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cancer

Intervention

Other:
• Educational Video
Participants will be asked if they know the meaning of six words related to cancer treatment. Following the interview, participants will watch a video explaining the meaning of the six words. After viewing the video, participants will be re-interviewed about the meaning of the six words.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Grady Health System	Atlanta	Georgia

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Emory University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Number of Correct Responses	The number of correct responses to the meaning of the six cancer treatment words will be collected after watching the educational video.	Post Intervention (Up to ten minutes)
Primary	Number of Incorrect Responses	The number of incorrect responses to the meaning of the six cancer treatment words will be collected after watching the educational video.	Post Intervention (Up to ten minutes)