COACH-Cog Intervention Adaptation Focus Groups

Focus Groups Clinical Trial

Official title:

Enhancing Triadic Communication About Cognition for Older Adults With Alzheimer's Disease or Related Dementias Facing a Cancer Management Decision - Focus Groups

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Active, not recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05775991
• Other study ID #: UOCPC22008
• Secondary ID: R01AG077053
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Start date: March 15, 2023
• Est. completion date: September 1, 2024

Study information

• Verified date: November 2023
• Source: University of Rochester
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

To gather key stakeholder input for feedback on the adaption of the COACH GA intervention (i.e., develop COACH-Cog) to enhance triadic communication among oncologists, care partners and patients with ADRD.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Enrollment: 18
• Est. completion date: September 1, 2024
• Est. primary completion date: September 30, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria:

The inclusion and exclusion criteria for participants are that they must be able to consent for themselves and must speak English.

For the medical oncologist focus group, participants must be a medical oncologist.

For the clinicians with expertise in cognitive impairment and dementia focus group, participants must be a clinician that treats patients with cognitive impairment and dementia.

For the older patients with cancer focus group, participants must be older than 65 years of age and have or had cancer.

For the caregivers of patients with dementia focus group, participants must be caregivers of patients with dementia or cognitive impairment.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Focus Groups

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	University of Rochester Wilmot Cancer Institute	Rochester	New York

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Rochester	National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Qualitative analysis of focus group audio-recording transcripts. Open coding using content analysis framework will be utilized to assess themes of potential intervention adaptations.	Qualitative data gathered from participants during focus group participation. Focus groups will be audio-recorded and transcribed. Transcribed audio-recordings will be qualitatively analyzed for opportunities and recommendations for further intervention adaptation. Open coding using content analysis framework will be utilized for qualitative analysis.	Through study completion - Focus group participation will be a single, one-time episode. Estimated time from consent to participation in focus groups is 3 months or less.