Medical Physics Direct Patient Care for the Improvement of Patient Understanding of Care

Malignant Neoplasm Clinical Trial

Official title: Medical Physics Direct Patient Care Initiative - Communication Intervention Study Protocol

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

This phase II trial studies how well medical physics direct patient care works in improving patients' understanding of their cancer treatment. Providing direct physicist-patient interactions and answering patients' questions about their cancer treatment may help patients to understand the care and therefore reduce anxiety and distress during treatment.

Clinical Trial Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

I. To evaluate whether the Medical Physics Direct Patient Care Initiative (MPDPCI) improves anxiety/distress.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVE:

II. To assess whether the MPDPCI improves patient treatment adherence and overall satisfaction.

OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms.

ARM I: Patients receive printed materials describing the technical aspects of their treatment.

ARM II: Patients receive printed materials as in Arm I. Patients also receive a minimum of 2 direct physicist interactions to describe the technical aspects of their treatment either immediately prior to or immediately after treatment simulation. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Malignant Neoplasm
• Neoplasms

• NCT number: NCT04266522
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 16, 2020
• Completion date: September 30, 2021