What this study is
Daily patient participation is critical to the successful, life-saving delivery of radiotherapy. There is very little in the literature describing the best way to prepare patients to give optimal participation. This study aims to look at an already-prepared conversion of patient instruction materials and measure whether the improvement in clarity and specificity produces the desired changes in patient decision-making and emotional comfort.
What's being tested
- Modernized patient instructions
Intervention · BEHAVIORAL
Patients will be given modernized patient instructions prior to radiotherapy treatment.
- Existing patient instructions
Intervention · BEHAVIORAL
Patients will be given the patient instructions currently in use prior to radiotherapy treatment.
Study details
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
- Conditions
- Cancer
- Enrolling
- 650 people
- Starts
- 2024-12-24
- Est. completion
- 2026-12
- Design
- Open-label, non-randomized, sequential groups
- Record
- View on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
Who can join
Age 18 Years – 99 YearsSex ALLHealthy volunteers Not acceptedYou may qualify if
- Patients ≥ 18 years old planning their first external beam radiotherapy
- Written informed consent obtained from the subject and the subject agrees to comply with all the study-related procedures.
You can't join if
- Have received external beam radiotherapy in the past
- External beam radiotherapy is initiated as inpatient.
- External beam radiotherapy consists of less than 3 fractions.
- Planned radiotherapy that does not employ an external beam
- Planned participation in a clinical study that prohibits participation in a second, concurrent treatment trial
- Prisoners or subjects who are involuntarily incarcerated, or subjects who are compulsorily detained for treatment of either a psychiatric or physical illness.
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Study locations (1)
1 openUniversity of Florida
Gainesville, Florida, United States
- Amy Carrao-Tackett · Contact352-265-8826amy.carrao-tackett@ufhealth.org
- Kathryn Hitchcock, MD, PhD · Principal investigator
Recruiting
Study team
Sponsor
University of Florida
Study ID UF-CCPS-038
Principal investigator
Kathryn Hitchcock, MD, PhD
University of Florida
Frequently asked questions
The sponsor hasn't published answers to common questions for this trial.