A Tool for Improving the Shared Decision-making Process in Patients With Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Description

This clinical trial compares the use of a shared decision-making communication tool during a clinical encounter to standard care for improving the quality of the shared decision-making process among patients with non-small cell lung cancer. Lung cancer patients are faced with many decisions about their treatment options. Studies have found that patients are most satisfied if they perceive an effort by their physician to share decision making and are afforded sufficient time to make their decision. Shared decision-making tools can help physicians guide the conversation, offer tailored estimates of the potential benefits, harms, and practical inconveniences of the available options, and support deliberations that take into account patient biological and biographical circumstances, goals, and priorities. Incorporating a shared decision-making communication tool into standard clinical encounters may improve the shared-decision making process as well as patient satisfaction with their treatment choice.

Conditions

Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma, Stage II Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage III Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IV Lung Cancer AJCC v8

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

This clinical trial compares the use of a shared decision-making communication tool during a clinical encounter to standard care for improving the quality of the shared decision-making process among patients with non-small cell lung cancer. Lung cancer patients are faced with many decisions about their treatment options. Studies have found that patients are most satisfied if they perceive an effort by their physician to share decision making and are afforded sufficient time to make their decision. Shared decision-making tools can help physicians guide the conversation, offer tailored estimates of the potential benefits, harms, and practical inconveniences of the available options, and support deliberations that take into account patient biological and biographical circumstances, goals, and priorities. Incorporating a shared decision-making communication tool into standard clinical encounters may improve the shared-decision making process as well as patient satisfaction with their treatment choice.

Shared Decision-Making Encounter Tool for Adjuvant Treatment of Lung Cancer: Randomized Control Trial

A Tool for Improving the Shared Decision-making Process in Patients With Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Condition
Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Rochester

Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * CLINICIANS:
  • * All clinicians within identified departments participating are eligible (doctor of medicine \[MD\]/doctor of osteopathy \[DO\], fellows/residents, physician assistant \[PA\]/nurse practitioner \[NP\])
  • * PATIENTS:
  • * Adult patients (\>= 18 years of age)
  • * Appointments at Mayo Clinic in Rochester
  • * Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) stage \> 1B
  • * Eligible by their oncologist for adjuvant treatment
  • * Exclude patient with major barriers to provide written informed consent or to participate in shared decision-making (i.e., dementia, severe hearing or visual impairment)

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Mayo Clinic,

Konstantinos Leventakos, M.D., Ph.D., PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Mayo Clinic in Rochester

Study Record Dates

2026-10-31