RECRUITING

Modernizing Instructions to Improve Treatment Participation of Subjects During Their First Radiotherapy

Study Overview

This clinical trial focuses on testing the efficacy of different digital interventions to promote re-engagement in cancer-related long-term follow-up care for adolescent and young adult (AYA) survivors of childhood cancer.

Description

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.

Official Title

Modernizing Instructions to Improve Treatment Participation of Subjects During Their First Radiotherapy

Quick Facts

Study Start:2024-12-24
Study Completion:2026-12
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT06246409

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.

Ages Eligible for Study:18 Years to 99 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * Patients ≥ 18 years old planning their first external beam radiotherapy
  2. * Written informed consent obtained from the subject and the subject agrees to comply with all the study-related procedures.
  1. * Have received external beam radiotherapy in the past
  2. * External beam radiotherapy is initiated as inpatient.
  3. * External beam radiotherapy consists of less than 3 fractions.
  4. * Planned radiotherapy that does not employ an external beam
  5. * Planned participation in a clinical study that prohibits participation in a second, concurrent treatment trial
  6. * Prisoners or subjects who are involuntarily incarcerated, or subjects who are compulsorily detained for treatment of either a psychiatric or physical illness.

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Priya Gurjar
CONTACT
352-273-6772
PMO@cancer.ufl.edu

Principal Investigator

Kathryn Hitchcock, MD, PhD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Florida

Study Locations (Sites)

University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida, 32608
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: University of Florida

  • Kathryn Hitchcock, MD, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Florida

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2024-12-24
Study Completion Date2026-12

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2024-12-24
Study Completion Date2026-12

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • patient comfort
  • patient participation
  • external beam radiotherapy
  • radiation oncology

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Cancer