Involving Family to Improve Communication in Breast Cancer Care
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Active Breast Cancer Treatment
In brief
This study evaluates a multi-component communication intervention in the outpatient setting to strengthen communication among patients being actively treated for breast cancer and their support network of family members and friends. The intervention comprises: 1.) a patient-family agenda-setting checklist completed immediately before a regularly scheduled oncology visit, 2.) facilitated registration for the patient portal (for patient and family member, as desired by the patient), and 3.) education (as relevant) on access to clinician electronic visit notes. The study team will conduct a two-group randomized trial to examine feasibility of the protocol and to compare quality of communication with oncology providers, understanding of patient's cancer, confidence in managing patient's care and satisfaction with cancer care between patient-companion dyads who are in the intervention group (n=60) and patient-companion dyads who receive usual medical oncology care (n=60).
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT03283553
- Run by
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
- People needed
- 132
- Starts
- 2017-07-20
- Expected to finish
- 2019-11-07
- Last updated by the study team
- 2021-03-19
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Medical oncology patient: Established patient of participating medical oncologist greater than 18 years of age, have a diagnosis of early stage or advanced breast cancer, are receiving active systemic therapy (in the form of IV adjuvant systemic therapy if early stage), are English speaking, able to provide informed consent themselves, and identify a family member who they would like to include in their care.
- Care partner: Family member (e.g. spouse, adult child, parent, adult sibling or other relative) or unpaid friend who regularly accompanies patient to medical oncology visits.
- Medical oncology provider: Practicing medical oncology provider at a participating clinic who provides care to patients with breast cancer.
You may not qualify if…
- Medical oncology patients: Younger than 18 years, pregnant, not being treated for breast cancer, do not attend medical oncology visits with family member or unpaid friend or unwilling for their family member or unpaid friend to be contacted.
- Care partner: Paid non-family member who accompanies patient to visits.
Where it is running
- Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center - Medical Oncology — Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center at Green Spring Station - Medical Oncology — Lutherville, Maryland, United States
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