Lung Cancer Clinical Trial
Decision Aid for the Improvement of Decision-Making in Patients With Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Summary
This clinical trial refines and tests the effect of a decision aid in improving decision-making in patients with non-small cell lung cancer. Patients with cancer want to be informed about their diagnoses, treatment procedures and goals of treatment. They also seek active roles in decision-making. Shared decision-making (SDM) is the process of clinician and patient jointly participating in a health decision after discussing the options, benefits and harms, and considering the patient's values, preferences, and circumstances. SDM can improve patient involvement in decision making, satisfaction, health care quality, and quality of life. Decision aids can improve patient knowledge, create more realistic outcome expectations; reduce decisional conflict, distress, depression and uncertainty; and improve physician-patient communication and quality of life, compared with no decision aid. This trial's main aim is to evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of a decision aid in patients with non-small cell lung cancer.
Full Description
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:
I. Refine a conversation tool among patients with lung cancer by conducting prototype testing in an iterative process.
II. Conduct a trial at two comprehensive cancer treatment centers representing academic and Veterans Affairs medical centers.
OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms.
ARM I: Patients receive the conversation tool.
ARM II: Patients receive usual care.
Patients in both arms are followed up within 4-8 weeks after baseline to complete a second questionnaire.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
PART I: Completed treatment for suspected or confirmed stage I-IV non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
PART I: English fluency
PART II: Undergoing diagnostic work-up for suspected stage I-IV NSCLC
PART II: English fluency
PART II: > 6-month life expectancy
PART II: Score of > 3 on the 6-Item Screener for Cognitive Impairment
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There is 1 Location for this study
Portland Oregon, 97239, United States
Portland Oregon, 97239, United States
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