Modernizing Instructions to Improve Treatment Participation of Subjects During Their First
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 whethe
| Condition(s) | Cancer |
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| Status | Recruiting |
| Phase | NA |
| Study type | Interventional |
| Summary | 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. |
| Who can participate | Inclusion Criteria: * 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. Exclusion Criteria: * 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. |
| Ages | 18 Years to 99 Years |
| Sex | All |
| Lead sponsor | University of Florida |
| Locations | Gainesville, Florida, United States |
| Start date | 2024-12-24 |
| NCT ID | NCT06246409 |
| Official listing | https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06246409 |