An Evaluation of the Usability and Usefulness of a Multi-language Online Patient Education Module

• Sponsor: Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (Other)
• Overall Status: Completed
• CT.gov ID: NCT01248676
• Collaborator: (none)
• Enrollment: 10
• Location: 1
• Duration (Months): 4
• Patients Per Site Per Month: 2.5

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if multi-language patients will find the multi-language capabilities of the online modules useful for better understanding of the general information regarding radiation therapy.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Cancer	Other: Multi-language Online Patient Education Module in addition to standard Patient Teaching	N/A

Detailed Description

Research shows that treatment-related information is the most important informational need of cancer patients and online media sources are gaining popularity as a cancer communication method. It is important to know whether having multi-language online education modules are usable for and beneficial to the multicultural cancer patient population at Sunnybrook Hospital, given that recent research suggests that this cancer population in general faces many barriers to effective online cancer communication. Approximately 10 new patients from the radiation oncology clinic at Sunnybrook Hospital will be screened to participate in the study. Usability testing will involve a combination of interviewing, observation, think-aloud methodology and a short survey.Results will be analyzed by assessing the percentage of patients identifying with a certain level of the Likert scale on the survey as well as through content analysis of responses to the interview and open-ended survey questions.

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Anticipated Enrollment: 10 participants
• Allocation: N/A
• Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)
• Official Title: An Evaluation of the Usability and Usefulness of a Multi-language Online Patient Education Module: A Pilot Study
• Study Start Date: Dec 1, 2010
• Actual Primary Completion Date: Apr 1, 2011
• Actual Study Completion Date: Apr 1, 2011

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. Patients will be asked to give their rating (Likert scale) on the usefulness of the information on the patient education site with regard to their upcoming radiation simulation and treatment. [Within one month of patients initial consultation with the Radiation Oncologist]

Secondary Outcome Measures

1. Patients will be asked to give their rating (Likert scale) on how easily the online patient education module is to navigate. [Within one month of patients initial consultation with the Radiation Oncologist]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: N/A and Older
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Inclusion Criteria:

• first/second language in one of the module languages with the ability to understand and communicate English to an understandable degree, basic computer skills, and the ability to complete 20-30 minutes of testing.

Exclusion Criteria:

• inability to participate in 20-30 minutes of usability testing.

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Odette Cancer Centre at Sunnybrook Health Sciences	Toronto	Ontario	Canada	M4N3M5

Sponsors and Collaborators

• Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Investigators

• Principal Investigator: Lisa S Di Prospero, MSc, Odette Cancer Centre at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01248676
• Other Study ID Numbers: Cindy Multi-Language Online
• First Posted: Nov 25, 2010
• Last Update Posted: Aug 16, 2011
• Last Verified: Aug 1, 2011

• Keywords provided by , ,: cancer radiation patient education

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Aug 16, 2011