Engaging Patients in Decision Making: The Development and Pilot Testing of a Low Literacy Spanish Language Shared Medical Decision Tool for Ovarian Cancer Maintenance Therapy
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
To develop a shared decision-making (SDM) tool to help Spanish-speaking patients make decisions about their maintenance therapy
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Detailed Description
Objectives:
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Create a low literacy version of a shared decision-making (SDM) tool for ovarian cancer maintenance therapy for Spanish speaking individuals.
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To explore the feasibility and acceptability of incorporating the SDM tool into routine clinical care for Spanish speaking individuals.
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To estimate the effectiveness of the SDM tool on quality of the decision making in patients with ovarian cancer who are making decisions about maintenance therapy through a pilot study.
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Experimental: Phase1 Patients for the initial testing of the SDM tool |
Other: Shared Medical Decision Tool
standard of care
Behavioral: Engaging Patients in Decision Making
standard of care
Behavioral: Literacy Spanish Language
standard of care
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Experimental: Phase2A Patients with Usual Care- Control |
Other: Shared Medical Decision Tool
standard of care
Behavioral: Engaging Patients in Decision Making
standard of care
Behavioral: Literacy Spanish Language
standard of care
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Experimental: Phase2B Patients with Shared medical decision tool- Intervention |
Other: Shared Medical Decision Tool
standard of care
Behavioral: Engaging Patients in Decision Making
standard of care
Behavioral: Literacy Spanish Language
standard of care
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Decision Regret Scale questionnaire [through study completion; an average of 1 year.]
This scale measures decisional regret related to health care decisions at a specific point in time. This tool consists of 5 questions answered on a Likert scale (1="Strongly agree" to 5="Strongly disagree").
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Study population: This study will enroll patients and clinical providers.
Inclusion criteria:
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Eligible patients must be: 1) individuals ≥ 18 years with advanced stage high grade epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal cancer who are receiving or have completed platinum-based chemotherapy for ovarian cancer and are potentially eligible to receive maintenance therapy; 2) able to understand, speak or read in Spanish.
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Eligible clinicians will include: 1) MD Anderson gynecologic oncologists and advanced practice providers who practice at the Houston Area Locations (HALs), MD Anderson Cancer Center, or our county safety net hospital, The Harris Health System (LBJ Hospital).
Exclusion criteria:
- Inability or unwillingness to sign informed consent
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | M D Anderson Cancer Center | Houston | Texas | United States | 77030 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
- Merk
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Larissa Meyer, Meyer, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Additional Information:
Publications
None provided.- 2022-0539
- NCI-2023-07034