Observational Study of the Decision Making Towards Clinical Trials in Cancer Patients

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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This is a cross-sectional, observational and correlational survey study.This study is aim to survey the the knowledge, attitudes, and decision making towards clinical trials in cancer patients in Taiwan (R.O.C.), which attempts to invite some cancer patients who have been experienced the treatment clinical trials' informed consent process. The research tool is a questionnaire which includes some scale: (1)Clinical trial Knowledge scale, (2) Attitude toward randomized clinical trials scale, (3) Shared Decision Making(SDM-Q-9),(4) Satisfaction with Decision (SWD-scale), and (5) Decision Regret scale(DRS). The investigators expect the research outcome can provide some instructions to improve patients' autonomy, satisfaction of the decision making and communication process between patients and Medical professors whenever cancer patients participating in clinical trials.

Detailed Description
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This study is been conduct in National Taiwan University Hospital , Taiwan. The main measurement tool is a self-report questionnaire, which is designed to answer some outcome measures for the following aspect: To find out the knowledge, attitudes, shared decision making level, subjective norm, and behavior intentions towards clinical trials in cancer patients. To find out the main influencing factors of behavior intentions towards participating in clinical trials

Official Title
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The Study of the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Decision Making Towards Clinical Trials in Cancer Patients

Conditions
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Lung Cancer, Liver Cancer

Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Cancer patients who have been approved lung cancer or liver cancer. Patients who have been experienced the Informed consent process about clinical trial, which duration is in 6 months before they enter this study. Exclusion Criteria: Patients who have conscious disorientation that can not answer questionnaire Patients only participate in some Gene clinical trials without treatment or drugs.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 20 Years
Maximum Age: 90 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| The influencing factors of behavior intentions towards participating in clinical trials | The influencing factors was defined as following measurement scale: Knowledge Attitude decision making process sex age education | in 24 months | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| The knowledge towards clinical trials in cancer patients |  | 24 months | 
| The attitudes towards clinical trials in cancer patients |  | in 24 months | 
| The shared decision making level towards clinical trials in cancer patients |  | 24 months | 
| The subjective norm and behavior intentions towards clinical trials in cancer patients |  | 24 months | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Patients Satisfaction, Decision Making, Informed Consent