Clinical trial NCT05663346: Cannabis and Cancer, an Online Training for Oncology Nurses
Official title: Evaluation of a Digital Educational Intervention Regarding Safe and Efficient Cannabis Use with Young Adults Diagnosed with Cancer: a Pilot Study
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Cannabis Use
Cannabis Use, Unspecified
Nurse's Role
Oncology Pain
Symptoms and Signs
Lead sponsor: Ciusss de L'Est de l'Île de Montréal
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2022-12-23
Enrollment: 70
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 70
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the preliminary effects and impacts of a digital educational intervention to support nurses' professional practice regarding safe cannabis use by young adults (18-39 years) diagnosed with cancer.

Detailed description: This online pilot randomized controlled trial with parallel groups is conducted in Quebec (Canada). Moodle learning management system will be used to train nurses working in oncology.

After accepting the conditions and consenting, participants will enroll in the study by providing an email address. Each participant will be validated through an email address check. After their enrolment, participants will receive a hyperlink via email to invite them to complete a baseline questionnaire.

After completing the baseline questionnaire, participants will be randomly assigned by a research assistant to the digital educational intervention (Cannabis \& Cancer) or to a control group (official public websites and scientific articles).

Four weeks after the baseline questionnaire, participants will complete the online questionnaires again.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Work in an oncology department (eg, radio-oncology, outpatient clinics)
* Work with people diagnosed with cancer, including young adults
* Understand, read, and write French

Exclusion Criteria:

* None

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change in self-efficacy
timeFrame: 4 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Change in attitudes
timeFrame: 4 weeks
measure: Change in intention
timeFrame: 4 weeks
measure: Change in knowledge
timeFrame: 4 weeks
measure: Number of training modules completed by participants (objective engagement)
timeFrame: 4 weeks
measure: Frequency of viewing modules/participants (objective engagement)
timeFrame: 4 weeks
measure: Number of logins to the digital educational intervention/participant (objective engagement)
timeFrame: 4 weeks
measure: Time required to complete all training modules (objective engagement)
timeFrame: 4 weeks
measure: Subjective engagement with the digital educational intervention
timeFrame: 4 weeks
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Montréal
country: Canada
facility: Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont
state: Quebec
Study officials:
affiliation: Université de Montréal
name: Karine Bilodeau, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: Université de Montréal
name: José Côté
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: Univer
name: Billy Vinette, MSN
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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