Clinical trial NCT02375841: Coping With Glioblastoma: A Study of Communication Between Physicians, Patients, and Caregivers
Official title: Coping With Glioblastoma: A Study of Communication Between Physicians, Patients, and Caregivers
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Conditions: Brain Cancer
Glioblastoma
Keywords: Communication
Physicians
Patients
Caregivers
15-034
Lead sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Weill Medical College of Cornell University
First posted: 2015-03-03
Enrollment: 309
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: COHORT
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: All patients with GBM will be screened in the outpatient clinic at MSKCC.

Brief summary: The purpose of this study is to learn more about the way physicians communicate with brain tumor patients. This study will look at how oncologists provide information about brain tumors, brain scan results, and treatment options. This study will look at how oncologists provide information about brain tumors, brain scan results, and treatment options. Ultimately, the investigators hope to use these findings to improve communication between patients, caregivers and their doctors.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

Patient Inclusion Criteria:

* 18 years or older
* Pathologic diagnosis of WHO grade IV glioma, as per MSKCC medical record or outside medical record.
* In the judgment of the consenting professional, proficiency in English that will allow the participant to be able to complete study questionnaires and assessments. Many of the study assessments are available only in English.
* At the time of consent, orientation to self, place, month and year

Caregiver Inclusion Criteria:

* 18 years or older
* Identified by the patient as a relative, friend, or partner with whom he or she has a significant relationship and who provides him or her informal (unpaid) care (i.e., physical or emotional assistance).
* In the judgment of the consenting professional, proficiency in English that will allow to complete study questionnaires and assessments. Many of the study assessments are available only in English.

Oncologist Inclusion Criteria:

* Treating Neuro-Oncologist in the Department of Neurology

Exclusion Criteria:

Patient Exclusion Criteria:

* A patient will be excluded if in the opinion of his/her attending neuro-oncologist or the covering neuro-oncologist, he does not have the capacity to consent to the study based on clinical evaluation
* Aphasia precluding comprehension and verbalization of consent to participate, in the estimation of the attending physician.

Caregiver Exclusion Criteria:

* There are no caregiver exclusion criteria.

Primary outcomes:
measure: number of responses from patients, to 3 yes/no questions
timeFrame: 2 years
measure: number of responses from caregivers to 3 yes/no questions
timeFrame: 2 years
measure: number of responses from physicians to 3 yes/no questions
timeFrame: 2 years
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Detroit
country: United States
facility: Henry Ford Hospital
state: Michigan
city: Basking Ridge
country: United States
facility: Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge
state: New Jersey
city: Middletown
country: United States
facility: Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth
state: New Jersey
city: Montvale
country: United States
facility: Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen
state: New Jersey
city: Commack
country: United States
facility: Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack
state: New York
city: Harrison
country: United States
facility: Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester
state: New York
city: New York
country: United States
facility: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
state: New York
city: Burlington
country: United States
facility: University of Vermont Medical Center
state: Vermont
Study officials:
affiliation: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
name: Eli Diamond, MD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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