Understanding Patient Perspectives on the Risks of Ionizing Radiation Used for Medical Imaging
This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.
Sponsor:
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01482741
First received: November 28, 2011
Last updated: July 24, 2012
Last verified: July 2012
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Purpose
Risks from imaging-related radiation exposure have become a popular topic in the media. Because these tests are commonly applied to patients at a cancer center, it is important to understand what patients know, how they feel about what they know, where they get their information, and how satisfied they are with available risk-benefit communication on this topic.
The purpose of this study is to understand how cancer patients perceive risks and benefits of diagnostic radiation and their satisfaction with healthcare communication on this topic.
| Condition | Intervention |
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Breast Cancer Colon Cancer Lung Cancer Neuroblastoma Testicular Cancer |
Behavioral: Focus Group Sessions |
| Study Type: | Observational |
| Study Design: | Observational Model: Cohort Time Perspective: Prospective |
| Official Title: | Understanding Patient Perspectives on the Risks of Ionizing Radiation Used for Medical Imaging |
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Further study details as provided by Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- characterize participant knowledge, attitudes [ Time Frame: 2 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]about imaging radiation, information sources, and satisfaction with risk-benefit communication.
| Estimated Enrollment: | 60 |
| Study Start Date: | November 2011 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date: | November 2013 |
| Estimated Primary Completion Date: | November 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Groups/Cohorts | Assigned Interventions |
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Pts undergoing chemotherapy for Stage IV colorectal carcinoma
Six focus groups of 7-9 participants each will be conducted for approximately 90 minutes according to the established methodology of Krueger and Casey. Focus group sessions are semi-structured group interviews in which previously chosen, open-ended questions about topics of interest are posed to participants by a trained moderator.
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Behavioral: Focus Group Sessions
Participants will complete a pre-focus group demographic questionnaire. Focus group participants will be asked to report the following: current age; gender; race/ethnicity; income; highest education attained; occupation; and cancer stage if participant has a cancer history. Participants who are parents of pediatric patients will also report their child's current age, gender, and cancer stage. Ten questions will be developed by the investigators and posed to each group by the moderator to solicit the desired information. The objective for the focus groups will be to systematically explore three domains: 1) what participants know about radiation as it relates to medical imaging; 2) how what they know or believe about radiation shapes their attitudes about it; 3) and participant perceptions regarding the availability and adequacy of their sources, including risk-benefit communication with health care providers
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Parents of pediatric patients stage 1-3 neuroblastoma
within the preceding 6 months. Six focus groups of 7-9 participants each will be conducted for approximately 90 minutes according to the established methodology of Krueger and Casey. Focus group sessions are semi-structured group interviews in which previously chosen, open-ended questions about topics of interest are posed to participants by a trained moderator.
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Behavioral: Focus Group Sessions
Participants will complete a pre-focus group demographic questionnaire. Focus group participants will be asked to report the following: current age; gender; race/ethnicity; income; highest education attained; occupation; and cancer stage if participant has a cancer history. Participants who are parents of pediatric patients will also report their child's current age, gender, and cancer stage. Ten questions will be developed by the investigators and posed to each group by the moderator to solicit the desired information. The objective for the focus groups will be to systematically explore three domains: 1) what participants know about radiation as it relates to medical imaging; 2) how what they know or believe about radiation shapes their attitudes about it; 3) and participant perceptions regarding the availability and adequacy of their sources, including risk-benefit communication with health care providers
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Women who have undergone tx for early stage breast cancer
within the preceding 6 months. Six focus groups of 7-9 participants each will be conducted for approximately 90 minutes according to the established methodology of Krueger and Casey. Focus group sessions are semi-structured group interviews in which previously chosen, open-ended questions about topics of interest are posed to participants by a trained moderator.
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Behavioral: Focus Group Sessions
Participants will complete a pre-focus group demographic questionnaire. Focus group participants will be asked to report the following: current age; gender; race/ethnicity; income; highest education attained; occupation; and cancer stage if participant has a cancer history. Participants who are parents of pediatric patients will also report their child's current age, gender, and cancer stage. Ten questions will be developed by the investigators and posed to each group by the moderator to solicit the desired information. The objective for the focus groups will be to systematically explore three domains: 1) what participants know about radiation as it relates to medical imaging; 2) how what they know or believe about radiation shapes their attitudes about it; 3) and participant perceptions regarding the availability and adequacy of their sources, including risk-benefit communication with health care providers
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Men undergoing surveillance imaging after tx for testicular ca
Six focus groups of 7-9 participants each will be conducted for approximately 90 minutes according to the established methodology of Krueger and Casey. Focus group sessions are semi-structured group interviews in which previously chosen, open-ended questions about topics of interest are posed to participants by a trained moderator.
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Behavioral: Focus Group Sessions
Participants will complete a pre-focus group demographic questionnaire. Focus group participants will be asked to report the following: current age; gender; race/ethnicity; income; highest education attained; occupation; and cancer stage if participant has a cancer history. Participants who are parents of pediatric patients will also report their child's current age, gender, and cancer stage. Ten questions will be developed by the investigators and posed to each group by the moderator to solicit the desired information. The objective for the focus groups will be to systematically explore three domains: 1) what participants know about radiation as it relates to medical imaging; 2) how what they know or believe about radiation shapes their attitudes about it; 3) and participant perceptions regarding the availability and adequacy of their sources, including risk-benefit communication with health care providers
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Men & women enrolled in the MSKCC lung ca screening program
Six focus groups of 7-9 participants each will be conducted for approximately 90 minutes according to the established methodology of Krueger and Casey. Focus group sessions are semi-structured group interviews in which previously chosen, open-ended questions about topics of interest are posed to participants by a trained moderator.
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Behavioral: Focus Group Sessions
Participants will complete a pre-focus group demographic questionnaire. Focus group participants will be asked to report the following: current age; gender; race/ethnicity; income; highest education attained; occupation; and cancer stage if participant has a cancer history. Participants who are parents of pediatric patients will also report their child's current age, gender, and cancer stage. Ten questions will be developed by the investigators and posed to each group by the moderator to solicit the desired information. The objective for the focus groups will be to systematically explore three domains: 1) what participants know about radiation as it relates to medical imaging; 2) how what they know or believe about radiation shapes their attitudes about it; 3) and participant perceptions regarding the availability and adequacy of their sources, including risk-benefit communication with health care providers
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Men and women enrolled in the thoracic survivorship
Six focus groups of 7-9 participants each will be conducted for approximately 90 minutes according to the established methodology of Krueger and Casey. Focus group sessions are semi-structured group interviews in which previously chosen, open-ended questions about topics of interest are posed to participants by a trained moderator.
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Behavioral: Focus Group Sessions
Participants will complete a pre-focus group demographic questionnaire. Focus group participants will be asked to report the following: current age; gender; race/ethnicity; income; highest education attained; occupation; and cancer stage if participant has a cancer history. Participants who are parents of pediatric patients will also report their child's current age, gender, and cancer stage. Ten questions will be developed by the investigators and posed to each group by the moderator to solicit the desired information. The objective for the focus groups will be to systematically explore three domains: 1) what participants know about radiation as it relates to medical imaging; 2) how what they know or believe about radiation shapes their attitudes about it; 3) and participant perceptions regarding the availability and adequacy of their sources, including risk-benefit communication with health care providers
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Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
| Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Study Population
Outpatient clinical practices at MSKCC.
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- English-language fluent
- 18 years of age, or older
- Provide informed consent
- Group 1: Patients undergoing chemotherapy for Stage IV colorectal carcinoma.
- Group 2: Parents of pediatric patients who have undergone treatment for stage 1-3 neuroblastoma.
- Group 3: Women who have undergone treatment for early stage breast cancer within the preceding 6 months.
- Group 4: Men undergoing surveillance imaging after treatment for testicular cancer.
- Group 5: Patients currently or previously enrolled in the MSKCC lung cancer screening program.
- Group 6: Patients enrolled in or eligible for the thoracic survivorship program.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Participants who don't speak English
Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01482741
Locations
| United States, New York | |
| Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | |
| New York, New York, United States, 10065 | |
Sponsors and Collaborators
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Investigators
| Principal Investigator: | Raymond Thornton, MD | Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center |
More Information
Additional Information:
No publications provided
| Responsible Party: | Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01482741 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | 11-185 |
| Study First Received: | November 28, 2011 |
| Last Updated: | July 24, 2012 |
| Health Authority: | United States: Institutional Review Board |
Keywords provided by Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center:
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Quality of Life Focus groups Risks of Ionizing Radiation Risk of medical imaging 11-185 |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Breast Neoplasms Colonic Neoplasms Lung Neoplasms Neuroblastoma Testicular Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms Breast Diseases Skin Diseases Colorectal Neoplasms Intestinal Neoplasms Gastrointestinal Neoplasms Digestive System Neoplasms Digestive System Diseases Gastrointestinal Diseases |
Colonic Diseases Intestinal Diseases Respiratory Tract Neoplasms Thoracic Neoplasms Lung Diseases Respiratory Tract Diseases Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive, Peripheral Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial Neuroectodermal Tumors Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue Endocrine Gland Neoplasms |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 16, 2013