Video-Assisted Intervention in Improving Recovery in Patients With Cancer Undergoing Lung Surgery and Caregivers

May 31, 2017 updated by: City of Hope Medical Center

Preparing Patients and Informal Caregivers for Lung Surgery: Pilot Study of a Video-Assisted Intervention to Enhance Post-Operative Recovery

This pilot clinical trial studies a video-assisted intervention in improving recovery of patients undergoing surgery to remove lung cancer or cancer that has spread to the lung and their caregivers. The intervention uses educational videos to prepare patients and families for surgery and teach them how to manage the symptoms after surgery. Teaching patients and their families what to expect before and after surgery may help improve patient and caregiver quality of life, help patients recover better from surgery, and support families in their role as caregivers after surgery.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To pilot test a video-assisted intervention designed to enhance post-operative recovery by preparing patients and informal caregivers for lung surgery.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To describe preliminary effect of the video-assisted intervention on patient-reported outcomes (PROs), informal caregiver-reported outcomes, and clinical/system outcomes.

OUTLINE: Patients and their caregivers are assigned to 1 of 2 arms.

ARM I: Patients and caregivers receive standard care during routine clinic visits.

ARM II: Patients view Parts 1 and 2 of the video program, which focus on what to expect before surgery and after surgery in the hospital, on a tablet over approximately 8 minutes at a scheduled pre-operative visit. Patients then receive an educational handbook and discuss the video with a nurse. After surgery and before hospital discharge, patients view Part 3 of the video over approximately 6 minutes, which focuses on what to expect after going home.

After completion of study, patients and caregivers are followed up at approximately 2-4 weeks and 2 months.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

73

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • California
      • Duarte, California, United States, 91010
        • City of Hope Medical Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

21 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • PATIENTS: Scheduled to undergo surgery with lung resection for treatment of primary or secondary neoplasms of the lung
  • PATIENTS: Able to read and understand English
  • INFORMAL CAREGIVERS: The primary informal caregiver as identified by patients participating in the study; this refers to either a family member or friend who will be providing the majority of care following surgery
  • INFORMAL CAREGIVERS: Able to read and understand English
  • This protocol is eligible for waiver of informed consent documentation; all subjects must have the ability to understand and the willingness to provide verbal informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects, who in the opinion of the investigator, may not be able to comply with the safety monitoring requirements of the study

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Arm I (standard care)
Patients and caregivers receive standard care during routine clinic visits.
Other: Questionnaire Administration
Undergo questionnaire administration
Procedure: Standard Follow-Up Care
Undergo usual care
Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment
Undergo quality of life assessment
Other Names:
  • Quality of Life Assessment
Experimental: Arm II (video-assisted intervention)
Patients view Parts 1 and 2 of the video program, which focus on what to expect before surgery and after surgery in the hospital, on a tablet over approximately 8 minutes at a scheduled pre-operative visit. Patients then receive an educational handbook and discuss the video with a nurse. After surgery and before hospital discharge, patients view Part 3 of the video over approximately 6 minutes, which focuses on what to expect after going home.
Other: Questionnaire Administration
Undergo questionnaire administration
Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment
Undergo quality of life assessment
Other Names:
  • Quality of Life Assessment
Other: Caregiver-Related Intervention or Procedure
Undergo video-assisted intervention
Other: Educational Intervention
Undergo video-assisted intervention
Other Names:
  • Education for Intervention
  • Intervention, Educational

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Patient-reported outcomes to video-assisted intervention among the lung surgery population at City of Hope (COH)
Time Frame: Up to 2 months
Patient-reported outcomes assessed using the State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), For all patient-reported outcomes, data will be summarized using descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation.
Up to 2 months
Informal caregiver-reported outcomes to video-assisted intervention among the lung surgery population at COH
Time Frame: Up to 2 months
Informal caregiver-reported outcomes assessed using the STAI. For all informal caregiver-reported outcomes, data will be summarized using descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation.
Up to 2 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

City of Hope Medical Center

Collaborators

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Jae Kim, City of Hope Medical Center

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

February 11, 2015

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 25, 2017

Study Completion (Actual)

May 25, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 22, 2014

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 19, 2015

First Posted (Estimate)

January 26, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

June 2, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 31, 2017

Last Verified

May 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 14302 (Other Identifier: City of Hope Medical Center)
  • NCI-2014-02539 (Registry Identifier: CTRP (Clinical Trial Reporting Program))

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