Pre-Clinic Visit Online Education for Thyroid Cancer
29 août 2026 mis à jour par: Allen Ho, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
A Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating Educational Resources for Patients With Thyroid Cancer
Through a pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT), we aim to test the feasibility and preliminary impact of two online educational resources among adult patients with thyroid cancer.
Each online program can be accessed on the patient's personal device, and will be provided to the patient following a diagnosis of thyroid cancer but before meeting with their surgeon to discuss treatment options.
The goal of the resource is to educate patients on the various treatment options for thyroid cancer prior to surgical consultation, so that clinic visit time can be better utilized to discuss patient questions and priorities, and support shared decision making.
Clinical (TC-MAX; thyroid cancer related anxiety) and behavioral outcomes (decisional conflict, shared-decision making, treatment decision) will be assessed via online surveys 1-day and 14-days post-visit.
Aperçu de l'étude
Statut
Pas encore de recrutement
Les conditions
Intervention / Traitement
Type d'étude
Interventionnel
Inscription (Estimé)
60
Phase
- N'est pas applicable
Contacts et emplacements
Cette section fournit les coordonnées de ceux qui mènent l'étude et des informations sur le lieu où cette étude est menée.
Coordonnées de l'étude
- Nom: Zoe Krut, MSHS
- Numéro de téléphone: 310-423-0699
- E-mail: Zoe.Krut@cshs.org
Sauvegarde des contacts de l'étude
- Nom: Michael Fine, MSHS
- E-mail: michael.fine@cshs.org
Critères de participation
Les chercheurs recherchent des personnes qui correspondent à une certaine description, appelée critères d'éligibilité. Certains exemples de ces critères sont l'état de santé général d'une personne ou des traitements antérieurs.
Critère d'éligibilité
Âges éligibles pour étudier
- Adulte
- Adulte plus âgé
Accepte les volontaires sains
Non
La description
Inclusion Criteria:
Newly diagnosed with either:
- ≤2cm Bethesda 6 thyroid nodule (papillary thyroid carcinoma) (T1N0)
- ≤2cm Bethesda 5 thyroid nodule
- ≤2cm Bethesda 3-4 thyroid nodule with molecular testing that confers >75% risk of malignancy
- Able to understand and complete questionnaires independently in English
- Access to an internet-enabled device for online surveys and intervention access
Exclusion Criteria:
- Cognitive impairment or other condition that, in the opinion of the investigators, would interfere with protocol participation
- Has nodule >2cm in size, or with non-papillary thyroid carcinoma histology
- High-grade or poorly differentiated papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) variants
- Central or lateral neck lymphadenopathy suspicious for PTC
- Unfavorable nodule location, to be determined by the surgeon (e.g. Near dorsal surface (by recurrent laryngeal nerve); adjacent to trachea (risk of cartilage invasion)
- Recurrent thyroid cancer case
Plan d'étude
Cette section fournit des détails sur le plan d'étude, y compris la façon dont l'étude est conçue et ce que l'étude mesure.
Comment l'étude est-elle conçue ?
Détails de conception
- Objectif principal: Recherche sur les services de santé
- Répartition: Randomisé
- Modèle interventionnel: Affectation parallèle
- Masquage: Double
Armes et Interventions
Groupe de participants / Bras |
Intervention / Traitement |
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Expérimental: THRIVE
Participants randomized to the THRIVE arm will be sent a link to access the THRIVE portal up to 3 weeks prior to their clinic visit.
The THRIVE modules can take between 20-35 minutes to complete.
Completion of the THRIVE modules prior to the clinic visit will be monitored and confirmed by study staff.
Upon completing the program, a report summarizing the conversation and questions/comments brought up by the patient will be shared with their physician prior to the clinic visit.
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THRIVE is a tailored AI agent that provides patient education and assists in decision-making specifically for thyroid cancer patients.
Using HIPAA-compliant protocols and an empathic approach, THRIVE can (1) establish patient priorities, (2) guide patients through decision tools, and (3) integrate detailed notes into the electronic health record (EHR).
Such computer-generated notes have been found to be higher quality, more comprehensive, better organized, and with greater relevance compared with physician-documented notes.
Altogether, this solution tackles a time-intensive and laborious task, expanding time and bandwidth for decision-making.
Moreover, integration with existing infrastructure like the EHR can help promote clinical adoption.
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Comparateur factice: Education Control
Participants randomized to the education control arm will be sent a link to access the 2-page American Cancer Society (ACS) handout: "After a Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis."
The handout can take between 5-15 minutes to read through.
Completion of the ACS handout prior to the clinic visit will be monitored and confirmed by study staff.
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The 2-page American Cancer Society (ACS) flyer (No. 0827.60 Rev. 3/25) is titled "After a Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis" and provides brief information about "Treatment for thyroid cancer", "What to expect before and during treatment", "What to expect after treatment", "Staying healthy", and "Dealing with your feelings", as well as recommendations on questions to ask a physician for each of the above topics.
The flyer also provides the patient with a link to the ACS website and a direct phone number.
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Que mesure l'étude ?
Principaux critères de jugement
Mesure des résultats |
Description de la mesure |
Délai |
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TC-MAX
Délai: Baseline, 1-day post clinic visit, 14-days post clinic visit
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Thyroid cancer-related anxiety as measured by the 18-item TC-MAX questionnaire created by Dr. Allen Ho at Cedars-Sinai.
It is a psychometric scale assessing thyroid cancer-related anxiety across three different subscales (Collective Anxiety, Ultrasound Anxiety, and Fear of Recurrence/Progression). Scale range is between 0-100, with higher scores indicating greater anxiety.
Means and standard deviations will be used to describe the scores.
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Baseline, 1-day post clinic visit, 14-days post clinic visit
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Mesures de résultats secondaires
Mesure des résultats |
Description de la mesure |
Délai |
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Decisional Conflict Scale
Délai: 1-day post clinic visit
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Decisional conflict as measured by the 16-item Traditional Decisional Conflict Scale (DCS) - Statement Format.
This scale assesses personal perceptions of uncertainty in choosing options; modifiable factors contributing to uncertainty such as feeling uninformed, unclear about personal values and unsupported in decision making; and effective decision making such as feeling the choice is informed, values-based, likely to be implemented and expressing satisfaction with the choice.
This questionnaire uses a 5-point Likert scale, from strongly agree to strongly disagree.
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1-day post clinic visit
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Shared Decision Making
Délai: 1-day post clinic visit
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Patient perception of shared decision making as measured by the 9-item Shared Decision Making Questionnaire (SDM-Q-9).
This questionnaire measures the extent to which patients are involved in the process of decision-making from the perspective of the patient.
This questionnaire uses a 6-point Likert scale, from completely agree to completely disagree.
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1-day post clinic visit
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Autres mesures de résultats
Mesure des résultats |
Description de la mesure |
Délai |
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System Usability Scale
Délai: 1-day post clinic visit
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System usability as measured by the validated, 10-item System Usability Scale (SUS).
This attitude Likert scale gives a global assessment of usability.
Each item is rated on a scale of 0 to 5, with higher scores indicating greater usability.
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1-day post clinic visit
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Collaborateurs et enquêteurs
C'est ici que vous trouverez les personnes et les organisations impliquées dans cette étude.
Parrainer
Les enquêteurs
- Chercheur principal: Allen Ho, MD, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Dates d'enregistrement des études
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Dates principales de l'étude
Début de l'étude (Estimé)
1 août 2027
Achèvement primaire (Estimé)
1 juillet 2028
Achèvement de l'étude (Estimé)
1 septembre 2028
Dates d'inscription aux études
Première soumission
2 juillet 2026
Première soumission répondant aux critères de contrôle qualité
2 juillet 2026
Première publication (Réel)
8 juillet 2026
Mises à jour des dossiers d'étude
Dernière mise à jour publiée (Réel)
1 septembre 2026
Dernière mise à jour soumise répondant aux critères de contrôle qualité
29 août 2026
Dernière vérification
1 août 2026
Plus d'information
Termes liés à cette étude
Termes MeSH pertinents supplémentaires
Autres numéros d'identification d'étude
- STUDY00004712
Informations sur les médicaments et les dispositifs, documents d'étude
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Non
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Non
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