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VOICE: Values and Options in Cancer Care (VOICE)
8 januari 2019 bijgewerkt door: Ronald Epstein, University of Rochester
Randomized Controlled Trial(RCT)of Patient, Caregiver and Physician Communication Coaching in Advanced Cancer
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a combined intervention for patients, caregivers and oncologists improves communication, quality of life, and quality of care.
Studie Overzicht
Toestand
Voltooid
Conditie
Interventie / Behandeling
Gedetailleerde beschrijving
The purpose of this study is to (a) determine whether a combined intervention for patients, caregivers and physicians improves communication regarding treatment choices and prognosis in cancer, (b) to determine whether the intervention improves patient and caregiver well-being, quality of life and sense of peace, and (c) to determine whether the intervention affects health services utilization.
Studietype
Ingrijpend
Inschrijving (Werkelijk)
485
Fase
- Niet toepasbaar
Contacten en locaties
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Studie Locaties
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New York
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Rochester, New York, Verenigde Staten, 14642
- University of Rochester
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Deelname Criteria
Onderzoekers zoeken naar mensen die aan een bepaalde beschrijving voldoen, de zogenaamde geschiktheidscriteria. Enkele voorbeelden van deze criteria zijn iemands algemene gezondheidstoestand of eerdere behandelingen.
Geschiktheidscriteria
Leeftijden die in aanmerking komen voor studie
21 jaar en ouder (Volwassen, Oudere volwassene)
Accepteert gezonde vrijwilligers
Nee
Geslachten die in aanmerking komen voor studie
Allemaal
Beschrijving
Inclusion Criteria: Physicians
- Currently in clinical practice at participating institutions
- Oncologist that cares for patients with solid tumors
- Not planning to leave the practice during the next 6 months
Inclusion Criteria: Patients
- Currently a patient of an enrolled physician
- Age 21 years or older
- Diagnosis of advanced cancer
- Able to understand spoken English (study personnel will read materials to low literacy patients)
Inclusion Criteria: Caregivers
- Caregiver of a patient currently enrolled in the study
- Age 21 years or older
- Able to understand spoken English (study personnel will read materials to low literacy patients)
Exclusion Criteria: Physicians
- Non Physicians and physicians who are not oncologists
- Oncologists who exclusively care for patients with hematological malignancies
- Prior involvement in health-related coaching interventions
Exclusion Criteria: Patients
- Unable to complete orally-administered surveys in English
- Hospitalized or in hospice care at the time of recruitment
- Prior involvement in health-related coaching interventions
- Anticipating bone marrow transplantation or diagnosed with leukemia or lymphoma
Exclusion Criteria: Caregiver
Unable to complete orally-administered surveys in English
Studie plan
Dit gedeelte bevat details van het studieplan, inclusief hoe de studie is opgezet en wat de studie meet.
Hoe is de studie opgezet?
Ontwerpdetails
- Primair doel: Onderzoek naar gezondheidsdiensten
- Toewijzing: Gerandomiseerd
- Interventioneel model: Parallelle opdracht
- Masker: Geen (open label)
Wapens en interventies
Deelnemersgroep / Arm |
Interventie / Behandeling |
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Experimenteel: Intervention
Oncologists will receive communication training.
Patients will be coached to make the most of the oncologist visit.
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Oncologists will receive communication training.
Patients will be coached to make the most of the oncologist visit.
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Geen tussenkomst: Control
Patients will receive usual care
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Wat meet het onderzoek?
Primaire uitkomstmaten
Uitkomstmaat |
Maatregel Beschrijving |
Tijdsspanne |
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Mean Patient-centered Communication in Advanced Cancer Score
Tijdsspanne: 3 years
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We audio recorded the first physician visit after the coaching session (for intervention) or after study entry (control).The primary outcome was a composite of 4 pre-specified communication measures: 1. engaging patients in consultations, responding to patients' emotions, informing patients about prognosis and treatment choices and balanced framing of decisions.
Coding of the 4 measures was performed by teams of trained university students who were audited continuously and blinded to study hypotheses and group assignment.
We transformed each of the 4 component scores to z scores based on the pre-randomization phase sample means (SDs): z = (Raw Score - Pre-randomization Phase Mean)/Pre-randomization Phase SD.
The 4-component z-scores were averaged to form the primary outcome.
A higher Z score indicates better communication.
The maximum possible Z-score ranged from -0.69 to 20.08.
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3 years
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Secundaire uitkomstmaten
Uitkomstmaat |
Maatregel Beschrijving |
Tijdsspanne |
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Caregiver Mean Prolonged Grief Symptoms as Measured by PG-13
Tijdsspanne: 7 months
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The prolonged grief (PG-13) instrument was used to measure prolonged grief.
The tool is a sum of ten items that measure separation distress, duration of grief, cognitive, emotional, and behavioral symptoms and impairment criterion.
The range of the score is 10-50 with higher scores indicating more severe symptoms.
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7 months
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Aim 1b&c Mean Difference in Reported Expectation of Survival in 2 Years Between Patients and Physicians
Tijdsspanne: 3 years
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Patients and physicians were asked what the likelihood of survival in 2 years would be for the patient.
They chose from 0, 10, 25, 50, 75, 90, 100% chance of survival in two years.
A value of 0-6 was assigned to each pair of data.
0 indicating no difference in the reported value between patient and physician and 6 indicating the largest difference.
For example if the physician said 100% and the patient said 0% the score was 6.
The mean scores were reported by arm.
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3 years
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Aim 2 Patient Well-being
Tijdsspanne: 3 years
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Original McGill quality of life and the FACT-G assessment tools were used.
For the McGill tool scores range from 1 to 10 with higher scores indicating better outcome.
For FACT-G scores range from 0 to 4. Higher score means a better outcome.
Different parts of the McGill and FACT-G tools were used to create 5 standardized z scores: McGill QOL Scale single item, McGill Psychological Well-Being sub-scale, McGill Existential Well-Being sub-scale, FACT-G Physical Functioning sub-scale and FACT-G Social Functioning sub-scale.
Sum of the five standardized z-scores is the Aggregate QOL score.
A higher Z score indicates better outcomes.
The maximum possible Z-score ranged from -3.54 to 1.24.
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3 years
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Caregiver Mean Overall Mental Health as Measured by the SF-12 Assessment
Tijdsspanne: 7 months
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SF-12 scores are computed using the scores of twelve questions and range from 0 to 100, where a zero score indicates the lowest level of health measured by the scales and 100 indicates the highest level of health.
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7 months
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Health Care Utilization- Mean Index Score of Aggressive Care at the End of Life
Tijdsspanne: 3 years
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Patient charts were audited for 3 outcomes : 1) chemotherapy use, 2) aggressive treatments and 3) emergency department or hospital utilization.
The total scores ranged from 0-6 with higher scores indicated worse outcomes.
The sums of the means for the 3 outcomes were added to provide the total score.
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3 years
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Medewerkers en onderzoekers
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Sponsor
Medewerkers
Onderzoekers
- Hoofdonderzoeker: Ronald Epstein, MD, University of Rochester
Publicaties en nuttige links
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Algemene publicaties
- Epstein RM, Duberstein PR, Fenton JJ, Fiscella K, Hoerger M, Tancredi DJ, Xing G, Gramling R, Mohile S, Franks P, Kaesberg P, Plumb S, Cipri CS, Street RL Jr, Shields CG, Back AL, Butow P, Walczak A, Tattersall M, Venuti A, Sullivan P, Robinson M, Hoh B, Lewis L, Kravitz RL. Effect of a Patient-Centered Communication Intervention on Oncologist-Patient Communication, Quality of Life, and Health Care Utilization in Advanced Cancer: The VOICE Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Oncol. 2017 Jan 1;3(1):92-100. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2016.4373.
- Hoerger M, Epstein RM, Winters PC, Fiscella K, Duberstein PR, Gramling R, Butow PN, Mohile SG, Kaesberg PR, Tang W, Plumb S, Walczak A, Back AL, Tancredi D, Venuti A, Cipri C, Escalera G, Ferro C, Gaudion D, Hoh B, Leatherwood B, Lewis L, Robinson M, Sullivan P, Kravitz RL. Values and options in cancer care (VOICE): study design and rationale for a patient-centered communication and decision-making intervention for physicians, patients with advanced cancer, and their caregivers. BMC Cancer. 2013 Apr 9;13:188. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-13-188.
Studie record data
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Bestudeer belangrijke data
Studie start (Werkelijk)
1 april 2011
Primaire voltooiing (Werkelijk)
31 december 2017
Studie voltooiing (Werkelijk)
31 december 2017
Studieregistratiedata
Eerst ingediend
30 november 2011
Eerst ingediend dat voldeed aan de QC-criteria
2 december 2011
Eerst geplaatst (Schatting)
5 december 2011
Updates van studierecords
Laatste update geplaatst (Werkelijk)
10 januari 2019
Laatste update ingediend die voldeed aan QC-criteria
8 januari 2019
Laatst geverifieerd
1 januari 2019
Meer informatie
Termen gerelateerd aan deze studie
Trefwoorden
Andere studie-ID-nummers
- 35388
- R01CA140419-01A2 (Subsidie/contract van de Amerikaanse NIH)
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