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| ID | Type | Description | Link |
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| MDA-2006-0198 | |||
| NCI Clinical Trials | Other Identifier | CDR0000584715 | |
| 5U10CA045809-17 | U.S. NIH Grant/Contract | View source | |
| NCI-2009-00005 | Registry Identifier | NCI CTRP |
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| National Cancer Institute (NCI) | NIH |
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RATIONALE: Educating health providers on talking with cancer patients about complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) may help encourage health providers to talk more often with cancer patients about the use of CAM.
PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying how well an education intervention works in encouraging health providers to talk with cancer patients about the use of CAM.
OBJECTIVES:
Primary
Secondary
OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Stratification is based on the number of health providers at each CCOP component site (< 3 health providers per component site vs 3 to 6 health providers per component site vs 7 to 9 health providers per component site vs 10 or more health providers per component site). The CCOP component sites are randomized to 1 of 2 intervention groups.
Health providers in both arms complete questionnaires at baseline and at 2 months to assess the effectiveness of the educational intervention, personal CAM use, and level of knowledge about CAM and to determine if they are asking patients about CAM use. Patients of the health providers also complete questionnaires at the same time points to assess personal CAM use before and after cancer diagnosis as well as the level of their interaction with health providers regarding CAM use.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Arm I (intervention) | Active Comparator | Health providers receive educational materials comprising a brief video about communicating with and providing guidance to patients regarding complimentary and alternative medicine (CAM) and a list of resources they can access to obtain information about herbs, CAM modalities, and drug/herb interactions. Approximately 2 weeks after the educational intervention, health providers receive a follow-up e-mail reminding them to ask patients about CAM use. The e-mail also includes a brief update regarding current research findings on CAM modalities and drug/herb interactions. |
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| Arm II (wait-list) | Other | Health providers are enrolled on a wait-list. After 2 months, the educational materials in arm I (educational intervention) are made available to the wait-list health providers. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| educational intervention | Other | Health providers receive educational materials comprising a brief video about communicating with and providing guidance to patients regarding complimentary and alternative medicine (CAM) and a list of resources they can access to obtain information about herbs, CAM modalities, and drug/herb interactions. Approximately 2 weeks after the educational intervention, health providers receive a follow-up e-mail reminding them to ask patients about CAM use. The e-mail also includes a brief update regarding current research findings on CAM modalities and drug/herb interactions. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Proportion of patients who report that the health provider discussed complimentary and alternative medicine (CAM) use | The Complementary and Alternative Medicine Patient Survey administered to patients to assess personal use of CAM before and after the cancer diagnosis as well as the level of interaction with providers regarding CAM use. Baseline survey assessment at one week and follow up assessment at 2 months. | Baseline to 2 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Frequency with which health providers ask about CAM use and referral for CAM use by health providers | Baseline to 2 months | |
| Relationship between personal CAM use among health providers and frequency of asking patients about CAM use | Baseline to 2 months |
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DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
Health provider meeting the following criteria:
Has regular contact with cancer patients by initially talking with patients, taking their histories, and conveying pertinent information to their physician at a participating CCOP site
Must not be employed at more than one participating CCOP site
Not a temporary employee
Patient of a health provider at a participating CCOP site meeting the following criteria:
Current diagnosis of cancer including amyloidosis
Able to speak or read English
No prior participation in this study at an earlier assessment
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Lorenzo Cohen, PhD | M.D. Anderson Cancer Center | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill | North Carolina | 27599-7295 | United States |
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| questionnaire administration | Other | Patients complete questionnaires |
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| Frequency and type of CAM use among patients diagnosed with cancer | Up to 2 months |
| University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston | Texas | 77030-4009 | United States |
| ID | Term |
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| D018479 | Early Intervention, Educational |
| ID | Term |
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| D002662 | Child Health Services |
| D003153 | Community Health Services |
| D006296 | Health Services |
| D005159 | Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services |
| D011314 | Preventive Health Services |
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