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| ID | Type | Description | Link |
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| 1R01CA287374 | U.S. NIH Grant/Contract | View source |
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| Name | Class |
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| St. Jude Children's Research Hospital | OTHER |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | NIH |
| National Cancer Institute (NCI) | NIH |
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This study focuses on improving interprofessional communication during cancer treatment, through an individual and hospital system intervention, to improve provider outcomes, patient care, and, ultimately, survival for children with cancer in low-resource settings.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Intervention Group | Experimental | This study includes an intervention development phase (Aim 2) during which the intervention content and delivery mechanisms will be finalized. We will implement the multilevel intervention developed in Aim 2. We anticipate this will consist of one instance of intervention at each hospital and we will develop a full intervention manual following Aim 2. Details regarding the intervention will be updated prior to participant enrollment in the trial. |
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| Waitlist Control Group | No Intervention | The wait list control is a group that does not receive an intervention during the study period, serving as an untreated comparison during the study, although they later receive the intervention. This intervention will be delivered after the completion of the last data collection instance. |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Multi-level communication intervention | Behavioral | The intervention will target multiple levels (provider, unit, hospital) and will respond to identified modifiable communication challenges. Aim 2 intervention mapping will finalize the specific intervention; we anticipate it will involve training and education of staff members and new unit protocols for communication. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Communication quality - CritCom Measure | Reliable, published measure of communication quality; measured across 6 domains on a Likert scale; self reported by clinical team members; Will assess change in clinician perspective of communication quality within 6 months | We will evaluate outcomes at three time points; baseline, one month after intervention, and six months after intervention. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Provider burnout and retention | Provider outcomes will be assessed at the individual level via questions about burnout and intent to leave. This will use pre-existing, reliable measures where individuals report their self-reported rates of burnout and intent to leave their job. These are categorical responses. | We will evaluate outcomes at three time points; baseline, one month after intervention, and six months after intervention. |
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Sara Malone, LCSW, PhD | Contact | â€(502) 797-0240‬ | sara.malone@wustl.edu |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Washington University in St. Louis | St Louis | Missouri | 63110 | United States |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| Background | DEVELOPMENT OF A QUANTITATIVE MEASURE (CRITCOM) TO ASSESS THE QUALITY OF INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION AROUND PATIENT DETERIORATION IN VARIABLY RESOURCED HOSPITALS | ||
| 41250257 | Derived | Agulnik A, Graetz DE, Carothers BJ, Rivera J, Blakeney EA, Hayes S, Chaitan VL, Cabassa L, Goss CW, Luke DA, Malone S. Strategies to improve healthcare team communication structure and quality in resource-variable childhood cancer hospitals (TeamTalk): a study protocol. Implement Sci Commun. 2025 Nov 17;6(1):124. doi: 10.1186/s43058-025-00811-z. |
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| ID | Term |
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| D009369 | Neoplasms |
| D003142 | Communication |
| ID | Term |
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| D001519 | Behavior |
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Parallel-arm, pilot cluster-randomized wait list-controlled trial to evaluate the intervention compared to control
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| Patient mortality and safety/adverse events | Patient outcomes data will be collected via prospective registry of all clinical deterioration events, defined as unplanned transfers to intensive care (ICU), the use of ICU interventions on general wards, or unplanned death on the ward. | We will evaluate outcomes at three time points; baseline, one month after intervention, and six months after intervention. |