Improving Patient Education for Lymphoma and Leukemia Inpatients

NCT ID: NCT02642510

Last Updated: 2017-06-22

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

78 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-06-30

Study Completion Date

2017-02-20

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of a structured, DVD educational intervention about what to expect during inpatient treatment of a newly diagnosed cancer. The focus of the study will be newly diagnosed lymphoma and acute leukemia patients and their family members. Outcome variables will be the patient and family member's satisfaction with inpatient teaching and anxiety about inpatient treatment.

Detailed Description

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of a structured, DVD educational intervention about what to expect during inpatient treatment of a newly diagnosed cancer. The focus of the study will be newly diagnosed lymphoma and acute leukemia patients and their family members. Outcome variables will be the patient and family member's satisfaction with inpatient teaching and anxiety about inpatient treatment.

The experimental group will watch a DVD educational presentation of information about unit routines and activities; leukemia/lymphoma; treatment modalities and procedures; treatment of side effects; and patient and family members activities of importance to prevent infection and promote well-being during cancer treatment.

Participants in the control group will receive usual educational teaching by their assigned nursing staff.

Conditions

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Leukemia Lymphoma

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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DVD Structured Education

Participants in this group will watch an educational DVD in addition to standard teaching by nursing staff.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Structured Education DVD + Verbal Teaching

Intervention Type OTHER

The structured education DVD is a 15-minute DVD presentation of information about unit routines and activities; leukemia/lymphoma; treatment modalities and procedures; treatment of side effects; and participant and family members activities of importance to prevent infection and promote well-being during cancer treatment.

Participants will also receive verbal educational teaching by their assigned nursing staff regarding information about leukemia and lymphoma, common treatments, and side effects.

Verbal Teaching

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants will receive verbal educational teaching by their assigned nursing staff regarding information about leukemia and lymphoma, common treatments, and side effects.

Standard Educational Teaching

Participants in this group will receive educational teaching by their assigned nursing staff.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Verbal Teaching

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants will receive verbal educational teaching by their assigned nursing staff regarding information about leukemia and lymphoma, common treatments, and side effects.

Interventions

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Structured Education DVD + Verbal Teaching

The structured education DVD is a 15-minute DVD presentation of information about unit routines and activities; leukemia/lymphoma; treatment modalities and procedures; treatment of side effects; and participant and family members activities of importance to prevent infection and promote well-being during cancer treatment.

Participants will also receive verbal educational teaching by their assigned nursing staff regarding information about leukemia and lymphoma, common treatments, and side effects.

Intervention Type OTHER

Verbal Teaching

Participants will receive verbal educational teaching by their assigned nursing staff regarding information about leukemia and lymphoma, common treatments, and side effects.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

For participants admitted for suspect diagnosis of leukemia or lymphoma:

* Admission to the hematology/leukemia unit (6E) at Emory University Hospital with a suspected or actual new diagnosis of leukemia or lymphoma within the past 24 hours
* English-speaking
* Completed education to at least the 6th grade level
* No significant auditory or visual deficits with corrective devices
* No central nervous system involvement of disease
* Physiologically stable
* Not at end of life
* No alterations in mental status
* Agrees to family member (family member; significant other; friend) participation in study and to selecting the individual who could participate

For Family Members:

* Willing to view DVD and read education booklet
* Selected by patient to participate
* English speaking
* No significant auditory or visual deficits with corrective devices
* No alterations in mental status
* Completed education to at least the 6th grade level

Exclusion Criteria

* At end of life
* Altered mental status
* Significant auditory or visual deficits with corrective devices
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Emory University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Christina Peters

Advanced Practitioner

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Christina Peters, NP

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Emory University

Locations

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Emory University Hospital

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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IRB00073387

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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