ComCancer: Use of Let's Discuss Health Website by Patients With Prostate Cancer Undergoing Radiation Oncology Treatment

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

300 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-03-10

Study Completion Date

2024-11-30

Brief Summary

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In Canada, the prevalence of cancer is growing and contributes significantly to health costs. The prevention and treatment of cancer is a major concern of our health system. Many men with prostate cancer develop psychological distress. The emotional consequences of a cancer diagnosis and its treatments can prevent patients from communicating effectively with their healthcare team. It is recognized that the quality of communication between cancer patients and their caregivers plays an important role in the management of their disease. However, few tools are being developed to help clinicians and patients better communicate and decrease patients' psychological distress. Let's Discuss Health (www.discutonssante.ca) is a French-language website that offers several tools to support collaboration between caregivers and cancer patients.

The objectives of this research project are to assess the experience of using the Let's Discuss Health website and the impact of its use on the quality of communication between radiation oncologists and patients, the level of distress of patients with prostate cancer, recall of the information discussed as well as adherence to the trajectory in radiation oncology.

The project will take place in three radiation oncology centers in Quebec. Two groups of prostate cancer patients will be recruited. Patients in the first group will be assessed on the basis of regular consultations and those in the second group will be encouraged to prepare for their medical visits using the Let's Discuss Health website. Patients and their caregivers will answer short questionnaires before and after four targeted consultations (initial visit, mid-treatment visit, end-of-treatment visit and 3-month post-treatment visit). Focus groups will also be organized to explore the impact of the website.

This project offers the potential to transform clinical practices in radiation oncology to reduce the burden of cancer and improve the quality of care offered to patients with cancer.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Prostatic Neoplasms Psychological Distress Physician-Patient Relations Communication Patient Participation Adherence, Treatment Men

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SEQUENTIAL

Comparative study in which two distinct groups of patients will be formed, sequentially. Patients from both groups will be assessed by the same radiation oncologists recruited from each of the three centers. In each center, recruited patients will initially be assigned to Group 1 (Usual Care) until 50 patients will be included in the study (for a total of 150 patients in this group). Recruitment will then pursue and patients will be assigned to Group 2 (Intervention) until 50 patients will be included in the study (for a total of 150 patients in this group).

Patients in Group 1 (Usual Care) will be assessed during regular consultations of the radiation oncology care pathway. Those in Group 2 (Intervention) will be encouraged to prepare each of the four medical encounters targeted in the usual trajectory in radiation oncology using Let's Discuss Health website. For Group 2, the radiation oncologists will have participated in an workshop on the Let's Discuss Health website.

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Let's Discuss Health Group

Patients in this group will be encouraged to prepare each of the four medical encounters targeted in the trajectory in radiation oncology using Let's Discuss Health website, which are the initial visit, the mid-treatment visit, the end-of-treatment visit and the 3-month post-treatment visit.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Let's Discuss Health Group

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Use of the Let's Discuss Health website to prepare four medical encounters with the radiation oncologist throughout the radiation care trajectory.

Usual Care Group

Patients in this group will received the usual care in the radiation oncology care pathway.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Let's Discuss Health Group

Use of the Let's Discuss Health website to prepare four medical encounters with the radiation oncologist throughout the radiation care trajectory.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

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Pre-consultation patient's preparedness

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* have a diagnosis of prostate cancer
* understand, speak and read French
* report being comfortable using the Internet
* have access to a computer, tablet or smartphone or know someone who does and is willing to accompany them

Exclusion Criteria

* being considered unfit to give free and informed consent (e.g. dementia, severe psychiatric condition)
* any other clinical reason (poor health of the patient at the time of the consultation) that the clinician deems relevant

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No