Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer: Their Preferred Involvement in Decision Making

NCT ID: NCT07035418

Last Updated: 2025-06-25

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 100 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2022-08-23
• Study Completion Date: 2025-12-31

Brief Summary

The purpose of this mixed-methods study is to determine Adolescent and Young Adult (AYAs) decision making preferences post cancer diagnosis using vignettes designed to assess their preferred involvement in decisions about their cancer treatment and variables associated with these treatment decision-making (TDM) preferences.

Conditions

Adolescent Behavior

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

AYA Decision-Making Role Assessment

Participants will complete an electronic socio-demographic questionnaire followed by a set of hypothetical clinical decision-making scenarios to assess preferred decision-making roles and involvement of healthcare providers and family/friends. Responses will inform understanding of facilitators and barriers to shared decision-making.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Clinical Decision-Making Scenarios and Preferences Assessment

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Participants complete a socio-demographic questionnaire and decision-making preferences scale, including hypothetical clinical scenarios, to identify their preferred decision-making role (active, collaborative, or passive) and the influence of providers or family. Delivered electronically via secure link; reminders sent as needed.

Interventions

Clinical Decision-Making Scenarios and Preferences Assessment

Participants complete a socio-demographic questionnaire and decision-making preferences scale, including hypothetical clinical scenarios, to identify their preferred decision-making role (active, collaborative, or passive) and the influence of providers or family. Delivered electronically via secure link; reminders sent as needed.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Age (15-29 years)
• Cancer diagnosis and on therapy, end-of-life or survivors (within 1 year)
• Speaks English
• Reads English
• Cognitively and physically able to participate

Exclusion Criteria

• Unable to participate in study due to developmental delay or developmental disorder

• Minimum Eligible Age: 15 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 29 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Stanford University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Kimberly Pyke-Grimm

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Stanford University

Locations

Stanford University

Palo Alto, California, United States

Site Status: RECRUITING

Countries

United States

Central Contacts

Swathi Alagandula

Role: CONTACT

drswathi@stanford.edu

650-725-1976

Facility Contacts

Swathi Alagandula

Role: primary

drswathi@stanford.edu

650-725-1976

Other Identifiers

NCI-2024-00875

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

IRB-58292

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id