Improving Health-Related Quality of Life Communication Between AYA Oncology Patients and Clinicians: A Patient-Centered Intervention
Connecticut Children's Medical Center
Summary
The overarching goal is to develop and demonstrate proof-of-concept of ReSPECT (Reproductive and Sexual Health Patient Education and Communication Tool), a multi-modal communication intervention to improve adolescent and young adult (AYA)- clinician sexual and reproductive health (SRH) communication in the outpatient oncology clinic setting.
Description
To improve sexual and reproductive health communication between adolescent and young adult oncology patients and their clinicians, the Investigator will be developing and testing proof-of-concept of a novel web-based intervention called ReSPECT (Reproductive and Sexual health Patient Education and Communication Tool). The overarching goal of this proposal is to develop and pilot test a patient-centered approach to improve sexual and reproductive health communication during cancer care. Prior to the clinical trial, Aim 1 of this study will develop and refine ReSPECT by integrating feedback fro…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 15–25 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Patients In order to be eligible to participate in this study, an individual must meet all of the following criteria: 1. Be aged 15-25 years old at time of enrollment. 2. Have a cancer diagnosis and currently be on cancer-directed therapy with at least one of the following: 1. Chemotherapy: any anticancer drug to treat the cancer diagnosis, including immunotherapy. 2. Radiotherapy: any radiotherapy to treat the cancer diagnosis. 3. Surgery: any surgery to remove cancer including partial of total resections. Biopsies are not co…
Interventions
- BehavioralReSPECT
ReSPECT is an interactive, web-based digital platform that integrates (1) an AYA-centered pre-visit questionnaire (PVQ) that will discretely alert clinicians to relevant SRH questions/concerns, (2) targeted patient education on PVQ selections, and (3) clinician-centered guidance for addressing SRH issues. At enrollment, all participants will complete a baseline survey (T1). AYAs will have access to the ReSPECT digital platform and will receive the first prompt to complete the PVQ 3-5 days before their next clinic appointment. Once completed, AYAs will receive an email/text with a link to tailored information based on their PVQ selections for review. Clinicians will receive an email with a link to the patient's PVQ results on the ReSPECT platform along with clinical management recommendations. All participants will complete a brief virtual survey (T2) and interview within 48 hours of the first postintervention clinic visit and a follow-up survey 2 months after study enrollment (T3).
Location
- Connecticut Children's Medical CenterHartford, Connecticut