About this trial
The study aims to develop educational media interventions to prepare Latinx Spanish-speaking radiation oncology patients for a course of breast or prostate cancer radiation therapy and to foster receptivity and informed decision-making around cancer clinical trial participation.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Spanish speakers of Latinx background as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as anyone from Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Central or South American ancestry
Currently undergoing treatment for breast or prostate cancer, or recently been treated
Disqualifiers
Patient with bilateral deafness and/or blindness
Patient with psychosis and/or dementia
Spanish speakers of Latinx background as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as anyone from Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Central or South American ancestry
Patients with non-metastatic prostate or breast cancer
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Audiovisual Intervention- Radiation Therapy Education
- ASTRO Radiation Therapy for Breast or Prostate Cancer Brochure
- Audiovisual Intervention- Cancer Clinical Trials Education
- NCI Taking Part in Cancer Research Studies Brochure
Treatment groups
Sponsors and collaborators
Columbia University
Lead sponsor
Varian Medical Systems
Collaborator