Improving Communication Between AYA Oncology Patients and Clinicians: A Patient-Centered Intervention

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age15-25
SponsorConnecticut Children's Medical Center

About this trial

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.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Be aged 15-25 years old at time of enrollment.

Chemotherapy: any anticancer drug to treat the cancer diagnosis, including immunotherapy.

Radiotherapy: any radiotherapy to treat the cancer diagnosis.

Surgery: any surgery to remove cancer including partial of total resections. Biopsies are not considered surgery.

Disqualifiers

Not currently on cancer-directed therapy.

Unable to speak and read English.

Insufficient cognitive functioning to complete study measures (as determined by a member of the patient's primary oncology team)

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • ReSPECT

Treatment groups

60 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group

Sponsors and collaborators

Connecticut Children's Medical Center

Lead sponsor

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Collaborator