Radiation Oncology Patient Medical Physics Intervention Study

Purpose

This investigation is designed to be a two-arm, non-randomized prospective phase 2 study evaluating the impact of medical physicist patient intervention on the anxiety level and patient satisfaction of patients undergoing a course of radiation therapy. The goal is to demonstrate that these interventions will have a significantly positive impact on the overall well-being of the oncology patients.

Conditions

  • Anxiety
  • Patient Satisfaction
  • Radiation Therapy

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Over 18 Years
Eligible Genders
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Age >/= 18 years - Patients receiving treatment in the outpatient setting. - Patients with an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status (ECOG PS) 0, 1, or 2.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Patients receiving a single fraction of treatment. - History of Prior Radiation.

Study Design

Phase
N/A
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Non-Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel Assignment
Primary Purpose
Health Services Research
Masking
None (Open Label)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
Planned Intervention 		Patients will be scheduled for CT (computed tomography ) simulation for radiation treatment planning. Prior to simulation, patients will be asked to complete anxiety and patient satisfaction questionnaires. Following completion of the questionnaires, each patient will receive the first intervention with a member of the medical physics team to review the process of simulation, treatment planning, and subsequent treatment. This meeting will last approximately 15 minutes and at this time, the team member will explain that they are the primary resource for all the technical aspects related to the patient's treatment. Additionally, they will identify and address any concerns that patients or their caregivers have with radiation treatment and the patient will be shown the simulation infographic. The patient will then be asked to complete a second set of anxiety and patient satisfaction questionnaires and will then undergo the planned simulation.
  • Behavioral: Planned Intervention
    Intervention with a member of the medical physics team to review the process of simulation, treatment planning, and subsequent treatment. This meeting will last approximately 15 minutes and at this time, the team member will explain that they are the primary resource for all the technical aspects related to the patient's treatment. Additionally, they will identify and address any concerns that patients or their caregivers have with radiation treatment and the patient will be shown the simulation infographic.
  • Behavioral: No planned intervention
    Anxiety and patient satisfaction questionnaires will be completed prior to CT simulation.
    Other names:
    • Control group
Active Comparator
No Planned Intervention 		After patients are enrolled into this study, they will be scheduled for CT simulation for radiation treatment planning. Prior to simulation, patients will receive anxiety and patient satisfaction questionnaires to complete
  • Behavioral: No planned intervention
    Anxiety and patient satisfaction questionnaires will be completed prior to CT simulation.
    Other names:
    • Control group

Recruiting Locations

Mays Cancer Center, UT Health San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas 78229
Contact:
Carol Jenkins, RN, MSN
210-450-5924
jenkinsca@uthscsa.edu

More Details

Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Study Contact

Anna Laura Licon, BS
210-450-5545
liconal@livemail.uthscsa.edu