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Decision Navigation for Advanced Prostate Cancer Treatment Options Using mHealth
Clinicaltrials.gov identifier:
NCT03327103
Quality of Life
Study Contact Information:
Contact Randy A Jones, PhD,RN by phone 434.924.0125 or email or
Jane Gildersleeve, MSN by phone 434.466.8109 or email
Decision Navigation for Advanced Prostate Cancer Treatment Options Using mHealth
About the Study
Men with advanced cancer face difficult choices for treatment because of the nature of their disease and having limited options. This study will test the use of an innovative Registered Nurse-Community Patient Navigator team delivered interactive mHealth decision aid for patients with advanced cancer to help facilitate informed shared decisions about anti-cancer treatment that affects their quality of life.
Type of Study
This is a two-arm study enrolling patients and their selected person who provides decisional support (DPP)
- This is a study, which means that participants will be placed into one of the two study groups by chance. Neither patients nor the research doctor will choose the group participants are placed in.
- The study has two arms. This means that patients in the study are placed in one of two different groups.
- One group will receive "enhanced usual care (EUC) for decision-making.
- One group will receive the decision intervention: an interactive program delived by a nurse/navigation team
What the Study Entails
Eligible men and their who enroll will be randomly assigned to standard-of-care information and support or the decision intervention: an interactive program known as CHAMPION. Participants will complete surveys that will record multiple outcomes including: decision conflict, decision regret and cancer symptoms.
Study Sites
Men can participate if they:
- have stages III/ IV cancer
- have a life expectancy ≥6 months
- have a patient selected person who provides decisional support who is willing to participate
- patients with severe psychiatric problems
- patients who do not understand English