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TerminatedNCT04927559

Health Literacy in Understanding Radiation Therapy Information in Patients Undergoing Definitive Radiation Therapy

Assessing Health Literacy and Interpreter Use in Radiation Oncology at LAC+USC Medical Center

Status
Terminated
Phase
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
35 (actual)
Sponsor
University of Southern California · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

This study assesses the health literacy and understanding of radiation therapy information during consultation in patients with prostate or breast cancer undergoing definitive radiation therapy. Health literacy is defined as "the capacity to obtain, process, and understand health information and services to enable sound health decisions." Information gained from this study, may help researchers develop appropriate modalities to enhance comprehension of radiation therapy, and therefore allow for improved patient decision making with medical treatment.

Detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: I. To assess patient health literacy and understanding of critical radiation information during consultation in Spanish and English speaking patient in the department of radiation oncology at Los Angeles County (LAC) + University of Southern California (USC) utilizing a patient survey administered after consultation. SECONDARY OBJECTIVE: I. Correlate findings of radiation comprehension and satisfaction with validated measures of health literacy, acculturation, and socioeconomic status of patients. TERTIARY OBJECTIVE: I. To assess patient satisfaction of interpreter service in Spanish-speaking patients among breast and prostate cancer patients receiving definitive radiation. OUTLINE: Patients complete a survey over 5-10 minutes about their understanding of radiation therapy.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
OTHERSurvey AdministrationComplete survey

Timeline

Start date
2020-12-18
Primary completion
2024-04-23
Completion
2024-04-23
First posted
2021-06-16
Last updated
2024-04-29

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT04927559. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.