Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer: Their Preferred Involvement in Decision Making

Stanford University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Adolescent Behavior

Treatments: Behavioral: Clinical Decision-Making Scenarios and Preferences Assessment

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07035418

IRB-58292

NCI-2024-00875 (Registry Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this mixed-methods study is to determine Adolescent and Young Adult (AYAs) decision making preferences post cancer diagnosis using vignettes designed to assess their preferred involvement in decisions about their cancer treatment and variables associated with these treatment decision-making (TDM) preferences.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 15 to 29 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age (15-29 years)
• Cancer diagnosis and on therapy, end-of-life or survivors (within 1 year)
• Speaks English
• Reads English
• Cognitively and physically able to participate

Exclusion criteria

• Unable to participate in study due to developmental delay or developmental disorder

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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100 participants in 1 patient group

AYA Decision-Making Role Assessment

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will complete an electronic socio-demographic questionnaire followed by a set of hypothetical clinical decision-making scenarios to assess preferred decision-making roles and involvement of healthcare providers and family/friends. Responses will inform understanding of facilitators and barriers to shared decision-making.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Clinical Decision-Making Scenarios and Preferences Assessment