Development and Testing of a Patient-facing Educational Tool About Liver Cancer Prevention

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Liver Cancer

Treatments: Behavioral: Usability Testing; Behavioral: Cognitive Testing

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07010315

2025-0299

NCI-2025-03535 (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

To develop and test liver cancer prevention educational material.

Full description

Primary Objectives:

• To ensure the text for the site is understood by participants, participant comprehension will be measured qualitatively through cognitive testing. Adjustments will be made to the content, messages, and layout iteratively until interviewer notes show no large discrepancies between participant understanding and the meaning of the text.
• To ensure the site is easy to use, usability will be measured qualitatively through usability testing. Adjustments will be made to the functionality of the patient-facing portions of the web-based tool iteratively until interviewer notes indicate that participants are able to input their risk factors and download the personal summary on their own.

Secondary Objectives:

• To describe whether the site is acceptable to users, acceptability will be measured (as part of usability testing) with the Ottawa Acceptability Measures.
• To describe participants' knowledge of liver cancer risk factors, knowledge will be measured (as part of usability testing) with Knowledge Questions developed for this study.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• At least 18 years old
• Participants at the HOPE Clinic
• Able to speak and read either English or Spanish
• For usability testing: Able to use and navigate websites on own smart phone or study computer

Exclusion criteria

• Has been diagnosed with liver cancer
• Cannot provide consent or otherwise participate in research activities (e.g. vision or hearing impairment)

Trial design

40 participants in 2 patient groups

Cognitive Interviews (English and Spanish)

Description:

Participants that agree to this part of the study will be asked to view patient education materials about liver cancer, complete a demographic survey, and do an interview one-on-one either online via Zoom, over the phone, or in person at HOPE Clinic.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Cognitive Testing

Usability Testing (English and Spanish)

Description:

Participants will be asked to complete a pre-survey, navigate a liver cancer education website, provide their feedback and impressions, and complete a post- survey.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Usability Testing