Intervention to Improve Caregiver Palliative Care Knowledge and Attitudes

Tulane University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cancer

Treatments: Behavioral: Educational Video on Nutrition; Behavioral: Psychoeducational Video on Palliative Care

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05162807

2020-1041

Details and patient eligibility

About

This randomized clinical trial will assess whether a psychoeducational intervention will improve palliative care knowledge and attitudes among close friends and family members of individuals with cancer. The psychoeducational intervention entails viewing a video introducing palliative care and its purpose, structure, benefits, and efficacy.

Full description

The primary aims of this randomized clinical trial are to examine the impact of a psychoeducational intervention on (1) palliative care knowledge, and (2) palliative care attitudes among close friends and family members of individuals with cancer. Participants will complete a baseline survey including measures of palliative care knowledge and experience. Participants will be randomized to then view either a psychoeducational video introducing palliative care (intervention) or an educational video on nutrition throughout cancer survivorship (attention control). All participants will then complete outcome measures, including primary outcomes of palliative care knowledge and attitudes.

Enrollment: 395 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria:

• Provide informed consent
• 18 years of age or older
• Have ever had a close friend or family member diagnosed with cancer

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

---

395 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Palliative Care Education

Experimental group

Description:

The intervention arm will view a psychoeducational video on palliative care.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Psychoeducational Video on Palliative Care

Attention Control

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

The control arm will view an educational video on nutrition as an attention control.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Educational Video on Nutrition