Understanding Patient Perspectives on the Risks of Ionizing Radiation Used for Medical Imaging

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK)

Status

Completed

Conditions

Testicular Cancer

Breast Cancer

Neuroblastoma

Colon Cancer

Lung Cancer

Treatments

Behavioral: Focus Group Sessions

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT01482741

11-185

Details and patient eligibility

About

Risks from imaging-related radiation exposure have become a popular topic in the media. Because these tests are commonly applied to patients at a cancer center, it is important to understand what patients know, how they feel about what they know, where they get their information, and how satisfied they are with available risk-benefit communication on this topic.

The purpose of this study is to understand how cancer patients perceive risks and benefits of diagnostic radiation and their satisfaction with healthcare communication on this topic.

Enrollment

30 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

English-language fluent
18 years of age, or older
Provide informed consent
Group 1: Patients undergoing chemotherapy for Stage IV colorectal carcinoma.
Group 2: Parents of pediatric patients who have undergone treatment for stage 1-3 neuroblastoma.
Group 3: Women who have undergone treatment for early stage breast cancer within the preceding 6 months.
Group 4: Men undergoing surveillance imaging after treatment for testicular cancer.
Group 5: Patients currently or previously enrolled in the MSKCC lung cancer screening program.
Group 6: Patients enrolled in or eligible for the thoracic survivorship program.

Exclusion criteria

Participants who don't speak English

Trial design

30 participants in 6 patient groups

Pts undergoing chemotherapy for Stage IV colorectal carcinoma

Description:

Six focus groups of 7-9 participants each will be conducted for approximately 90 minutes according to the established methodology of Krueger and Casey. Focus group sessions are semi-structured group interviews in which previously chosen, open-ended questions about topics of interest are posed to participants by a trained moderator.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Focus Group Sessions

Parents of pediatric patients stage 1-3 neuroblastoma

Description:

within the preceding 6 months. Six focus groups of 7-9 participants each will be conducted for approximately 90 minutes according to the established methodology of Krueger and Casey. Focus group sessions are semi-structured group interviews in which previously chosen, open-ended questions about topics of interest are posed to participants by a trained moderator.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Focus Group Sessions

Women who have undergone tx for early stage breast cancer

Description:

Treatment:

Behavioral: Focus Group Sessions

Men undergoing surveillance imaging after tx for testicular ca

Description:

Treatment:

Behavioral: Focus Group Sessions

Men & women enrolled in the MSKCC lung ca screening program

Description: