Clinical trial · Interventional
Patient Preference Survey for Radiation Oncologists
How Can Radiation Oncologists Better Serve Their Patients? A Randomized Study to Determine Whether Radiation Oncologists Can Improve Patient Satisfaction by Attempting to Meet Their Patients' Preferences
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Limited data exists for the cancer patients' preferences on their patient-doctor interaction with their radiation oncologist. These physicians have the opportunity to develop intimate relationships with their patients since these patients typically require daily radiation treatments anywhere from one to seven weeks. Thus, by having a greater understanding of the individual patient preferences, the radiation oncologists will be able to better serve their patients leading to improved patient satisfaction with their physician and healthier outlook on life. This is the premise and the hypothesis of this study.
Conditions
Conditions (3)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Cancer | Malignant Breast Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Lung Cancer | Malignant Lung Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Prostate Cancer | Malignant Prostate Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patient Preference Results | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Physician behavior related to Patient Preference Survey | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- 1
- description
- Patients whose radiation oncologist are blinded to their patient preference survey results
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- 2
- description
- Patients whose radiation oncologist are not blinded to their patient preference survey results
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Physician behavior related to Patient Preference Survey
- Other: Patient Preference Results
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Did knowledge of patient preference improve patient satisfaction
- timeFrame
- Length of radiation treatment
Secondary outcomes (1)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria:Any Patient/subject (adult male or female) with prostate or breast or lung cancer (Primary or Metastatic) who is scheduled to receive radiation therapy at one of the UPMC Cancer Centers * Patient/subject must receive radiation treatment in addition to consultation with the Radiation Oncologist * Patient/subject must meet with radiation oncologist at least one day per week while receiving radiation therapy. * Any attending radiation oncologist whose patient is enrolled in this study Exclusion Criteria: * Patient/subject under age 18 If subject previously underwent this study, even if the previous study was for a different diagnosis. Subjects can only undergo this study once. Patients/subjects who do not have the functional and mental capacity to independently answer the questionnaire.
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