Clinical trial · Interventional
Educational Brochure in Preparing Patients With Gastric Cancer and Their Caregivers for Recovery After Surgery
Pilot Study of an Educational Brochure to Prepare Patients and Informal Caregivers for Recovery Following Gastrectomy
NCT02334332CI-TRIAL-00019212withdrawnN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Why stopped (as posted): No accrual
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
This pilot clinical trial studies an educational brochure in preparing patients with gastric cancer and their caregivers for recovery after surgery. Giving an educational brochure may help prepare patients and their caregivers by improving knowledge about symptoms after surgery. It may also improve quality of life and reduce worry after surgery.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anxiety | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Gastric Carcinoma | Gastric Carcinoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
| Stress | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (3)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Intervention | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Quality-of-Life Assessment | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Standard Follow-Up Care | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Cohort I (standard care)
- description
- Participants receive standard post-operative care.
- interventionNames
- Procedure: Standard Follow-Up Care
- Procedure: Quality-of-Life Assessment
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Cohort II (educational brochure)
- description
- Participants receive a 2-page educational brochure after surgery and prior to discharge home.
- interventionNames
- Other: Educational Intervention
- Procedure: Quality-of-Life Assessment
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Patient/informal caregiver satisfaction with timing, content, and delivery of the intervention
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 21 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients will be accrued using the following inclusion criteria: * Scheduled to undergo partial or total gastrectomy for treatment of gastric cancer * Able to read and understand English * Informal Caregivers will be accrued using the following inclusion criteria: * The primary informal caregiver as identified by patients participating in the study; this refers to either a family member or friend who will be providing the majority of care following surgery * Able to read and understand English * All participants must have the ability to understand the willingness to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects, who in the opinion of the investigator, may not be able to comply with the safety monitoring requirements of the study
References
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