Clinical trial · Interventional
Improving Patient Education for Lymphoma and Leukemia Inpatients
Improving Patient Education for Newly Diagnosed Lymphoma and Acute Leukemia Inpatients
NCT02642510CI-TRIAL-00028211completedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- 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)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of a structured, DVD educational intervention about what to expect during inpatient treatment of a newly diagnosed cancer. The focus of the study will be newly diagnosed lymphoma and acute leukemia patients and their family members. Outcome variables will be the patient and family member's satisfaction with inpatient teaching and anxiety about inpatient treatment.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Structured Education DVD + Verbal Teaching | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Verbal Teaching | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- DVD Structured Education
- description
- Participants in this group will watch an educational DVD in addition to standard teaching by nursing staff.
- interventionNames
- Other: Structured Education DVD + Verbal Teaching
- Other: Verbal Teaching
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Standard Educational Teaching
- description
- Participants in this group will receive educational teaching by their assigned nursing staff.
- interventionNames
- Other: Verbal Teaching
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Quality of Discharge Teaching Scale (QDTS) Score
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: For participants admitted for suspect diagnosis of leukemia or lymphoma: * Admission to the hematology/leukemia unit (6E) at Emory University Hospital with a suspected or actual new diagnosis of leukemia or lymphoma within the past 24 hours * English-speaking * Completed education to at least the 6th grade level * No significant auditory or visual deficits with corrective devices * No central nervous system involvement of disease * Physiologically stable * Not at end of life * No alterations in mental status * Agrees to family member (family member; significant other; friend) participation in study and to selecting the individual who could participate For Family Members: * Willing to view DVD and read education booklet * Selected by patient to participate * English speaking * No significant auditory or visual deficits with corrective devices * No alterations in mental status * Completed education to at least the 6th grade level Exclusion Criteria: * At end of life * Altered mental status * Significant auditory or visual deficits with corrective devices
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