Clinical trial · Interventional
RCT of QPS vs General Information Sheet
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Two Different Information Materials in Patients With Advanced Cancer
- 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)
This trial studies how well information materials work in helping communication between physicians and participants with cancer that has spread to other places in the body and their caregivers. Approaches that encourage participants to actively participate and ask appropriate questions during their visit may be important to enhance their understanding of their illness and empower them to make important decisions regarding their medical care.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Malignant Neoplasm | Malignant Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.78 |
| Caregiver | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Physician | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Informational Intervention | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Questionnaire Administration | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Group I (QPS)
- description
- Participants receive QPS and answer questions from physician. At follow up visit, participants receive both QPS and GIS.
- interventionNames
- Other: Informational Intervention
- Other: Questionnaire Administration
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Group II (GIS)
- description
- Participants receive GIS and answer questions from physician. At follow up visit, participants receive both QPS and GIS.
- interventionNames
- Other: Informational Intervention
- Other: Questionnaire Administration
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Patients' perception of helpfulness (0-10 scale) in communicating with their physicians after the first consultation visit
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * (Patient participation) First outpatient consultation visit with a palliative care specialist * (Patient participation) Normal cognitive status, defined as a normal state of arousal and an absence of obvious clinical findings of confusion, memory deficits or concentration deficits, as determined by the patient's physician * (Patient participation) Ability to read and communicate in English * (Patient participation) Diagnosis of advanced cancer * (Patient participation) Signed written informed consent form * (Caregiver participation) accompanied the patient to the clinic visit * (Caregiver participation) is identified by the patient as someone who is actively involved in their overall care * (Caregiver participation) is able to read and communicate in English * (Caregiver participation) is willing to participate in the study and able to complete the questionnaires * (Physician participation) a palliative medicine specialist * (Physician participation) seeing the patient in consultation on the day of the study * (Physician participation) willing to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Refusal to participate in the study
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDArthur J, Pawate V, Lu Z, Yennurajalingam S, Azhar A, Reddy A, Epner D, Hui D, Tanco K, Delgado Guay MO, Vidal M, Chen M, Bruera E. Helpfulness of Question Prompt Sheet for Patient-Physician Communication Among Patients With Advanced Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 May 1;6(5):e2311189. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.11189. PMID 37129892