Clinical trial · Interventional
Geriatric Communication Skills Training Program for Oncology Clinicians
Geriatric Communication Skills Training Program for Oncology Clinicians to Improve Management of Care for Geriatrics Cancer Patients
NCT03530969CI-TRIAL-00074105completedN/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 learn more about the effects of a training program designed to help doctors communicate better with older patients and their caregivers.
Conditions
Conditions (4)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bone Marrow Transplant | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| GI Cancer | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| GU Cancer | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Lymphoma | Lymphoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (6)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer Assessment of Health Care Providers and Systems Program (CAHPS) | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Course Evaluations | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Patient activation measure (PAM) scale | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Self-Efficacy Assessment | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| The Consultation and Relational Empathy (CARE) questionnaire | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| UCLA Geriatrics Attitudes Scale | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (3)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- GI/GU/Lymphoma Oncologists
- description
- Doctors specializing in treating gastrointestinal cancer (cancer of the stomach, pancreas, colon, etc.), genitourinary cancer (cancer of the genitals and urinary tract), and lymphoma (cancer affecting the blood and lymph nodes)
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Self-Efficacy Assessment
- Behavioral: UCLA Geriatrics Attitudes Scale
- Behavioral: Course Evaluations
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Participants with GI/GU/Lymphoma Cancer
- description
- Patients of the physicians in group 1
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: The Consultation and Relational Empathy (CARE) questionnaire
- Behavioral: Consumer Assessment of Health Care Providers and Systems Program (CAHPS)
- Behavioral: Patient activation measure (PAM) scale
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: Clinician Eligibility * MSK medical oncology Health Care Professionals (HCP) - specifically identified as Attendings, fellows, or Advance Practice Professional (APP) - either a Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) from GI, GU Oncology, Lymphoma, Bone Marrow Transplant or Geriatrics Service (five services with a large number of geriatric patients) * Willingness to be audio-recorded as per self-report * Clinician has individual clinic consultations with patients in the target population: 65 years of age and over, English speaking, and patients who have had a new visit within the last 6 months. Patient Eligibility * MSK patients 65 years of age and over as per EMR * English speaking as per EMR * Being seen by one of the consented HCPs as per the HCP and/or electronic medical record (EMR) * Willingness to be audio-recorded as per self-report * Patient had their first visit with the clinician within the last 6 months Caregiver Eligibility * English speaking as per EMR * Accompanying an MSK patient being seen by one of the consented HCPs as per the HCP and/or EMR Exclusion Criteria: * N/A
References
Publications (0)
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