Clinical trial · Interventional
Evaluation of a Brachytherapy Discharge Education Program to Improve Patient Care
Evaluation of a Brachytherapy Discharge Education Program (BrachDEP) to Improve Patient Care: A Randomized Control Trial
- 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)
Although brachytherapy is an effective treatment modality for gynecological cancer, a significant proportion of patients develop late treatment-related vaginal toxicity, negatively impacting their quality of life and limiting recurrent disease detection by preventing adequate clinical examination during the post-treatment surveillance period. Consistent with the literature, results from a study at Princess Margaret revealed that current vaginal toxicity management education and training may be inadequate. The investigators seek to implement and evaluate a new online brachytherapy discharge education program (BrachDEP) to support patient engagement in self-management.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gynecologic Cancer | Malignant Female Reproductive System Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online education | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Regular standard of care education | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Online education
- description
- Participants will gain access to the online education modules in addition to receiving current standard of care education (pamphlets and one on one teaching with health care provider)
- interventionNames
- Other: Online education
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Regular standard of care education
- description
- Participants only receive current standard of care education (pamphlets and one on one teaching with health care provider)
- interventionNames
- Other: Regular standard of care education
Primary outcomes (5)
- measure
- Patient Satisfaction with access to education (CBI)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 100 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Scheduled to receive brachytherapy for treatment of gynecologic cancer at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. * Able to provide written informed consent * Able to read and write in English * \> 18 years of age Exclusion Criteria: * Not receiving brachytherapy treatment
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