Parallel multicentre randomised trial of a clinical trial question prompt list in patients considering participation in phase 3 cancer treatment trials.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the effect of a clinical trial question prompt list in patients considering enrolment in cancer treatment trials.

Setting

Tertiary cancer referral hospitals in three state capital cities in Australia.

Participants

88 patients with cancer attending three cancer centres in Australia, who were considering enrolment in phase 3 treatment trials, were invited to enrol in an unblinded randomised trial of provision of a clinical trial question prompt list (QPL) before consenting to enrol in the treatment trial.

Interventions

We developed and pilot tested a targeted QPL for patients with cancer considering clinical trial participation (the clinical trial QPL). Consenting patients were randomised to receive the clinical trial QPL or not before furth

SUBMITTER: Tattersall MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5353332 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature