Purpose

This two-phase research plan will develop and test a culturally relevant, web-based patient education program, hereafter known as E-Talkcare. The intervention aims to empower Chinese cancer patients to effectively communicate with different providers in different healthcare settings.

Condition

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Over 18 Years
Eligible Genders
Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

Eligible Chinese women - ≥ age 18 - foreign-born speaking Mandarin and/or Cantonese, - diagnosed with breast cancer at stage 0, I, II or III, - 1-3 years post-diagnosis and completed primary treatment (surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy); and - no recurrence, and 6) internet access.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Women with other cancer types are ineligible due to different treatment complications.

Study Design

Phase
N/A
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel Assignment
Primary Purpose
Supportive Care
Masking
None (Open Label)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
E-Talkcare Group
use the web-based patient education tool
  • Other: E-Talkcare
    Women in the intervention group will receive the E-Talkcare web address, a user name, and a temporary password. The participant will be able to read or listen (through audio narration) to instructions on how to complete the intervention in order, though she can freely navigate between web modules. Each module will have an ever-present indicator (showing users' progress) and a link to for users to continue navigating through modules.We will ask participants to complete the full intervention within 3 months after intervention delivery and then complete a 3-month post-randomization interview (T1). The website will remain open for six months after intervention delivery to allow participants to use QPL if they wish. A 6-month post-randomization interview (T2) will then be administered.
Placebo Comparator
Usual Care Group
receive usual care
  • Other: Usual Care
    Survivors randomized to the usual care group will receive care from their doctors as usual, allowing us to compare the intervention against real-world practice to inform next steps. Since we do not know if the intervention will be efficacious, we decided not to provide a delayed intervention to control participants.

Recruiting Locations

Georgetown University
Washington, District of Columbia 20007
Contact:
Judy Wang, PhD
202-687-6306
jw235@georgetown.edu

More Details

Status
Unknown status
Sponsor
Georgetown University

Study Contact

Judy Wang, Ph.D.
202-687-6306
jw235@georgetown.edu

Detailed Description

This two-phase study develops and tests the usability and efficacy of a culturally relevant, web-based patient education program, hereafter known as E-Talkcare, in improving Chinese immigrant breast cancer survivors' competence, perceived control, and self-efficacy in cancer care communication (intermediate outcomes), and patient-reported symptoms, adherence to breast cancer survivorship care guidelines, and quality of life (distal outcomes) versus the usual care control arm. In Phase I, community-based participatory research (CBPR) principles will be used to develop the intervention to educate participants about culture and communication by demonstrating how to ask for and verify information with doctors and use personalized symptom reports, and by providing question prompt lists for doctor visits. In Phase II, the intervention will be tested in a pilot randomized control trial (RCT). Using cases from Los Angeles Cancer Surveillance Program, California Cancer Registry, Maryland Cancer Registry, and clinics from California, 118 Chinese immigrant women (diagnosed with stage 0-III breast cancer and 1-3 years post-diagnosis) will be enrolled and randomized to either the E-Talkcare intervention or a usual care control arm. Participants will be interviewed via telephone at baseline (i.e., pre-randomization), 3-, and 6-months post-randomization.

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