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Purpose

This study invites parents of children with cancer to use an electronic health record (EHR)-based communication tool, called the Cancer Care Companion, and assess the acceptability, appropriateness, and feasibility of the tool.

Condition

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Over 18 Years
Eligible Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Criteria

Eligibility Criteria for Parents:

Parents of children with cancer will be enrolled if they meet the following criteria:

- They are a legal guardian of a child diagnosed with cancer in the prior 4 weeks.

- The child plans to receive or currently receives cancer directed therapy at St.
Louis Children's Hospital.

- The parent or legal guardian has access to internet through a computer or smart
phone.

- Speaks and reads in English

- The parent or legal guardian agrees to enroll in Epic MyChart to access a proxy
portal for their child.

Eligibility Criteria for Clinicians:

- Clinicians with patients who have parents participating may be enrolled. Clinician
participants will be employed at SLCH or Washington University School of Medicine
(WUSM). The clinicians will include physicians, nurse practitioners, and nurse
coordinators from the leukemia/lymphoma, brain tumor, and solid tumor teams in order
to represent the breadth of pediatric cancer diagnoses.

Study Design

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

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
All Participants 		All participants receive the Cancer Care Companion program. There is no control or comparison group.
  • Other: Cancer Care Companion
    The investigators will provide parents access the Cancer Care Companion through Epic MyChart. If a participant has not enrolled in MyChart, the investigator will provide instructional materials and assist with registration. Parents will use the Cancer Care Companion for 3 months during which they will complete tasks including educational modules, check-in surveys, and patient stories. Participants may opt-out of receiving the patient stories. During the 3-month intervention, participants will receive 13 educational tasks, 7 check-in surveys, and 5 patient stories (if requested). The Day 1 educational task will include an overview of the program and further instructions. After enrollment, participants will retain access to Cancer Care Companion for at least 3 months, during which they can revisit the content.

Recruiting Locations

Washington University in St. Louis and nearby locations

Washington University School of Medicine/Saint Louis Children's Hospital
St Louis, Missouri 63110
Contact:
Bryan Sisk, MD, MSCI
314-454-6018
siskb@wustl.edu

More Details

NCT ID
NCT07278778
Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
Washington University School of Medicine

Study Contact

Bryan A Sisk, MD, MSCI
314-273-9084
siskb@wustl.edu

Detailed Description

High-quality communication between clinicians and parents is critical to providing optimal care for pediatric cancer. This study engages parents of children with cancer to use an electronic health record (EHR)-based communication tool, called the Cancer Care Companion, and assess the acceptability, appropriateness, and feasibility of the tool. Parent participants will be given 3 months of access to Cancer Care Companion, after which the participant(s) will complete a semi-structured interview. Participants will also complete a survey of validated measures before and after the intervention.

Notice

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