Saves the questions and what to expect into your notes, next to the visit they belong to.
Keep this study
Lead
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
With
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:
I. To evaluate whether the Medical Physics Direct Patient Care Initiative (MPDPCI) improves anxiety/distress.
SECONDARY OBJECTIVE:
II. To assess whether the MPDPCI improves patient treatment adherence and overall satisfaction.
OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms.
ARM I: Patients receive printed materials describing the technical aspects of their treatment.
ARM II: Patients receive printed materials as in Arm I. Patients also receive a minimum of 2 direct physicist interactions to describe the technical aspects of their treatment either immediately prior to or immediately after treatment simulation.
Age
18–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
You may be eligible if
Are able to read and write in English
Are scheduled for curative radiation therapy at the Gershenson Radiation Oncology Center
