Customized Neuro-Imaging Referenced Symptom Video for the Reduction of Patient and Caregiver Anxiety Around Radiation Treatment for Brain Tumors

Launched by M.D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER · Jul 16, 2020

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is exploring whether a specially designed video can help reduce anxiety for patients with brain tumors, such as glioblastoma and other types of gliomas, and their caregivers during radiation treatment. The video will show information about specific symptoms and side effects related to their type of tumor, aiming to help patients feel more at ease before, during, and after their treatment. By addressing anxiety, the hope is to improve the overall quality of life for both patients and their caregivers.

To participate, patients must be adults diagnosed with a specific type of glioma and scheduled for a 6-week course of radiation therapy after surgery. They should also have a recent MRI of their brain. Caregivers who accompany these patients can join the study too, as long as they can complete questionnaires in English. Participants can expect to watch the video and provide feedback through questionnaires to help researchers understand its impact on anxiety levels. It’s important to note that individuals with significant cognitive or psychiatric issues that affect their ability to complete these questionnaires will not be eligible for the trial.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • PATIENT ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: Adult patients with newly diagnosed glioma (World Health Organization \[WHO\] grade 2-4) who are planned for a 6-week course of radiotherapy after surgery
• • PATIENT ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: Able to complete questionnaires in English
• • PATIENT ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: Has a post-operative diagnostic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain with and without contrast acquired within 4 weeks of the start of radiotherapy
• • CAREGIVER ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: Adult caregiver (\>= 18 years) who is accompanying an eligible patient consented to the study
• • CAREGIVER ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: The patient who the caregiver is accompanying is consented for participation on the study
• • CAREGIVER ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: Able and willing to complete questionnaires in English
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • PATIENT ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: Significant cognitive or psychiatric symptoms that prevent the ability to complete the questionnaires as determined by the assessing staff in the pre-intervention evaluation
• • PATIENT ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: Poor performance status (Karnofsky performance status \[KPS\] \< 60) that prevent the ability to complete the questionnaires
• • CAREGIVER ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: Significant cognitive or psychiatric symptoms that prevent the ability to complete the questionnaires as determined by the assessing staff in the pre-intervention evaluation