The purpose of this research is to determine feasibility and acceptability of randomized pilot trial to evaluate a technology-based intervention (CONNECT) to empower and educate caregivers about the benefits of supportive care resources, identify their unmet needs, and connect them with resources.
The registration is for Objective two and three that refers to the clinical trial. The investigators will determine their ability to recruit caregivers of patients with head and neck cancer being treated at Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center to a study that uses a technology-based intervention, CONNECT, which may increase head and neck cancer caregivers' knowledge about the benefits of supportive care resources, identify their unmet needs, and connect them with supportive care resources. In this study the investigators also want to look at their ability to recruit a control group of caregivers, that is, caregivers of patients with head and neck cancer being treated at Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center that will receive a list of supportive care resources. Control groups are used in research to see if the intervention being studied really does have an effect. In addition, the investigators will determine whether or not the intervention has led to improvements in caregivers' use of supportive care resources, quality of care, and overall quality of life.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
40
A novel web-based intervention with input from an advisory panel of cancer caregivers, oncology providers, and psychosocial oncology professionals empowering caregivers with needs to seek services by providing education about the benefits of supportive care resources, systematically identifying their unmet needs, and connecting them with tailored supportive care resources.
This group will receive a generic resource list. The generic resource list will be printed for participants and emailed to them, if participants have an email address.
Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Proportion of Caregivers Who Agree to Participate
Number of caregivers who agreed to participate divided by the number of months of recruitment
Time frame: 19 months
Number of Eligible Participants
Number of eligible participants who agreed to participate
Time frame: 9 months
Number of Retention of Participants
Number of participants who completed the T2 assessment divided by the number who agreed to participate
Time frame: 9 months
Acceptability - (Intervention Arm Only)
Survey developed for study to assess how much caregivers liked different aspects of CONNECT; and a \~30min (approximately) qualitative interview to further explore acceptability (measures were not at all helpful, a little helpful, somewhat helpful or quite a bit helpful).
Time frame: 9 months
Acceptability - (Intervention Arm Only)
Survey developed for study to assess how much caregivers liked different aspects of CONNECT; and a \~30min (approximately) qualitative interview to further explore acceptability (measures were strongly agree, agree and undecided).
Time frame: 9 months
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