Analysis of the Determinants of the Participation of Patients and Health Professionals of the University Hospital Center of Martinique in Clinical Research Protocols in Medical Oncology (StudyOrec)

Summary

For optimal patient care, it is imperative that healthcare professionals implement appropriate strategies. These strategies must take into account changes in healthcare practices associated with advances in medications and medical equipment. Clinical trials play a crucial role in validating the efficacy and safety of these advances, ensuring high-quality and constantly improving healthcare.

However the proportion of patients included in therapeutic trials is often considered too low.

Several ideas have been explored to explain the low participation rate in research projects. These are closely linked to research actors and tools, such as, for example:

* the research protocol and its eligibility criteria, which may be overly strict
* healthcare professionals with the barriers encountered in carrying out research programs (motivation, attitude and perceptions, human, logistical and technical constraints, lack of training)
* patients who are generally poorly acculturated to clinical research, the lack of information for patients in healthcare services, and patients' lack of trust in the healthcare system.
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In Martinique, healthcare professionals face the same challenges in including patients in clinical trials.

Patient inclusion is necessary due to the region's demographic and medical characteristics. To improve patient inclusion in these trials, it is important to define the human and material barriers and levers that influence the participation of patients and healthcare professionals in clinical research protocols in the medical oncology departments of the Martinique University Hospital.

The investigators believe that increased patient awareness of the benefits of clinical research, equally increased incentives for healthcare professionals, and the establishment of adequate support structures would increase participation in clinical research protocols within the medical oncology departments of the Martinique University Hospital.

By conducting a mixed qualitative and quantitative study to gather the perspectives of patients and caregivers, the investigators aim to identify the human and material barriers that limit the participation of oncology patients in Martinique.

Conditions

• Oncologic Diseases
• Cancer
• Oncology

Interventions

OTHER

Qualitative Study: Semi-structured interview for patients

A semi-structured interview, lasting 20 to 30 minutes, will be conducted by the sociologist and anthropologist. They will use questionnaires (semi-structured interview grids), administered to patients face-to-face or by telephone. Patients will be interviewed only once. The interview grid includes the following sections: personal characteristics such as age, family and professional situation, municipality of residence, and knowledge of clinical research.

OTHER

Quantitative Study : Healthcare professionals questionnaires

Questionnaires will be administered by email, in a single session, to healthcare professionals who have agreed to participate in the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• KaFE Association (Karaib Formation Etudes)

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• University Hospital Center of Martinique

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Mickaëlle ROSE · University Hospital Center of Martinique

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2025-10-01

Primary Completion

2026-07-01

Completion

2027-01-01

Countries

• Martinique

Study Locations