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Comparative Effectiveness of Verbal Instruction Versus Simulation Video Education Among Cancer Patients Undergoing Radiation Therapy

NCT07367997 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2026-01-26

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this Randomized Controlled Trial is to compare the effectiveness of radiotherapy-specific, physician-led educational videos introduced before the initial Radiation Therapy consultation .

The primary objective is to assess the impact on patient-reported knowledge of RT, with secondary objectives including assessment of patient-reported anxiety and satisfaction with the educational process.

Patients will be randomly assigned to two groups.

1. Video Group - Patients will receive a WhatsApp message containing the educational video prior to their consultation.
2. Verbal Instruction Group - Patients will receive standard verbal education from a radiation oncologist during their consultation.

The participants will fill Pre and post intervention questionnaire forms

Conditions

  • Cancer (Solid Tumors)
  • Cancer and / or Hematological Malignancy

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Radiotherapy-Specific Educational Video

This intervention consists of a radiotherapy-specific, physician-led educational video delivered prior to the first radiation oncology consultation. The video was locally developed, filmed within the actual CyberKnife and Tomotherapy facility, and features real radiation oncologists, residents, and departmental staff familiar to patients. It demonstrates real simulation rooms, immobilization devices, and treatment machines that patients will encounter during their care. The video is 3.5 minutes in duration, delivered in Urdu, the native language of the study population, and specifically designed for radiation therapy-naïve patients in a lower-middle-income country setting. Content includes an overview of radiation therapy, simulation procedures, treatment delivery, common side effects, and post-treatment follow-up.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Fatima Shaukat, MBBS, FCPS · Patients Aid Foundation, JPMC

  • YUMNA AHMED, MBBS, FCPS · Patients Aid Foundation, JPMC

  • Rabia Tahseen, MBBS, FCPS · Patients Aid Foundation, JPMC

  • Agha Muhammad Hammad Khan, MBBS, FCPS · Ziauddin university Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-01-31
Primary Completion
2026-06-30
Completion
2026-06-30

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