One-Page Truth-Telling Aid for Cancer Disclosure

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether a one-page communication aid can improve communication between physicians and patients with cancer during cancer-related truth-telling consultations. The one-page aid is designed to help physicians quickly understand patients' preferences and needs before the consultation.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Does the one-page communication aid improve patients' satisfaction with how cancer-related information is explained?
* Does the one-page communication aid reduce patients' emotional distress after the consultation?
* Does the one-page communication aid improve physicians' confidence in communicating cancer-related information?

Researchers will compare patients whose physicians receive the one-page communication aid with patients whose physicians provide usual care with a blank sheet for patients to write down questions. This comparison will help determine whether the one-page aid improves communication, emotional outcomes, and physician confidence.

Participants will:

* Complete questionnaires before and after the consultation
* Receive either the one-page communication aid or a blank sheet, depending on their physician's group
* Complete follow-up questionnaires at 3 months and 6 months after the consultation

Physicians will also complete brief questionnaires about their communication confidence at baseline, 1 week after recruitment of their first enrolled patient, 3 months, and 6 months.

Conditions

• Neoplams
• Physician-Patient Relations
• Communication Research
• Disclosure
• Communication About Health Information
• Preference, Patient

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

One-Page Truth-Telling Aid

The One-Page Truth-Telling Aid is a brief communication aid completed with patients before the consultation. It summarizes patients' disclosure preferences, communication needs, and questions for the physician. Patients are encouraged to provide the aid to their participating physician at the beginning of the consultation to support patient-centered communication.

BEHAVIORAL

Blank Sheet

The blank sheet is provided to patients before the consultation and may be used to write down questions or concerns. It does not include structured questions about disclosure preferences or communication needs.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Chang Gung University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Shih-Ying Chen, PhD · Chang Gung University

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2025-11-27

Primary Completion

2027-04-30

Completion

2027-07-31

Countries

• Taiwan

Study Locations