Implementation of the Ask Questions About Clinical Trials ASQ-CT Brochure to Improve Communication and Invitations for Clinical Trials

What this Trial Is About

Researchers are evaluating the Ask Questions about Clinical Trials ASQ-CT brochure, a communication tool designed to improve conversations between patients and healthcare providers about clinical trials. This trial focuses on patient-provider communication and provider invitations to clinical trials among adults with oncology, cardiac disease, or neurologic disorders who are potentially eligible for clinical trials. The study is conducted by the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute and is a health services research trial. Participants receive the ASQ-CT brochure at the baseline visit Time 1 as the main intervention. They complete questionnaires at three timepoints baseline Time 1, before their research visit Time 2, and after their research visit Time 3. The brochure serves as a question prompt list aimed at facilitating communication about clinical trials. Throughout the study, participants answer surveys that measure their confidence in managing patient-provider interactions, knowledge about clinical trials, trust, and distress levels at different timepoints. The researchers also track how many participants engage with the brochure and how well the intervention is implemented over up to three months. The total participation duration spans from the initial baseline questionnaire to the post-research visit follow-up.

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