Promoting Effective Clinical Communication About Sexual Health After Gynecologic Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Patient-Focused Intervention

What this Trial Is About

This clinical trial focuses on women diagnosed with gynecologic cancers to evaluate whether an educational video and workbook can help patients communicate better with their cancer care providers about sexual health concerns. The study compares patients who receive both the educational program and a resource booklet to those who receive the resource booklet alone alongside their usual care. Researchers aim to find out if the educational program leads to more conversations about sexual health and improvements in sexual function, anxiety, and depression. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups. One group will receive their usual care plus a sexual health resource guide containing information and links about sexual health and gynecologic cancer. The other group will receive the same resource guide plus a 25-minute educational video and a workbook with activities designed to help them practice communication skills and prepare for discussions with their cancer care providers. During the study, participants will complete surveys at different times: before the study, immediately after their next clinic visit, and six months later. Their clinic visits will be audio recorded to assess conversations about sexual health. Researchers will measure how often participants raise sexual health topics, ask questions, and express concerns during clinical visits. They will also track self-reported sexual function, sexual activity, anxiety, and depression over six months to evaluate the effects of the educational program.

Communication About Sexual Health in Gynecologic Cancer