RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT04479696

Customized Neuro-Imaging Referenced Symptom Video for the Reduction of Patient and Caregiver Anxiety Around Radiation Treatment for Brain Tumors

Novel Intervention to Reduce Patient and Caregiver Anxiety Around Radiation Treatment for Brain Tumors With a Customized Neuro-Imaging Referenced Symptom Video


Sponsor

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Enrollment

117 participants

Start Date

Jun 5, 2019

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

This trial studies whether a customized video intervention can help to reduce anxiety in brain cancer patients undergoing radiation treatment and their caregivers. A customized neuro-imaging referenced symptom video that describes symptoms and side effects specific to the patients' tumor may result in an early and sustained reduction in anxiety and distress during and after radiation treatment, thereby improving quality of life.


Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study tests whether personalized educational videos — created using a patient's own brain imaging and symptom information — can reduce anxiety in brain tumor patients and their caregivers during radiation treatment. The goal is to make a stressful treatment process feel more manageable. **You may be eligible if...** - You are an adult recently diagnosed with a brain tumor (glioma, grade 2–4) - You are scheduled for a 6-week course of radiation therapy after surgery - You had a brain MRI within 4 weeks of starting radiation - You can complete questionnaires in English - You are an adult caregiver accompanying an eligible patient **You may NOT be eligible if...** - You are under 18 years old - You cannot complete questionnaires in English - You are not scheduled for the standard 6-week radiation course Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Interventions

OTHEREducational Intervention

Receive standard of care verbal and written education materials

OTHERQuestionnaire Administration

Ancillary studies

OTHERSurvey Administration

Complete optional survey

OTHERVideo

Watch NIRS video


Locations(1)

M D Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, United States

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