RecruitingNCT04988009

Patient Perceptions Around Quality of Care Through Telemedicine in Neuro-Oncology

Sponsor

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Enrollment

200 participants

Start Date

Aug 20, 2020

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Conditions

Central Nervous System Neoplasm Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Brain Primary Brain Neoplasm Leptomeningeal Neoplasm

Summary

This study evaluates patient perceptions around quality of care through telemedicine in neuro-oncology. Studying questionnaires related to perceptions quality of care through telemedicine in patients with brain cancer may help doctors to improve the delivery of care through this modality.

Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

Inclusion Criteria4

Patients with a CNS tumors: this includes patients with primary brain tumors, brain metastases, and leptomeningeal disease
Established patients with a follow up encounter with Neuro-Oncology at the Brain and Spine Center at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; this encounter can be
An in-person visit
A telemedicine appointment

Exclusion Criteria4

Encounter occurred with the assistance of official language translation support
Patients with telephone encounters (without interactive video)
New patient or consult visits
Neither patient nor caregiver present during the visit are available or able to answer survey questions