NCT06674863 · Emory University
Addressing Health Literacy With a Tailored Survivorship Care Plan
What this study is about
This clinical trial compares the impact of a tailored survivorship care plan (SCP) to a standard SCP on the understanding of and access to survivorship care in black or African American patients with prostate cancer that has not spread to other parts of the body (localized) or that has spread from where it first started (primary site) to a limited number of places in the body (oligometastatic).
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This clinical trial compares the impact of a tailored survivorship care plan (SCP) to a standard SCP on the understanding of and access to survivorship care in black or African American patients with prostate cancer that has not spread to other parts of the body (localized) or that has spread from where it first started (primary site) to a limited number of places in the body (oligometastatic). SCPs summarize treatment history and recommendations for monitoring and maintaining health, and may also include potential long term effects of treatments received. The intention of a SCP is to help patients participate in their own health care. However, many patients have below basic levels of health literacy, meaning, they have a lower ability to obtain, communicate, process and understand basic health information and services to make health decisions. In fact, poor health literacy has been linked with worse quality of life in prostate cancer survivors. A tailored SCP includes the addition of an educational supplement based on lower reading and writing skills (low literacy) and may address health literacy barriers to understanding of treatment options and side effects. A standard SCP uses a template based on the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) guidelines for prostate cancer. A tailored SCP with low literacy educational supplements may be more effective compared to a standard SCP in improving understanding and access to survivorship care in black or African American patients with localized or oligometastatic prostate cancer.
Interventions
OTHER
Educational Intervention
Receive a low literacy educational supplement
OTHER
Interview
Undergo a structured interview
OTHER
Questionnaire Administration
Ancillary studies
OTHER
Supportive Care
Receive standard SCP
OTHER
Supportive Care
Receive a tailored SCP
Primary outcome measures
Comprehension of survivorship care recommendations and prostate specific antigen surveillance
Time frame: At baseline and up to 3 month phone call
Comprehension will be scored as dichotomous variables, correct or incorrect. The proportion of patients who correctly understand after the standard survivorship care plan (SCP) compared to the proportion who correctly understand after the standard SCP + tailoring + educational support will be analyzed using a two-tailed Z-score test for equality of two proportions at a significance level of P \< 0.05.
Comprehension of treatment side effects and late effects
Time frame: At baseline and up to 3 month phone call
Comprehension will be scored as dichotomous variables, correct or incorrect. The proportion of patients who correctly understand after the standard SCP compared to the proportion who correctly understand after the standard SCP + tailoring + educational support will be analyzed using a two-tailed Z-score test for equality of two proportions at a significance level of P \< 0.05.
Who can participate
This study lists these criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov. A study coordinator reviews eligibility during screening — this page does not determine whether you qualify.
Inclusion criteria
- Black and African American men who are disease-free after completing primary surgery and/or radiation treatment for localized or oligometastatic prostate cancer between 1 to 4 years prior to enrollment. (Race/ethnicity per medical records and self report)
- Patients who are still receiving adjuvant androgen deprivation therapy following primary radiation with non-palliative intent may be included
Exclusion criteria
- Dementia or cognitive impairment per provider clinical assessment
- Unable to give informed consent in the judgement of the patient's oncology provider
- Recurrent prostate cancer after primary treatment
- Less than 18 years of age at the time of informed consent
- Diagnosis of active second malignancy requiring treatment
- Individuals who are not able to clearly understand English since the outcome measures require understanding of English
Where
- Atlanta, Georgia
Collaborators
National Cancer Institute (NCI), United States Department of Defense
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Data: ClinicalTrials.gov · synced Dec 9, 2025 · Source of record for eligibility and locations