Improving Patient and Caregiver Understanding of Risks and Benefits of Immunotherapy for Advanced Cancer
The purpose of this study is to refine and pilot test educational material developed to educate and support patients receiving immunotherapy for advanced cancer. The intervention is an educational video and question prompt list (QPL) to promote communication between patients, caregivers, and the oncology team about the risks and benefits of immunotherapy.
Checked against the public recordLast updated Aug 25, 2026 · Source: ClinicalTrials.gov
What this study is about
- Purpose
- Health Services Research
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- Interventions being studied
- Other: Educational Video and QPL List; Other: Usual Care
How this study is categorized
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Who may be able to participate
Inclusion Criteria: * All participants (Patients and Caregivers)-Table 1 * Age 18 or older * Ability to read and respond in English * Patient Inclusion Criteria (in addition to Table 1) * Receiving care in the MGH Cancer Center * Diagnosis of advanced (stage IV) melanoma or advanced, incurable lung cancer, including stage IV non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), unresectable stage III NSCLC, extensive-stage small cell lung cancer. * Plan to initiate immunotherapy with an ICI (pembrolizumab, nivolumab, ipilimumab, atezolizumab or combination), per clinician documentation in the electronic health record or study staff communication with clinician * Caregiver Inclusion Criteria (in addition to Table 1) * Identified as "a supportive person involved in their cancer care" by a patient enrolled in the study Exclusion criteria * Major psychiatric condition or comorbid illness that prohibits participation in the study * Cognitive impairment that prohibits provision of informed consent or participation in the study * Pregnant women * Prisoners
Important: This is the sponsor’s public criteria, not a determination of eligibility. The study team must review your individual situation.
U.S. locations
- Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, Massachusetts
Source and freshness
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