The purpose of the Clinical Trial Survey
is to answer the following basic questions:
Why
is clinical trial enrollment at less than 5% when trial
participation is
essential to making progress against lymphomas?
What factors (attitudes and circumstances) contribute to this
unfortunate statistic?
Specific goals of the Clinical Trial Survey are to discover:
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patient interest in clinical
trials, versus patient participation
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For example, if interest is
high and participation is low, it would support the
hypothesis that clinical trial design is the key factor to
address
(i.e., the study failing to appeal to patients - or
their treating physicians as treatment decisions.)
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patient attitudes towards
Clinical Trials, Second Opinions, Second Pathology Evaluations
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correlate with clinical trial
interest, and study participation
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% of non-specialists discussing
trials with their patients
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correlate with clinical trial
participation
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% of patients who see specialists
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correlate with clinical trial
interest, and participation
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% of patients who seek clinical
trials on their own
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correlate with clinical status
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correlate with clinical trial
participation
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identify the reasons patients decline to
participate in clinical trials they conside
identify how patients learn
about clinical trial
We will prepare printed surveys and distribute to
radiology centers, and support groups,
such as Guilda's club
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