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NCT Number: NCT05437354

Online Survey: Oncologists' Thoughts Regarding Their Patients

Our study is a questionnaire targeting the medical staff in Oncology. It aims at exploring the thoughts and expectations of the medical staff in Oncology regarding their patients management and prognosis worldwide. It also investigates the factors that affect these thoughts and expectations and their effects.

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Key information

Conditions

Oncology Neoplasms

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Cairo University

Cairo, Egypt

About this study

Oncology patients need to trust the medical staff dealing with them. They are expecting knowledge, well communication, competence .. etc. This Questionnaire is for research purpose aiming at exploring the thoughts and expectations of the medical staff in Oncology regarding their patients management and prognosis worldwide. It investigates the factors that affect these thoughts and expectations and their effects. The results of this survey will shed the light on the oncologists' side of their relationship with their patients, which is often ignored or down played.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Medical/Clinical/Radiation Oncology Physicians
  • Surgical Oncology Physicians
  • Oncology nurses

Exclusion criteria

  • Medical staff not related to oncology field

Treatment and study plan

Survey

Other

Oncology medical staff should respond to a survey

Primary outcomes

  1. What are the most and least important factors the oncologists usually consider when they build their management plan?

    Time frame: Two months

    We would like to know the factors that the oncologists usually consider for a patient's management plan. This will be done via a questionnaire.

Secondary outcomes

  1. How often do oncologists inform patients of the detailed management plan? and Why?

    Time frame: Two months

    We would like to know if the oncologists inform the patients the detailed management plan. and if they are expecting patients to fully understand the plan. This will be done via a questionnaire.

  2. How satisfied do oncologists think most patients are during their management.

    Time frame: Two months

    we would like to know how satisfied are the patients during their management, and why they are unsatisfied from the oncologists point of view. This will be done via a questionnaire.

  3. How often are Oncology patients open to their case being discussed in multidisciplinary clinics or being referred to psychiatrists/Nutritionists/palliative care/hospice?

    Time frame: Two months

    This will be done via a questionnaire to see their point of view.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Cairo University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Oncologists' Thoughts and Expectations Regarding Their Patients. An Online Survey

Acronym: OncoSurvey

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Jun 29, 2022
Registry last updated
Oct 4, 2022

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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