Simulation-trained paramedics to improve patient experience after a newly discovered brain tumor

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This multicenter effort compares patient satisfaction in neurosurgery departments where paramedical staff receive simulation-based training in announcing and accompanying patients with a newly discovered brain tumor versus usual care. Participating centers implement simulation sessions for paramedics focused on communication and patient accompaniment. Adult inpatients who are informed of a potentially malignant brain tumor before histology will complete the EORTC IN-PATSAT32 questionnaire at the end of their hospital stay. Results between trained and untrained centers will be compared to see if simulation training improves satisfaction.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Patient over 18 years of age
* Patient covered by a social security scheme
* Patient signed informed consent form
* Patient found to have a brain tumor (potentially malignant, primary or secondary if this is the mode of entry into the disease)
* Hospitalization in the Neurosurgery Department at the time of tumor discovery, before the histological diagnosis is announced.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients with a personal history of cancer
* Patient without family AND unable to receive information

Where it's running

• CHU Saint Etienne
  Saint-Etienne, France Recruiting
• CHU Brest
  Brest, Brittany Region, France Not yet recruiting
• CHU Amiens
  Amiens, France Not yet recruiting
• CHU Angers
  Angers, France Not yet recruiting
• CHU Bordeaux
  Bordeaux, France Not yet recruiting
• APHM Nord
  Marseille, France Not yet recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Doriane Gautier
• Email: doriane.gautier@chu-brest.fr
• Phone: +33 229 020 174

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.