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  • Oncology
  • Bioethics
  • Qualitative Research

Background:

  • Clinical trial participation presents challenges for cancer patients and family caregivers.
  • Limited research exists on caregivers' roles in clinical trial decision-making.
  • This study explores caregiver perspectives and clinical trial staff views on caregiver involvement in informed consent.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To understand how caregivers perceive their role in cancer clinical trial decision-making.
  • To explore clinical trial staff attitudes toward including caregivers in the informed consent process.

Main Methods:

  • Four focus groups (caregivers and clinical trial staff) and 15 semi-structured caregiver interviews were conducted.
  • Abductive content analysis informed by relational autonomy theory was used.
  • Focus group findings guided the development of the interview guide.

Main Results:

  • Caregivers see their role as supporting patient autonomy and acting as a sounding board.
  • Caregivers expressed ambivalence about their level of influence in decision-making.
  • Clinical trial staff recognize caregivers' significant influence and importance for patient adherence.

Conclusions:

  • Caregivers' role in clinical trial decision-making and adherence warrants further bioethical and research attention.
  • The need for shared decision-making (SDM) models that include caregivers is highlighted.
  • Future research should develop SDM tools incorporating relational autonomy to define appropriate caregiver roles.