Educational Brochure in Preparing Patients With Gastric Cancer and Their Caregivers for Recovery After Surgery

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To pilot test an educational intervention in the form of a teaching brochure to prepare
patients and informal caregivers for recovery following partial or total gastrectomy.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To describe preliminary effect of the intervention on patient-reported outcomes (PROs),
informal caregiver-reported outcomes, and clinical/system outcomes.

OUTLINE: Participants are enrolled sequentially to 1 of 2 cohorts.

COHORT I: Participants receive standard post-operative care.

COHORT II: Participants receive a 2-page educational brochure after surgery and prior to
discharge home.

After completion of study, participants are followed up for approximately 2 months.

Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients will be accrued using the following inclusion criteria:

- Scheduled to undergo partial or total gastrectomy for treatment of gastric
cancer

- Able to read and understand English

- Informal Caregivers will be accrued using the following inclusion criteria:

- The primary informal caregiver as identified by patients participating in the
study; this refers to either a family member or friend who will be providing the
majority of care following surgery

- Able to read and understand English

- All participants must have the ability to understand the willingness to provide
informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

- Subjects, who in the opinion of the investigator, may not be able to comply with the
safety monitoring requirements of the study