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Lung CancerNCT00501319

Measurement of Pain and Other Symptoms of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Patients Following Thoracic Surgery

An observational study of Lung Cancer, run by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Primary Objectives: To longitudinally assess the natural history of symptoms (prevalence, severity, patterns of symptoms, and the relationship of physical and psychological distress) among post-thoracic surgery for non-small cell lung cancer patients with early stage (stage I-IIIA) disease. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 16 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Lung Cancer
What is being tested?
Interactive Voice Response (IVR) and Questionnaire
How many people
127 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Apr 2003to Oct 2011
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 16 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Study population: Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.

Who may be able to join

  • Patients scheduled for thoracic surgery for NSCLC (stage I-IIIA)
  • Patients >/= 16 years of age
  • Patients who speak English
  • Patients residing in the United States

Who cannot join

  • Current diagnosis of psychosis or dementia
  • Patients who have difficulty understanding the intent of the study
  • Patients who can not complete the assessment tools
  • Patients without telephone access

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston, Texas, 77030

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About this study

Official title: Longitudinal Measurement of Pain and Other Symptoms of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Patients Following Thoracic Surgery

Primary Objectives:

  • To longitudinally assess the natural history of symptoms (prevalence, severity, patterns of symptoms, and the relationship of physical and psychological distress) among post-thoracic surgery for non-small cell lung cancer patients with early stage (stage I-IIIA) disease.
  • To determine crisis events (when symptoms are most severe), their relationship with cancer therapy, surgical techniques and disease, and their relationship with function and quality of life; and to determine current practice patterns of symptom control throughout the six months of the post-surgical phase.
  • To determine the utility of a weekly, telephone-administered interactive voice response symptom assessment (IVR-MDASI) for identifying emergent clinically significant symptoms in this population.
  • To develop symptom severity critical values and critical treatment algorithms for post-operative symptom control for NSCLC patients.
Read the detailed description

Before surgery, you will be asked to complete four surveys about your mood, symptoms, quality of life, and smoking history. Completing the questionnaires will take about 20 minutes. You will be asked for some information about age, sex, race, education, marital status, and employment status (full-time, part-time, unemployed). Before surgery, the research nurse will teach you how to use the special telephone system, called an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) telephone system. This system is used for tracking symptoms at home. An instruction pamphlet will also be given to you.

Three days after surgery, while you are in the hospital, you will be asked by the research nurse to again complete one questionnaires that measures your symptoms.

Once you are home from the hospital, the automatic telephone IVR system will call at a prescheduled time that is convenient for you. The phone call will take about four minutes to complete. The IVR will call once a week for the first 3 months after surgery, and then every two weeks for an additional 3 months.

The research nurse will call you one week after surgery and then one month, three months, and six months to complete four questionnaires about symptoms, mood, quality of life, and smoking history. It will take about 20 minutes to complete the questionnaires.

The information collected by the IVR is for research purposes only, and you must report any symptoms that you are concerned about to your physicians or nurses.

Should severe symptoms develop, research staff will notify the your treatment team.

This is an investigational study. About 112 patients will participate in this study. All will be enrolled at M. D. Anderson.

Conditions
Lung Cancer
Being tested
Interactive Voice Response (IVR), Questionnaire
Keywords
Interactive Voice Response Telephone System, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Lung Cancer, Questionnaire, Survey, NSCLC, IVR
Medical subject headings
Lung Neoplasms, Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Interactive Voice Response (IVR)Behavioural

    Phone calls once weekly for the first 3 months after surgery, then every two weeks for an additional 3 months.

  • QuestionnaireBehavioural

    Also called Survey

    Questionnaires taking 20 minutes to complete.

Study groups in NCT00501319
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
1Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
Receives: Behavioral: Interactive Voice Response (IVR); Behavioral: Questionnaire

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. To study the symptoms of patients who receive thoracic surgery for the treatment of lung cancer.

    Measured: 6 Years

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. To test the usefulness of a special telephone system for tracking the symptoms of patients after they have had thoracic surgery.

    Measured: 6 Years

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted16 Jul 2007 (estimated)
  2. Study startApr 2003
  3. Primary completionOct 2011
  4. Study completionOct 2011

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Case only
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
127 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00501319
Sponsor's protocol ID
ID02-320
Status last verified
Nov 2011
First submitted
12 Jul 2007
Last updated
8 Nov 2011
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Lung Cancer, run by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 8 Nov 2011. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

To study the symptoms of patients who receive thoracic surgery for the treatment of lung cancer. (time frame: 6 Years). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 8 Nov 2011.

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