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Prostate CancerNCT00767845

Symptom Management in African-American Men With Localized Prostate Cancer

An observational study of Prostate Cancer and Psychosocial Effects of Cancer and Its Treatment, run by Baylor College of Medicine at 1 site in United States.

Withdrawn

Withdrawn. The study stopped before anyone enrolled.

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Trial summary

RATIONALE: Gathering information about symptom management from patients with localized prostate cancer may help doctors improve patients' quality of life. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying symptom management in African-American men with localized prostate cancer. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 120 years, men only
What is being tested?
questionnaire/survey administration
How many people
0 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Jun 2006to May 2008
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 18 to 120 years
  • Men only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Biopsy-proven localized prostate cancer
  • Has received treatment for prostate cancer
  • Patient self-identifies as being of African-American descent

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Able to speak and read in English
  • Has an address in order to receive study materials by mail (a street address or post office box)
  • Has either a telephone in order to be interviewed OR is able to meet the principal investigator at the Veterans Administration prostate clinic and be interviewed there

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

  • See Disease Characteristics

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine

    Houston, Texas, 77030

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About this study

Official title: PROSTATE CANCER SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT FOR LOW LITERACY MEN

RATIONALE: Gathering information about symptom management from patients with localized prostate cancer may help doctors improve patients' quality of life.

PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying symptom management in African-American men with localized prostate cancer.

Read the detailed description

OBJECTIVES:

  • Develop a symptom management intervention for African-American men treated for localized prostate cancer, with a particular emphasis on low health literacy men.

OUTLINE: Participants are interviewed by the principal investigator over the phone or meet the principal investigator at the Veterans Administration prostate cancer clinic. If the interview is conducted in the clinic, it is held in a private room in the clinic.

Being tested
questionnaire/survey administration
Keywords
psychosocial effects of cancer and its treatment, stage I prostate cancer, stage II prostate cancer, stage III prostate cancer
Medical subject headings
Prostatic Neoplasms

What participants receive

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

  • questionnaire/survey administrationOther

What is being measured

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

  1. Symptom management taxonomy

Timeline

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

  1. First posted7 Oct 2008 (estimated)
  2. Study startJun 2006
  3. Primary completionMay 2008
  4. Study completionMay 2008

Why it stopped: No subjects were enrolled here or at UCSF.

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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
Enrolment
0 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00767845
Sponsor's protocol ID
CDR0000600455
Other IDs
BCM-H-19323
Status last verified
Nov 2016
First submitted
4 Oct 2008
Last updated
9 Nov 2016
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Prostate Cancer and Psychosocial Effects of Cancer and Its Treatment, run by Baylor College of Medicine 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?

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: withdrawn, as of the sponsor's last update on 9 Nov 2016. 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 was withdrawn before enrolling participants, so there are no results.

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?

Symptom management taxonomy. 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 9 Nov 2016; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 7 Nov 2026.

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