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Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol SpecificNCT01098643

Satisfaction With Placement of Implantable Venous Access Devices in Patients With Solid Tumors

A study testing computer-assisted intervention, medical chart review and questionnaire administration in people with Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific, run by Vanderbilt University at 2 sites in United States.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

Official record
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Trial summary

RATIONALE: Gathering information about patients with solid tumors who have implantable venous access devices may help doctors learn more about patient satisfaction. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying satisfaction with placement of implantable venous access devices in patients with solid tumors. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 120 years
What is being tested?
computer-assisted intervention, medical chart review and questionnaire administration
How many people
88 participants
Where
2 sitesUnited States
Study dates
Oct 2009to Sep 2011
Phase
Interventional
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
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Diagnosis of a solid tumor malignancy
  • No hematological malignancy
  • Patient at the Vanderbilt Oncology Clinic
  • Has undergone placement of a subcutaneous, single-lumen venous-access device within the past 6 months
  • No patients who have had ≥ 2 venous-access devices placed by ≥ 1 department

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Not specified

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • Not currently undergoing preparation for or process of stem cell transplantation

Trial locations and contacts

2 sites in 1 country.

United States2 sites
  • Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center - Cool Springs

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37064

  • Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37232-6838

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About this study

Official title: Patient Satisfaction With Placement of Implantable Venous Access Devices

RATIONALE: Gathering information about patients with solid tumors who have implantable venous access devices may help doctors learn more about patient satisfaction.

PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying satisfaction with placement of implantable venous access devices in patients with solid tumors.

Read the detailed description

OBJECTIVES:

  • To determine patient satisfaction with subcutaneous venous-access device placement in oncology patients.

OUTLINE: Patients complete a computer-based survey while in the treatment area of the Vanderbilt Oncology Clinic. Basic demographic information and basic information regarding the placement of the device and complications are collected from the patient's medical record.

Being tested
computer-assisted intervention, medical chart review, questionnaire administration, survey administration
Keywords
unspecified adult solid tumor, protocol specific

What participants receive

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

  • computer-assisted interventionOther

  • medical chart reviewOther

  • questionnaire administrationOther

  • survey administrationOther

What is being measured

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

  1. Overall satisfaction with port placement

    Measured: n/a - study closed

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Frequency of complications

  2. Frequency of port failure

  3. Need for removal of device

Timeline

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

  1. First posted5 Apr 2010 (estimated)
  2. Study startOct 2009
  3. Primary completionSep 2011
  4. Study completionSep 2011

Why it stopped: not enough pts for available to reach goal

Resources

More details

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

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Health services research
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Enrolment
88 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01098643
Sponsor's protocol ID
CDR0000669012
Other IDs
P30CA068485, VU-VICC-SUPP-0982
Status last verified
Mar 2010
First submitted
2 Apr 2010
Last updated
4 Apr 2017
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
Individual data sharing
No: never published, terminated

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing computer-assisted intervention, medical chart review and questionnaire administration in people with Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific, run by Vanderbilt University at 2 sites 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: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 4 Apr 2017. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 2 sites 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 stopped early (reason given: not enough pts for available to reach goal). Results are not available in the source record.

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?

Overall satisfaction with port placement (time frame: n/a - study closed). 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 4 Apr 2017.

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