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Advanced CancersNCT02521194

Occupational Therapy in Palliative Care

A study testing Questionnaire in people with Advanced Cancers, run by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.

Terminated

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

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Trial summary

The goal of this research study is to learn if inpatient occupational therapy can help patients in the Palliative Care Unit (PCU). Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Advanced Cancers
What is being tested?
Questionnaire
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
86 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
13 Nov 2015to 5 Jan 2020
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 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients must have an inpatient occupational therapy (OT) order and be able to tolerate an OT session as judged by the attending physician
  • Patients with cancer admitted to inpatient acute palliative care unit
  • Caregiver participation is optional, but must be identified as the primary caregiver in order to complete the Caregiver Satisfaction Survey.
  • Caregiver (if participating) must be present during the session.
  • Patient (and caregiver (if participating) must be 18 years of age or older.
  • Both patient (and caregiver if participating) must be able to understand, read, write and speak English.
  • Both patient and caregiver (if participating) must sign an Informed Consent Form.

Who cannot join

  • Patients or caregivers with physical limitations (visual or motor impairment) causing inability to read, complete or sign the consent form and survey.
  • Patients or caregivers who the attending physician deems unable to participate due to poor cognitive capacity or acute physical distress.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston, Texas, 77030

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About this study

Official title: Is Inpatient Occupational Therapy Perceived to be Beneficial by the Palliative Patient and Caregiver?

The goal of this research study is to learn if inpatient occupational therapy can help patients in the Palliative Care Unit (PCU).

Read the detailed description

Caregivers Consent:

If you agree to take part in this study, you will complete a questionnaire about your opinion on the inpatient occupational therapy session the patient (person you are caring for) received. It should take about 10 minutes to complete the questionnaire. You will be left alone in a room to complete the questionnaire.

Length of Study:

Your participation on this study will be over after you complete the questionnaire.

This is an investigational study.

50 patients and up to 50 caregivers will take part in this study. All will be enrolled at MD Anderson.

Patients Consent:

If you agree to take part in this study, you will complete a questionnaire about your opinion of the inpatient occupational therapy session you just had. The questionnaire should take about 10 minutes to complete. You will be left alone in the room to complete the questionnaire.

Length of Study:

You participation on this study will be over after you complete the questionnaire.

This is an investigational study.

50 patients and up to 50 caregivers will take part in this study. All will be enrolled at MD Anderson.

Being tested
Questionnaire
Keywords
Advanced Cancers, Inpatient occupational therapy, Questionnaire, Survey

What participants receive

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

  • QuestionnaireBehavioural

    Also called Survey

    Questionnaire completion regarding opinion of the inpatient occupational therapy session patient received.

Study groups in NCT02521194
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Caregiver QuestionnaireExperimentalQuestionnaire completion regarding opinion on the inpatient occupational therapy session person being cared for received.
Receives: Behavioral: Questionnaire
Patient QuestionnaireExperimentalQuestionnaire completion regarding opinion of the inpatient occupational therapy session patient received.
Receives: Behavioral: Questionnaire

What is being measured

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

  1. Satisfaction Rate of Inpatient Occupational Therapy Session

    Satisfaction rate defined as the percentage of patients that "strongly agree" or "agree" after inpatient occupational session as being beneficial.

    Measured: 1 day

Timeline

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

  1. First posted13 Aug 2015 (estimated)
  2. Study start13 Nov 2015
  3. Primary completion5 Jan 2020
  4. Study completion5 Jan 2020

Why it stopped: PI requested

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
Supportive care
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
86 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02521194
Sponsor's protocol ID
2015-0350
Status last verified
Jan 2020
First submitted
10 Aug 2015
Last updated
13 Jan 2020
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Questionnaire in people with Advanced Cancers, 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 7 inclusion and 2 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: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 13 Jan 2020. 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 stopped early (reason given: PI requested). 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?

Satisfaction Rate of Inpatient Occupational Therapy Session (time frame: 1 day). 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 13 Jan 2020.

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