Status:
COMPLETED
Computer-Based Survey and Communication Aid in Improving Physician-Patient Communication and Treatment Decision Making in Patients With Metastatic Cancer
Lead Sponsor:
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Conditions:
Metastatic Cancer
Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
RATIONALE: A computer-based survey and communication aid may help physicians and patients to communicate better and help make treatment decisions easier. PURPOSE: This phase III randomized clinical t...
Detailed Description
OBJECTIVES: * Compare satisfaction with physician-patient communication and decisional conflict in patients with metastatic cancer undergoing a computer-based survey with vs without a communication a...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
- Documented metastatic malignancy
- First visit with medical oncologist at study site
- PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
- Performance status
- Not specified
- Life expectancy
- Not specified
- Hematopoietic
- Not specified
- Hepatic
- Not specified
- Renal
- Not specified
- Other
- Able to read and speak English
- PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Not specified
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2003
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
Estimated Enrollment :
720 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00244868
Start Date
July 1 2003
Last Update
January 29 2013
Active Locations (3)
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1
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center at Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611-3013
2
Fox Chase Cancer Center - Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19111-2497
3
MBCCOP - Meharry Medical College - Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37208-3599