Status:

COMPLETED

Longitudinal Study of Multiple Symptoms in Advanced Lung Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Lung Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

Primary Objectives: * To compare the severity of symptoms, their impact on affective and health-related functional status, and symptom interference among patients with advanced-stage lung cancer foll...

Detailed Description

One of the ways to learn about the symptoms of chemotherapy is by looking at how certain proteins called cytokines (found in the blood) change during therapy. Another way is to look at how symptoms ch...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Is an adult \> 18 years of age
  • Is diagnosed with Stage III or IV Lung cancer
  • Is scheduled for a new chemotherapy regimen. Patients who have received prior chemotherapy are eligible.
  • Is English- or Spanish-speaking
  • Currently lives in the United States

Exclusion

  • Does not have access to telephones
  • Is unable to use the telephone interactive system
  • Has a current diagnosis of psychosis or dementia

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2003

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

204 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00422500

Start Date

November 1 2003

End Date

December 1 2010

Last Update

August 2 2012

Active Locations (4)

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1

Jackson Memorial Hospital

Miami, Florida, United States, 33136

2

Lyndon Baines Johnson General Hospital

Houston, Texas, United States, 77026

3

Ben Taub General Hospital

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030

4

UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030