Status:
COMPLETED
Distress Thermometer Intervention Trial
Lead Sponsor:
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
Collaborating Sponsors:
Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Trust
University of Bristol
Conditions:
Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-85 years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
The diagnosis and treatment of cancer has been shown to lead to very high levels of distress among patients. Although treatments for a range of different cancers have become much better in recent year...
Detailed Description
BACKGROUND: Systematic psychological assessment and appropriate psychological support is a key aim of NICE guidance for supportive and palliative cancer care. Cancer causes high levels of distress dur...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Primary solid tumour diagnosis within the last 12 months
- Scheduled for outpatient external RT fractions over a period of at least 2 weeks or scheduled outpatient CT regimen over 2 or more cycles
- Patient aged \>= 18 and \<85 years
- Ability to read and communicate in English (personally or via translator)
Exclusion
- Receiving neoadjuvant CT
- Patient declines consent
- Clinical presentation dictates treatment by a specific therapist not trained in use of the Distress Thermometer
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
220 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00960466
Start Date
October 1 2009
End Date
March 1 2012
Last Update
April 2 2014
Active Locations (2)
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1
Royal United Hospital
Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom, BA1 3NG
2
University Hospitals Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom, BS2 8AE