Status:
COMPLETED
Prostate Cancer Symptom Management for Low Literacy Men
Lead Sponsor:
Baylor College of Medicine
Collaborating Sponsors:
American Cancer Society, Inc.
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
Conditions:
Prostate Cancer
Eligibility:
MALE
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
This study will compare a newly-developed patient education program to help men with localized prostate cancer manage treatment-related side-effects versus usual care. The new intervention will be dev...
Detailed Description
Prostate cancer has recently surpassed lung cancer to become the most common cancer of American men. The estimated number of new prostate cancer cases in 2005 is expected to be 232,090, up from 198,00...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Male
- 18 years or older, with biopsy-proven prostate cancer
- Diagnosed with localized disease in the preceding 2 years
- Have a telephone at the time of enrollment
- Have an address where they can receive intervention materials by mail
- Able to speak and understand English
- Treated with radiation, surgery, or hormonal therapy
- Receive prostate cancer treatment and follow-up at the Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston, TX
Exclusion
- Younger than 18
- Female
- Diagnosis of advanced prostate cancer
- No treatment for prostate cancer
- Diagnosed with localized disease more than 2 years before trial enrollment
- Unable to speak and understand English
- Unable to provide informed consent
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2017
Estimated Enrollment :
108 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00983710
Start Date
May 1 2009
End Date
December 1 2017
Last Update
January 23 2018
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Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030