Status:
TERMINATED
Symptom Burden in Patients With Cancer- and Treatment-Related Skin Problems
Lead Sponsor:
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Conditions:
Skin Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
Objectives: The objective of this study is to develop a valid and reliable measure of the symptom burden experienced by patients with cancer experiencing disease-related skin problems and to delineat...
Detailed Description
Part I: Interview: If you agree to take part in this study, while you are at the clinic for a visit, you will be interviewed about skin problems and other symptoms that you have had since you began ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 18 years of age or older
- Ability to read and speak English
- Receiving treatment and/or follow up at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
- Residing where IVR service is available (Validation part of study only)
- Rating of skin problem at its worse in the last 24-hours of at least 1 on a 0 to 10 scale where 0 is no skin problem and 10 is the skin problem as bad as can be imagined
- Written consent to participate
Exclusion
- Medical condition (impaired speech that would preclude taking part in a 30 minute interview, deafness that would impair the ability to use the IVR system) or impaired performance status that would preclude participation in the study
- Diagnosis of active psychosis or severe cognitive impairment as determined by physician
- Active treatment (systemic drug therapy or radiation therapy) for a second malignancy
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2010
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
11 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01193036
Start Date
August 1 2010
End Date
December 1 2013
Last Update
January 8 2015
Active Locations (1)
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UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030