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

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UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030