Status:
COMPLETED
Diminish Chemotherapy Related Side Effects Through Patient Education
Lead Sponsor:
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Conditions:
Chemotherapeutic Toxicity
Chemotherapeutic Agent Toxicity
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Currently, there is a lack of patient education materials regarding cytotoxic chemotherapy side effects, research supported treatments, and the utilization of CAM by cancer patients at Penn State Canc...
Detailed Description
The diagnosis of cancer is a life-altering event which can cause a large amount of distress in patients. One of the several factors that impacts a patient's level of distress, is their fear of the dia...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria:
- Adults with a diagnosis of breast or gastrointestinal cancer, at any stage or progression, who are cytotoxic chemotherapy treatment naïve and initiating treatment or have newly begun cytotoxic chemotherapy within the last 6 weeks. Patients receiving multiple therapy forms, such as immune or humoral, can be included if they are also receiving cytotoxic chemotherapy as a part of their regimen. All patients will receive the brochure, therefore, there will not be a control arm in this study.
- Adult \>20 year of age
- Ability to understand and read written English without any functional difficulty
- ECOG performance status 0-3
- May be involved with other cancer trials being offered at the Penn State Cancer Institute
- Exclusion Criteria
- Inability to give informed consent
- Pregnant females
- Inability to understand or read written English
- Patients who have previously undergone cytotoxic chemotherapy at any point in their lifetime or began chemotherapy for their breast or gastrointestinal cancer greater than 6 weeks from the initiation of the study
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 24 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 21 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
36 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04694794
Start Date
March 24 2021
End Date
August 21 2023
Last Update
September 1 2023
Active Locations (1)
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Penn State Cancer Institute
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States, 17033