Status:
COMPLETED
Internet Use Among Women With Recurrent Metastatic Breast Cancer
Lead Sponsor:
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Conditions:
Breast Cancer
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18-75 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
RATIONALE: Gathering information about patients with breast cancer over time may help doctors learn more about a patient's use of the internet to find information about treatment, symptom management, ...
Detailed Description
OBJECTIVES: * To document the proportion of women who use the internet to access treatment and symptom management information and to seek emotional support after diagnosis of metastatic recurrent bre...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
- Diagnosis of recurrent breast cancer meeting either of the following criteria:
- Newly diagnosed metastatic disease
- Recently diagnosed as progressive disease after stable metastatic disease for at least 6 months
- Must have received the same treatment for metastatic breast cancer for at least 3 months
- Have received no treatment for progressive disease OR have begun treatment for progressive disease within the past month
- Patient at the Cancer Institute of New Jersey in New Brunswick or Hamilton, New Jersey
- Hormone receptor status not specified
- PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
- Menopausal status not specified
- Able to speak and write English
- Free of diseases and cognitive impairments that would interfere with comprehension of the survey instruments or ability to provide informed consent
- PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
- See Disease Characteristics
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2001
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
70 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00770055
Start Date
November 1 2001
End Date
January 1 2011
Last Update
January 31 2011
Active Locations (1)
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Cancer Institute of New Jersey at UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States, 08903