Status:
COMPLETED
Patient-Reported Outcomes (PRO)-Based Palliative and Hospice Care Practice: A Qualitative Study
Lead Sponsor:
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Conditions:
Advanced Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
21+ years
Brief Summary
The goal of this research study is to collect information to plan how to design a computer program for cancer patients receiving palliative care, their caregivers, and doctors and nurses who work in p...
Detailed Description
The Computer Program: In this study, researchers will interview cancer patients receiving palliative care, their caregivers, and doctors and nurses who work in palliative care. The computer program ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All patient/caregiver participants will be adults 21 years of age or older.
- Patient participants will be palliative care cancer patients and their caregivers.
- Participating patients should be receiving palliative care at the MD Anderson Cancer Center.
- Patient must be able to speak, read and write English
- Physician and nurse experts in palliative care will be eligible for participation on the study's expert panel. (For study purposes, a physician or nurse expert is defined as a physician or nurse with a minimum of four years experience working in a palliative care setting.
- Physician and nurse experts will be eligible for participation in study interviews if they have a minimum of four years experience working in a palliative care setting.
Exclusion
- Patients who are not able to self-report their symptom status using either paper-and-pencil or electronic tools.
- Patients or caregivers who do not agree to sign the study's informed consent document.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2009
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
9 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00878267
Start Date
March 1 2009
End Date
September 1 2011
Last Update
September 21 2011
Active Locations (1)
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UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030