Status:
COMPLETED
Psychosocial Adjustment After Radiation Therapy in Patients With Cancer
Lead Sponsor:
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Conditions:
Breast Cancer
Cognitive/Functional Effects
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
RATIONALE: Gathering information about psychological and social adjustment after radiation therapy in patients with cancer may help doctors plan the best treatment. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is st...
Detailed Description
OBJECTIVES: * To describe psychosocial adjustment after radiotherapy in patients with stage I, II, or III breast, colorectal, lung, or prostate cancer. * To determine if cognitive appraisal of health...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
- Diagnosis of breast, colorectal, lung, or prostate cancer
- Stage I, II, or III disease
- Nonmetastatic disease
- Undergoing first course of curative radiotherapy, as indicated in the medical record
- Receiving treatment as an outpatient
- Hormone receptor status not specified
- PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
- Menopausal status not specified
- Able to receive treatment as an outpatient
- Lives in northeastern Ohio
- Cognitively intact, as evidenced by orientation to person, place, and time
- Has a telephone
- No hearing impairment (must be able to hear instructions)
- No malignancy expected to require surgery or chemotherapy ≤ 2 months after treatment
- PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
- See Disease Characteristics
- No prior radiotherapy for another type of cancer
- No concurrent or planned chemotherapy or surgery for at least 2 months after radiotherapy
- No concurrent treatment for recurrent cancer
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2008
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
80 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00905086
Start Date
August 1 2008
End Date
May 1 2009
Last Update
September 30 2015
Active Locations (1)
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Case Medical Center, University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106-5065