Status:
COMPLETED
Studying Pain and Symptom Distress in Patients With Advanced Colon Cancer, Rectal Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, or Liver Cancer
Lead Sponsor:
City of Hope Medical Center
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Conditions:
Colorectal Cancer
Depression
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
RATIONALE: Studying a patient's understanding of his or her illness, pain, symptoms, and quality-of-life may help the study of advanced cancer and may help patients live more comfortably. PURPOSE: Th...
Detailed Description
OBJECTIVES: * To describe illness perception as indicated in the five domains of the Common Sense Model (i.e., identity, cause, time line, consequences, controllability) and their relationship to sym...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
- Histologically confirmed colon, rectal, pancreatic, or liver (i.e., hepatocellular carcinoma) cancer
- Stage III or IV colon, rectal, or pancreatic cancer
- Child-Pugh class B or C hepatocellular carcinoma
- PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
- Able to read English
- Able to provide written informed consent and complete questionnaire packet
- PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
- Any treatment modality (e.g., chemotherapy, radiotherapy, surgery) allowed
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2008
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
October 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
123 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00950144
Start Date
December 1 2008
End Date
October 1 2010
Last Update
March 2 2011
Active Locations (1)
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City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
Duarte, California, United States, 91010-3000