Telephonic Contact and Subsequent Physical Follow up Treated Lung Cancer Patients

Completed

• Conditions: Lung Cancer

• Registration Number: NCT01133067
• Lead Sponsor: Tata Memorial Hospital

Brief Summary

Does the routine clinical practice of follow up after primary treatment in lung cancer patients has any utility.

Detailed Description

Patients of cancer, after their primary treatment are subsequently called for follow up visits to assess the disease status. This has two important implications from the point of view of resource management. One, patients often have to travel long distances to report to the hospital and have to take care of other logistics such as their accommodation, local travel and food. Further often the patient travels with 1-2 attendants which adds to the logistic burden. Also, these patients of follow up also contribute to the load on existing hospital services. Many authors have speculated that follow-up visits generate anxiety about possible disease recurrence. On the other hand, many others have suggested that although there may be a transient increase in anxiety, patients are ultimately reassured by this practice. Hence, there is no firm evidence for the practice and the need for follow up in oncology care.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2010-05-27
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-05-27
• Study First Posted: 2010-05-28
• Study Start: 2010-07
• Primary Completion: 2016-07
• Study Completion: 2016-07
• Results First Submitted: 2016-10-20
• Status Verified: 2017-11
• Results First Submitted QC: 2017-11-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-11-09
• Results First Posted: 2018-08-07
• Last Update Posted: 2018-08-07

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

1. All patients of lung cancer treated with a radical aim (e.g surgery, Chemoradiation, surgery followed by adjuvant treatment or any other combination)
2. Patients should have completed radical /adjuvant treatment, if any
3. Patients of both SCLC and NSCLC
4. Patients with at least two telephone numbers (landline/mobile/both)
5. Patients willing to participate

Exclusion Criteria

1. All patients for palliative intention
2. Patients with less than two contact telephone numbers -

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Concurrence Between the Telephonic Interview and the Physician Assessment	2 years	The Prevalence and bias adjusted Kappa (PABAK) score for concurrence between telephonic and physician assessment of disease status of each patient at each follow up visit was analysed.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Cost Analysis	2 years	On average, each patient spent INR 5117.10 on travel and INR 3079.06 on lodging per follow up visit.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Tata Memorial Hospital; 🇮🇳 Mumbai, MS, India