Home-Based Symptom Monitoring: Its Impact on Cancer Care Team Behaviors and Patient Outcomes
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 300
- 试验地点
- 3
研究概览
简要总结
The primary research objective of this protocol is to evaluate the impact of integrating a home-based symptom monitoring system in the day-to-day care of cancer patients in community settings on the frequency of supportive symptom interventions, symptom severity, and quality of life.
详细描述
Patients will be randomly assigned to one of two groups. One group will be offered an Internet assisted home-based symptom reporting system Cancer Symptom Monitor (CSM) for a twelve-month study period. Patient and care team evaluations will be measured using quantitative and qualitative methods (via focus groups). The second group will receive "standard care" without home-based symptom monitoring. Both groups will be evaluated at baseline, 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, & 12 months, for symptom levels and overall quality of life during the twelve-month study period.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Defined Population
- 时间视角
- Prospective
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •18 years old or older Diagnosis of solid tumor or hematologic malignancy Starting active treatment (chemotherapy or hormonal therapy) Must be able to give informed consent & consent to use the Cancer Symptom Monitor -
排除标准
- •Inability to give informed consent Life expectancy of less than 3 months Subject has any kind of disorder that compromises the ability of the subject to give written informed consent and/or to comply with study procedures.