nderstanding the financial burden in patients with advanced cancer on palliative care
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: C00-D49- Neoplasms
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2022/02/040075
- Lead Sponsor
- Tata Memorial Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
1. Indian patients with metastatic cancers of lung, Head & neck and Gynecological origin, either on disease modifying treatment or best supportive care, who are referred to or receiving specialist palliative care services in the hospital.
2. Patients who had registered under general or private categories, who may be availing any Government scheme or support, at the time of enrollment for cancer treatment at our hospital.
3. Patients >= 18 years of age.
4. Patients who have received cancer directed treatment for at least 6 months.
5. Patients who are willing to participate in the study and can sign informed consent form.
6. Patient who are able to communicate in Hindi/Marathi/English.
1. Patients with communication difficulties,
2. Patients with intellectual disability and cognitive impairment (as assessed clinically).
3. Patients with any distressing severe symptoms at the time of presentation requiring emergency medical management.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Exploring the experience of financial toxicity in patients with metastatic <br/ ><br>cancers.Timepoint: Baseline at evaluation
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method nderstanding the demographic and socio-economic factors associated with <br/ ><br>financial toxicity in metastatic cancer patients. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Baseline at evaluation