Telephone Monitoring of Blood Cancer Patients in outpatient Chemotherapy: proposal for an assistance protocol

Not Applicable

• Conditions: C82.9; C04.557.386; Other and unspecified types of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma; Diffuse non-Hodgkin's lymphoma; Follicular non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, unspecified; Lymphoma

• Registration Number: RBR-544pfq
• Lead Sponsor: niversidade Federal Fluminense

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2020-08-05
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Data analysis completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Medical diagnosis of Lymphoma that would initiate first-line outpatient chemotherapy treatment regimen: International Disease Code (ICD-10) for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma and its classifications (C82 to C85) and Hodgkin's Lymphoma and its classifications (C81), absence of previous chemotherapy treatment and who had Karnofsky Perfomance Status (KPS) or Zubrod Scale (ECOG) between 70% to 100% or 0-1 (Appendix A) (90-1), respectively, assessed by the doctor and the nurse at the first consultation turn; patients aged 18 to 64 years and have a fixed or mobile phone.

Exclusion Criteria

Presence of cognitive deficit and / or change in physical conditions that make participation in the research and hearing deficit unfeasible.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
It is expected to find a lower intensity of signs and symptoms related to the disease and treatment in the intervention group when compared to the control group. Checked for variables based on the Commom Terminology Criteria for Adverse Effects (CTCAE) version 5.0.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
It is expected to find greater satisfaction with care in the intervention group compared to the control group.<br>Verified through a scale of 0 to 5 for the care offered by nurses - 0: nothing satisfied; 1: little satisfied; 2: reasonably satisfied; 3: satisfied; 4: very satisfied; 5: extremely satisfied - during chemotherapy treatment.