Cancer Related Fatigue in Patients Receiving Chemotherapy

• Conditions: Cancer; Fatigue

• Registration Number: NCT00261534
• Lead Sponsor: Medical Center Alkmaar

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine the degree of fatigue in patients receiving chemotherapy. Special interest goes out to the course of fatigue throughout five treatments and the actions taken by patients to reduce this fatigue.The correlation between fatigue and haemoglobin will also be subject of study.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2005-12-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2005-12-01
• Study First Posted: 2005-12-05
• Study Start: 2006-01
• Study Completion: 2006-07
• Status Verified: 2006-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2006-09-13
• Last Update Posted: 2006-09-14

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 90

Inclusion Criteria

• Diagnosis of cancer requiring chemotherapy treatment

Exclusion Criteria

• Pregnancy
• Psychological illness
• Life expectancy less than three months
• Lack of basic proficiency in Dutch

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Medical Centre Alkmaar; 🇳🇱 Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Netherlands