Determining the factors which affect fatigue and their impact on the quality of life in patients with advanced cancer receiving palliative care
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Advanced cancer patients who are more than 18 years of age and literate having fatigue
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2014/04/004565
- Lead Sponsor
- Tata Memorial Centre
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 300
Inclusion Criteria
Advanced cancer patients
ECOG 0,1,2 and 3
ESAS Fatigue score >0
Patient who can adhere to follow-up schedule at Tata Memorial Hospital or available for phone follow-up interview between 15-30days
Age more than 18 years and literate
Written informed consent given
Exclusion Criteria
ECOG 4
Expected survival <4 weeks
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To collect data regarding socio demographic details, treatment history, burden of disease(stage), ECOG score, Hemoglobin and albumin, daily oral morphine consumption[mg] at initial visit and first follow-up visit. <br/ ><br>To determine the baseline symptom burden using Edmonton symptom assessment scale at initial visit and change at first follow-up visit. <br/ ><br>To determine the baseline fatigue burden using ESAS fatigue score at initial visit and change at first follow-up visit. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: On the day of the referral from oncology OPD and once again between 15-30days.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To determine quality of life using the EORTC- QLQ PAL15 at initial visit and change at first follow-up visit.Timepoint: On the day of the referral from oncology OPD and once again between 15-30days.