Quality of Life and Symptom Management in Patients With Bladder Cancer

Completed

• Conditions: Bladder Cancer

• Registration Number: NCT00772018
• Lead Sponsor: David Latini

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Learning about quality of life and symptom management in patients with bladder cancer may help doctors learn about the effects of treatment and plan the best treatment.

PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying of quality of life and symptom management in patients with bladder cancer.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

* To identify aspects of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and symptom management in patients with non-invasive, low- or high-risk bladder cancer.

* To obtain feedback on data collection methods to enhance acceptability in these patients.

OUTLINE: Patients undergo a 10-minute screening in person or by phone to obtain demographic data and medical information (e.g., bladder cancer diagnosis and treatment history). Additional information is obtained from the clinical databases at the Baylor College of Medicine and the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Patients who are eligible for the study are added to a waiting list for 1 of 4 focus groups based on disease status (high-risk or low-risk non-invasive bladder cancer) and gender. Patients participate in a 1.5- to 2-hour focus group discussion about the impact of bladder cancer on their quality of life and relationships. Patients receive information about community and Internet-based resources at the end of each group session.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-05
• Study First Submitted: 2008-10-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2008-10-12
• Study First Posted: 2008-10-15
• Primary Completion: 2010-09
• Study Completion: 2010-09
• Status Verified: 2012-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-02-01
• Last Update Posted: 2012-02-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 28

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and symptom management in patients with bladder cancer	One timepoint	Study is a retrospective qualitative study of nonmuscle-invasive bladder cancer patients using a semi-structured interview protocol.

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine; 🇺🇸 Houston, Texas, United States

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Houston; 🇺🇸 Houston, Texas, United States