Do Self-Rated Performance Status Scores Correlate With Health-Care-Provider-Scores?
- Conditions
- Cancer
- Interventions
- Other: Karnofsky Performance Status Score
- Registration Number
- NCT00735111
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Florida
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine if patients are able to self-rate their physical abilities and how these ratings compare to the ratings of their health-care provider.
- Detailed Description
The Karnofsky Performance Scale (KPS) is a highly validated and essential measuring tool across the cancer population. The scale relates to purely physical ability and covers 11 stages, ranging from normal health to death, with each stage scored as a percentage. The score is determined by the health-care provider and is based on observation and narrative patient descriptions. The purpose of this study is to compare the scores rated by the health-care provider to the scores that patients assign to themselves.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 200
- Patients with a diagnosis of brain or spinal tumor.
- Receiving medical care under the supervision of the Principal Investigator.
- Written informed consent.
None.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Karnofsky Performance Status Score Karnofsky Performance Status Score -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To determine the correlation between self-rated and health-care-provider-rated Karnofsky Performance Status scores. 2 Years
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
University of Florida
🇺🇸Gainesville, Florida, United States