Daily distress of patients in radiation oncology

• Conditions: C80.9; Malignant neoplasm, primary site unspecified

• Registration Number: DRKS00029547
• Lead Sponsor: Klinik für Strahlentherapie des UKSH, Campus Kiel

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-07-29
• Study Completion: 2024-01-15
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 124

Inclusion Criteria

Patients during inpatient or outpatient therapy,
palliative or curative therapy
Patients can be addressed; patients understand the questions;
>18 years

Exclusion Criteria

Patients after completion of therapy,
Patients cannot be addressed; patients do not understand the questions;
< 18 years

Study & Design

• Study Type: observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Psychosocial burden of patients treated with a curative approach in contrast to patients treated with a palliative approach.<br>The psychosocial burden is measured by a modified KAB (Müller, 1993), validated by a distress thermometer (Rothe el al.) and supplemented by the health-related quality of life (measured by QLQ C30 of the EORTC).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Differences regarding the burden of female and male patients, differences regarding the burden between inpatients and outpatients