Difference in the Estimation of Prognosis

Withdrawn

• Conditions: Malignant Neoplasms of Independent (Primary) Multiple Sites
• Interventions: Behavioral: Estimation of Prognosis Questionnaire

• Registration Number: NCT03115528
• Lead Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Brief Summary

Objectives:

Primary Objective:

The primary objective is to identify the difference in the estimation of prognosis of advanced cancer patients between medical oncologists, gynecological oncologists, and palliative care physicians

Detailed Description

The goal of this research study is to identify the difference in the estimation of prognosis of advanced cancer patients between medical or gynecological oncologists, and palliative care physicians. Up to 140 patients will be enrolled in this study.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2017-04-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-04-11
• Study First Posted: 2017-04-14
• Study Start: 2017-12-14
• Status Verified: 2019-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-05-20
• Last Update Posted: 2019-05-22
• Primary Completion: 2030-12
• Study Completion: 2030-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: WITHDRAWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

1. Medical oncologists or gynecological who referred patients to the palliative care team; Palliative Care physicians to whom the patients were referred; Patients with locally advanced, metastatic, or, not curable cancer.
2. 18 years old or older

Exclusion Criteria

N/A

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Palliative Care Physicians	Estimation of Prognosis Questionnaire	Palliative care physicians are sent the Estimation of Prognosis questionnaire by email.
Medical Oncology Physicians	Estimation of Prognosis Questionnaire	Medical oncology physicians are sent the Estimation of Prognosis questionnaire by email.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Estimation of Patient Overall Survival by Oncologists and by Palliative Care Physicians per Estimation of Prognosis Questionnaire	6 weeks	The answer to the question #4, "How long do you think this patient will live?" in the questionnaire is the primary endpoint.; Denoting the oncologist estimated OS time from the day of palliative care consult to death by TOnc, palliative care physician estimate by TPalliative, and the true OS time by T0, we define the accuracy of the estimation of OS by oncologists and by palliative care physician as ΔOnc = TOnc - T0 ΔPalliative = TPalliative - T0. And the difference between these two estimates is calculated as ΔOS = ΔOnc - ΔPalliative.; Based on the above formulas, ΔOS is actually calculated as (TOnc- TPalliative). The true survival time, T0, is cancelled out by the subtraction.