The Impact of SPC on Advanced Breast Cancer Patients

Completed

• Conditions: Cancer, Breast; Breast Cancer; Quality of Life; Palliative Care
• Interventions: Procedure: Specialist Palliative Care

• Registration Number: NCT03612934
• Lead Sponsor: Silesian University of Medicine

Brief Summary

The aim of this prospective, observational study is the evaluation of the effectiveness of a 14-day Specialist Palliative Care therapy in participants with advanced breast cancer carried out in a stationary palliative care unit in Poland. The length of the entire study will be 36 months.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-05-01
• Primary Completion: 2018-05-01
• Study Completion: 2018-05-01
• Status Verified: 2018-07
• Study First Submitted: 2018-07-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-07-26
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-07-26
• Study First Posted: 2018-08-02
• Last Update Posted: 2018-08-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 144

Inclusion Criteria

the patient's conscious consent for examination and the ability to fill in the form by the patient herself.

Exclusion Criteria

• patients with cognitive disturbances disabling credible answers in the questionnaire, deceased patients or those discharged from the ward before 14 days of hospitalisation.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
patients at the age of 65 years and over	Specialist Palliative Care	patients at the age of 65 years and over
patients under the age of 65 years	Specialist Palliative Care	patients under the age of 65 years

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Variation of performance status of patients before and after SPC	14 days	performance status of patients was assessed by ECOG scale (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group)
Variation of intensification of patients negative symptoms before and after SPC	14 days	intensification of patients negative symptoms was assessed by Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (esas)
Variation of quality of life of patients before and after SPC	14 days	quality of life of patients of patients was assessed by quality of life uniscale (QoLU)