Prevalence of anemia and associated factors in patients with advanced cancer receiving palliative care - a cross sectional study.
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 招募中
- 入组人数
- 651
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Prevalence of anaemia in patients with advanced malignancy by using WHO cut offs for hemoglobin values on the day of OPD visit; prevalence will be represented as frequencies and percentage of patients with anemia.
研究概览
简要总结
Study Topic: PREVALENCE OF ANEMIA AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS IN PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED CANCER RECEIVING PALLIATIVE CARE- A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
This study’s main aim is to assess the prevalence of anemia and understand the factors associated with anemia in patients with advanced solid malignancy referred to Palliative Medicine Department.
The purpose is to not only aimed at understanding anaemia prevalence among palliative cancer patients in Indian population ,but also to understand the symptom burden that is arising because of cancer and cancer treatments; in long-term, the quality of life.
This study also tries to bring light into areas of interventions such as blood transfusions and pharmacological treatments for anaemia in palliative cancer patients which is still unexplored.
Participants will be screened and those who fulfil criteria will be successfully enrolled in the study. Participants will be open to a medical history and symptom assessment. Data from participants will be analysed to estimate the prevalence of anaemia, symptom profile and associated factors in this population. This study will help us in better patient management and plan appropriate interventions in specialist palliative care setting.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18.00 Year(s) 至 99.00 Year(s)（—）
- 性别
- All
入选标准
- •Patients aged more than or equal to 18 years.
排除标准
- •Patients presenting with symptoms requiring emergency medical services 2) Patients suffering from acute psychiatric or neurocognitive disorders.
结局指标
主要结局
Prevalence of anaemia in patients with advanced malignancy by using WHO cut offs for hemoglobin values on the day of OPD visit; prevalence will be represented as frequencies and percentage of patients with anemia.
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次要结局
- 1) Frequency & percentage of patients with anaemia according to severity into mild, moderate & severe based on haemoglobin levels.(2) Frequency & percentage of patients anaemia according to WHO morphological classificationinto microcytic, normocytic & macrocytic according to MCV levels.)
研究者
Raghu S Thota
Tata Memorial Hospital