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Breast CancerNCT00905086

Psychosocial Adjustment After Radiation Therapy in Patients With Cancer

An observational study of Breast Cancer and Cognitive/Functional Effects, run by Case Comprehensive Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

RATIONALE: Gathering information about psychological and social adjustment after radiation therapy in patients with cancer may help doctors plan the best treatment. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying psychosocial adjustment after radiation therapy in patients with breast cancer, colorectal cancer, lung cancer… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
questionnaire administration, cognitive assessment and psychosocial assessment and care
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
How many people
80 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Aug 2008to May 2009
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Primary care clinic

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Diagnosis of breast, colorectal, lung, or prostate cancer
  • Stage I, II, or III disease
  • Nonmetastatic disease
  • Undergoing first course of curative radiotherapy, as indicated in the medical record
  • Receiving treatment as an outpatient
  • Hormone receptor status not specified

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Menopausal status not specified
  • Able to receive treatment as an outpatient
  • Lives in northeastern Ohio
  • Cognitively intact, as evidenced by orientation to person, place, and time
  • Has a telephone
  • No hearing impairment (must be able to hear instructions)
  • No malignancy expected to require surgery or chemotherapy ≤ 2 months after treatment

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • No prior radiotherapy for another type of cancer
  • No concurrent or planned chemotherapy or surgery for at least 2 months after radiotherapy
  • No concurrent treatment for recurrent cancer

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Case Medical Center, University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44106-5065

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About this study

Official title: Psychosocial Adjustment During the Post-Radiation Treatment Transition

RATIONALE: Gathering information about psychological and social adjustment after radiation therapy in patients with cancer may help doctors plan the best treatment.

PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying psychosocial adjustment after radiation therapy in patients with breast cancer, colorectal cancer, lung cancer, or prostate cancer.

Read the detailed description

OBJECTIVES:

  • To describe psychosocial adjustment after radiotherapy in patients with stage I, II, or III breast, colorectal, lung, or prostate cancer.
  • To determine if cognitive appraisal of health predicts psychosocial adjustment of these patients after radiotherapy.
  • To examine whether social support moderates the relationship between cognitive appraisal of health and psychosocial adjustment of these patients after radiotherapy.
  • To examine whether self-efficacy for coping with cancer moderates the relationship between cognitive appraisal of health and psychosocial adjustment of these patients after radiotherapy.
  • To measure the effect of symptom distress, uncertainty, medical factors, and personal factors on cognitive appraisal of health of these patients before ending radiotherapy.

OUTLINE: Two weeks before completing planned radiotherapy, patients undergo assessment of stress appraisal and other factors predictive of post-radiotherapy psychosocial adjustment. Patients complete psychosocial assessments, including measures of patient perceptions of their illness (i.e., cognitive appraisal) and of the factors influencing their perceptions (i.e., uncertainty by the Mishel Uncertainty in Illness Scale-Community Form; symptom distress by the Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale Short Form; and comorbidity by the Charlson Comorbidity Index). Measures of patient social support and self-efficacy for coping are also assessed. At 1 month after completion of radiotherapy, patients undergo repeat assessment of stress appraisal and psychosocial adjustment.

Being tested
questionnaire administration, cognitive assessment, psychosocial assessment and care, quality-of-life assessment
Keywords
cognitive/functional effects, psychosocial effects of cancer and its treatment, stage I breast cancer, stage II breast cancer, stage IIIA breast cancer, stage IIIB breast cancer, stage IIIC breast cancer, stage I colon cancer, stage II colon cancer, stage III colon cancer, stage I rectal cancer, stage II rectal cancer, stage III rectal cancer, stage I non-small cell lung cancer, stage II non-small cell lung cancer, stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer, stage IIIB non-small cell lung cancer, stage I prostate cancer, stage II prostate cancer, stage III prostate cancer
Medical subject headings
Breast Neoplasms, Colorectal Neoplasms, Lung Neoplasms, Prostatic Neoplasms, Colonic Neoplasms, Rectal Neoplasms, Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • questionnaire administrationOther

    Two weeks before completing planned radiotherapy, patients undergo assessment of stress appraisal and other factors predictive of post-radiotherapy psychosocial adjustment. At 1 month after completion of radiotherapy, patients undergo repeat assessment of stress appraisal and psychosocial adjustment.

  • cognitive assessmentProcedure or surgery

    Patients complete psychosocial assessments, including measures of patient perceptions of their illness (i.e., cognitive appraisal) and of the factors influencing their perceptions (i.e., uncertainty by the Mishel Uncertainty in Illness Scale-Community Form; symptom distress by the Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale Short Form; and comorbidity by the Charlson Comorbidity Index).

  • psychosocial assessment and careProcedure or surgery

    Patients complete psychosocial assessments, including measures of patient perceptions of their illness (i.e., cognitive appraisal) and of the factors influencing their perceptions (i.e., uncertainty by the Mishel Uncertainty in Illness Scale-Community Form; symptom distress by the Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale Short Form; and comorbidity by the Charlson Comorbidity Index).

  • quality-of-life assessmentProcedure or surgery

    At 1 month after completion of radiotherapy, patients undergo repeat assessment of stress appraisal and psychosocial adjustment.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Relationship between stress appraisal (as assessed by CAHS at baseline) and psychosocial adjustment (as assessed by PAIS-SR at 1 month after radiotherapy)

    Measured: one month after radiotherapy

  2. Relationship between stress appraisal and uncertainty, symptom distress, cancer stage, comorbidities, age, gender, race/ethnicity, and education at 2 weeks prior to completing radiotherapy

    Measured: 2 weeks prior to radiotherapy

  3. Social support (as assessed by MOS-SSS) and self-efficacy (as assessed by CBI-L v2.0) as moderators of the relationship between cognitive appraisal and adjustment

    Measured: At 1 month after completion of radiotherapy

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted20 May 2009 (estimated)
  2. Study startAug 2008
  3. Primary completionFeb 2009
  4. Study completionMay 2009

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
80 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00905086
Sponsor's protocol ID
CASE3Z08
Other IDs
P30CA043703, CASE3Z08
Status last verified
Sep 2015
First submitted
19 May 2009
Last updated
30 Sep 2015
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Breast Cancer and Cognitive/Functional Effects, run by Case Comprehensive Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 30 Sep 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Relationship between stress appraisal (as assessed by CAHS at baseline) and psychosocial adjustment (as assessed by PAIS-SR at 1 month after radiotherapy) (time frame: one month after radiotherapy). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 30 Sep 2015.

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