Symptom Management in African-American Men With Localized Prostate Cancer

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

WITHDRAWN

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2006-06-30

Study Completion Date

2008-05-31

Brief Summary

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RATIONALE: Gathering information about symptom management from patients with localized prostate cancer may help doctors improve patients' quality of life.

PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying symptom management in African-American men with localized prostate cancer.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES:

* Develop a symptom management intervention for African-American men treated for localized prostate cancer, with a particular emphasis on low health literacy men.

OUTLINE: Participants are interviewed by the principal investigator over the phone or meet the principal investigator at the Veterans Administration prostate cancer clinic. If the interview is conducted in the clinic, it is held in a private room in the clinic.

Conditions

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Prostate Cancer Psychosocial Effects of Cancer and Its Treatment

Keywords

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psychosocial effects of cancer and its treatment stage I prostate cancer stage II prostate cancer stage III prostate cancer

Interventions

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questionnaire/survey administration

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

* Biopsy-proven localized prostate cancer

* Has received treatment for prostate cancer
* Patient self-identifies as being of African-American descent

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

* Able to speak and read in English
* Has an address in order to receive study materials by mail (a street address or post office box)
* Has either a telephone in order to be interviewed OR is able to meet the principal investigator at the Veterans Administration prostate clinic and be interviewed there

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

* See Disease Characteristics

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

120 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Responsible Party

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David Latini

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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David M. Latini, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Baylor College of Medicine

Locations

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Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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BCM-H-19323

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CDR0000600455