Trial Outcomes & Findings for The Symptom Experience Study in Persons With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NCT NCT01786187)

NCT ID: NCT01786187

Last Updated: 2019-02-25

Results Overview

Rates of recruitment were measured by the percentage of those eligible who enrolled.

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

PHASE1/PHASE2

Target enrollment

87 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

At the beginning of the study.

Results posted on

2019-02-25

Participant Flow

Participants were recruited from 3 university teaching hospitals in Michigan.This study incorporated a 2-arm randomized controlled trial design. Participants were persons who were undergoing surgery for non-small cell lung cancer and randomly assigned to 1 of 2 groups following successful completion of informed consent and baseline assessments.

Patients could become ineligible prior to starting the study postsurgery after discharge from the hospital to home at baseline data collection. For example, 3 patients decided not to have surgery and underwent chemotherapy instead and 2 patients became ineligible before hospital discharge because they no longer had a television to participate.

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Symptom Experience Group
Conventional treatment for cancer as prescribed by the participant's health care providers and will receive planned, structured, weekly telephone visits to report the experience of symptoms and health-related quality of life information. Symptom Experience Report: Conventional treatment for cancer as prescribed by the participant's health care providers and will receive planned, structured, weekly telephone visits to report the experience of symptoms and health-related quality of life information.
Light Physical Activity Group
Conventional treatment for cancer as prescribed by the participant's health care providers and will receive a home-based light physical activity program to help manage a specific symptom related to cancer and cancer treatment. Light Physical Activity: Conventional treatment for cancer as prescribed by the participant's health care providers and will receive a home-based light physical activity program to help manage a specific symptom related to cancer and cancer treatment.
Overall Study
STARTED
40
47
Overall Study
COMPLETED
35
37
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
5
10

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

The Symptom Experience Study in Persons With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Symptom Experience Group
n=35 Participants
Conventional treatment for cancer as prescribed by the participant's health care providers and will receive planned, structured, weekly telephone visits to report the experience of symptoms and health-related quality of life information. Symptom Experience Report: Conventional treatment for cancer as prescribed by the participant's health care providers and will receive planned, structured, weekly telephone visits to report the experience of symptoms and health-related quality of life information.
Light Physical Activity Group
n=37 Participants
Conventional treatment for cancer as prescribed by the participant's health care providers and will receive a home-based light physical activity program to help manage a specific symptom related to cancer and cancer treatment. Light Physical Activity: Conventional treatment for cancer as prescribed by the participant's health care providers and will receive a home-based light physical activity program to help manage a specific symptom related to cancer and cancer treatment.
Total
n=72 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous
65.6 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.1 • n=93 Participants
67.4 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.7 • n=4 Participants
66.6 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.9 • n=27 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
20 Participants
n=93 Participants
20 Participants
n=4 Participants
40 Participants
n=27 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
15 Participants
n=93 Participants
17 Participants
n=4 Participants
32 Participants
n=27 Participants
Cancer-related fatigue severity
4.1 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.9 • n=93 Participants
3.9 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2.7 • n=4 Participants
4.03 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2.31 • n=27 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: At the beginning of the study.

Population: The overall number of participants analyzed, is the number of eligible participants after screening.

Rates of recruitment were measured by the percentage of those eligible who enrolled.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
All Participants Recruited
n=131 Participants
All Participants Recruited.
Symptom Experience Group
Standard of Care
Determine Feasibility as Measured by Rates of Recruitment.
66 percentage of participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 6-weeks.

Population: Only measured in the light physical activity group.

Adherence is the percentage of those adhering to the recommended exercise.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
All Participants Recruited
n=37 Participants
All Participants Recruited.
Symptom Experience Group
Standard of Care
Feasibility as Measured by Adherence.
93 percentage of participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 6-weeks.

Population: Only measured in the Light Physical Activity Group.

Retention is the percentage of those enrolled and completed and finished the program.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
All Participants Recruited
n=37 Participants
All Participants Recruited.
Symptom Experience Group
Standard of Care
Feasibility as Measured by Retention.
97 percentage of participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 6-weeks.

Adverse Events is the percentage of participant's who had an adverse event.

Outcome measures

Outcome data not reported

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 6-weeks.

Adverse Events is the percentage of participant's who had an adverse event.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
All Participants Recruited
n=37 Participants
All Participants Recruited.
Symptom Experience Group
n=35 Participants
Standard of Care
Feasibility as Measured by Adverse Events.
0 percentage of participants
0 percentage of participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: At six weeks after discharge from the hospital after surgery for lung cancer.

The range of the score was 0 to 10 with 10 meaning the worst cancer-related fatigue and zero meaning no cancer-related fatigue.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
All Participants Recruited
n=35 Participants
All Participants Recruited.
Symptom Experience Group
n=37 Participants
Standard of Care
Cancer-Related Fatigue Severity
4 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 2
0.7 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.7

Adverse Events

Symptom Experience Group

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 1 deaths

Light Physical Activity Group

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 1 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Amy Hoffman, RN, PhD

Michigan State University

Phone: 517 355 8348

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place