Improving Evidence-Based Care for Cancer Patients

NCT ID: NCT03207594

Last Updated: 2025-01-31

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

128 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-09-01

Study Completion Date

2020-03-01

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to improve cancer care and the delivery of cancer care. Researchers are interested in studying patient reported information and examining how different factors may impact cancer care.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Head and Neck Cancer Prostate Cancer Breast Cancer Lung Cancer Gynecologic Cancer Gastrointestinal Cancer

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Arm 1

Current smokers with cancer who are planning to get radiation therapy at MUSC.

Survey

Intervention Type OTHER

Subjects will be asked to complete a survey asking questions about his/her current health, well-being and quality of life.

Saliva sample

Intervention Type OTHER

Subjects will have saliva collected by a member of the study team using a cotton swab.

Smoking Status questions

Intervention Type OTHER

Subjects will be asked to complete an assessment asking questions about his/her current smoking status

Interventions

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Survey

Subjects will be asked to complete a survey asking questions about his/her current health, well-being and quality of life.

Intervention Type OTHER

Saliva sample

Subjects will have saliva collected by a member of the study team using a cotton swab.

Intervention Type OTHER

Smoking Status questions

Subjects will be asked to complete an assessment asking questions about his/her current smoking status

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Diagnosed with head/neck, lung, breast, prostate, gastrointestinal or gynecologic cancer
* 21 years of age or older at time of study registration
* Must have been referred to MUSC radiation oncology for treatment with curative radiation therapy
* Must report current smoking defined as self-reporting smoking within the past 30 days using a structured intake questionnaire.

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients with primary central nervous system malignancies will be excluded.
* Patients that have other cancer disease types will be excluded due to either significant differences in standard radiation therapy approaches or rarity of disease required radiation.
* Patients who are currently participating in the Medical University of South Carolina Hollings Cancer Center smoking cessation program
* Patients who are unable to provide informed consent
Minimum Eligible Age

21 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Institutes of Health (NIH)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Medical University of South Carolina

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Graham Warren, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Medical University of South Carolina

Locations

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Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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102472

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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