Nurse-Driven Telephone Intervention in Improving Side Effects in Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy

NCT ID: NCT03964896

Last Updated: 2019-12-24

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

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

90 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-10-17

Study Completion Date

2019-12-18

Brief Summary

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This clinical trial studies how well a nurse-driven telephone intervention improves side effects in patients with cancer who are undergoing chemotherapy. Receiving calls from a nurse at home while receiving chemotherapy may improve the management of side effects and overall care in cancer patients.

Detailed Description

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PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To explore the feasibility of a proactive nurse-driven telephone triage intervention for patients with cancer receiving first-line chemotherapy in the ambulatory setting.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To explore the symptom experience of patients receiving a nurse-driven telephone triage intervention while receiving chemotherapy in the ambulatory setting.

II. To explore the satisfaction of patients receiving a nurse-driven telephone triage intervention while receiving chemotherapy in the ambulatory setting.

III. To explore the frequency of emergency room visits and hospital admissions for symptom management by patients receiving a nurse-driven telephone triage intervention while receiving chemotherapy in the ambulatory setting.

OUTLINE:

During standard of care chemotherapy, patients receive up to 18 telephone calls from a nurse using a standardized triage call script over 20 minutes.

Conditions

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Breast Carcinoma Head and Neck Carcinoma Sarcoma

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Supportive Care (telephone intervention)

During standard of care chemotherapy, patients receive up to 18 telephone calls from a nurse using a standardized triage call script over 20 minutes.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Survey

Intervention Type OTHER

Complete survey

Survey Administration

Intervention Type OTHER

Ancillary studies

Telephone-Based Intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Receive telephone calls

Interventions

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Survey

Complete survey

Intervention Type OTHER

Survey Administration

Ancillary studies

Intervention Type OTHER

Telephone-Based Intervention

Receive telephone calls

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

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Survey Instrument

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* English speaking
* Newly diagnosed patients with a breast, sarcoma, or head and neck cancer diagnosis preparing to undergo first-line, standard of care chemotherapy (patients with head and neck cancer may be undergoing concurrent first-line chemotherapy and radiation treatment)
* All chemotherapy treatment to be completed at the study institution

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients who have received previous chemotherapy treatment for cancer
* Patients who will be receiving chemotherapy on research protocols
* Pregnant patients, as they may be on unique treatment protocols outside standard of care or have symptom needs that are beyond the scope of this intervention
* Patients who are unable to verbalize (e.g. due to tracheostomy)
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Colleen Jernigan

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Locations

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M D Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Related Links

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http://www.mdanderson.org

MD Anderson Cancer Center Website

Other Identifiers

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NCI-2019-02651

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

2016-0300

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

P30CA016672

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

View Link

2016-0300

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id