Financial Distress in Advanced Cancer Patients

NCT ID: NCT04053517

Last Updated: 2025-10-30

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

141 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-07-02

Study Completion Date

2027-12-31

Brief Summary

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This trial studies the severity of financial distress in advanced cancer patients. The cost of cancer care can often be very expensive. Financial distress from the burdens of high costs and debt may interfere with a patient's physical symptoms and quality of life.

Detailed Description

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PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine the frequency of high financial distress in advanced cancer patients.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine the association between high financial distress with clinical and demographic characteristics in advanced cancer patients.

II. To determine the correlation between In Charge Financial Distress/ Financial Well-Being Scale (IFDFW) and other financial distress instruments such as Comprehensive Score for Financial Toxicity-Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy (COST-FACIT) and Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale- Financial Distress (ESAS-FS).

III. To determine the association between high financial distress with patient symptoms in ESAS-FS and quality of life assessed by the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - General (FACT-G).

OUTLINE:

Patients complete questionnaires about financial state and quality of life over 15 minutes. Patients' medical chart is also reviewed.

Conditions

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Advanced Malignant Neoplasm Locally Advanced Malignant Neoplasm Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm Recurrent Malignant Neoplasm Refractory Malignant Neoplasm

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_ONLY

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Observational (questionnaire administration)

Patients complete questionnaires about financial state and quality of life over 15 minutes. Patients' medical chart is also reviewed.

Medical Chart Review

Intervention Type OTHER

Medical chart is reviewed

Quality-of-Life Assessment

Intervention Type OTHER

Ancillary studies

Questionnaire Administration

Intervention Type OTHER

Ancillary studies

Interventions

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Medical Chart Review

Medical chart is reviewed

Intervention Type OTHER

Quality-of-Life Assessment

Ancillary studies

Intervention Type OTHER

Questionnaire Administration

Ancillary studies

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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Chart Review Quality of Life Assessment

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patient must have a diagnosis of advanced cancer, as defined by recurrent disease, locally advanced disease, metastatic disease, or refractory disease
* Patients must be able to understand, read, write, and speak English
* Patients must have no clinical evidence of severe cognitive impairment (Memorial Delirium Assessment Scale score of \>= 13) and should be able to consent and answer the questionnaires
* Patients must sign an informed consent
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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Jacqueline Tschanz, MD

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

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Website

Other Identifiers

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NCI-2019-03869

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

2018-0694

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

2018-0694

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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