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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
253 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
2014-09-03
2015-07-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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The OSAS consists of 20 symptoms, which were chosen following a review of the literature / discussion with experts in the field. The OSAS was modelled on the Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale (MSAS), and asks about the presence of the symptoms, the frequency of the symptoms (i.e. "rarely"; "occasionally"; "frequently"; or "almost constantly"), the severity of the symptoms (i.e. "slight"; "moderate"; "severe"; or "very severe"), and how much distress they cause (i.e. "not at all"; "a little bit"; "somewhat"; "quite a bit"; or "very much"). The questions relate to the last week.
Patients will be given the OSAS to complete, and also the short form of the MSAS (which asks about the presence, and related distress, of 32 physical / psychological symptoms, including a small number of oral symptoms). Demographic data, cancer diagnosis, and performance status will also be collected. The study involves a single visit / assessment.
Descriptive statistics will be used to present the data, and hierarchical cluster analysis will be used to identify oral symptom clusters. Kappa tests will be used to compare analogous questions on the OSAS and short form MSAS (as part of the validation of the OSAS).
Conditions
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Study Design
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OTHER
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Interventions
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Questionnaire
Novel questionnaire about oral symptoms ("Oral symptom assessment scale / OSAS), and validated questionnaire about physical and psychological symptoms (Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale / MSAS).
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Andrew Davies, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Locations
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Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals
Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Eastbourne, East Sussex, United Kingdom
Pilgrims Hospice
Margate, Kent, United Kingdom
Ellenor Lions Hospice
Northfleet, Kent, United Kingdom
Hospice in the Weald
Pembury, Kent, United Kingdom
Wisdom Hospice
Rochester, Kent, United Kingdom
Frimley Park Hospital
Camberley, Surrey, United Kingdom
Princess Alice Hospice
Esher, Surrey, United Kingdom
Royal Surrey County Hospital
Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom
St. Wilfred's Hospice
Chichester, Wesr Sussex, United Kingdom
St. Catherine's Hospice
Crawley, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Countries
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References
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Chang VT, Hwang SS, Feuerman M, Kasimis BS, Thaler HT. The memorial symptom assessment scale short form (MSAS-SF). Cancer. 2000 Sep 1;89(5):1162-71. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(20000901)89:53.0.co;2-y.
Davies A, Buchanan A, Todd J, Gregory A, Batsari KM. Oral symptoms in patients with advanced cancer: an observational study using a novel oral symptom assessment scale. Support Care Cancer. 2021 Aug;29(8):4357-4364. doi: 10.1007/s00520-020-05903-1. Epub 2021 Jan 8.
Other Identifiers
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OASis study
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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