Culturally Tailored Nurse Coaching Study for Cancer Symptom Management

NCT ID: NCT04874584

Last Updated: 2023-06-02

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

34 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-10-27

Study Completion Date

2023-05-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of the study is to see whether or not a telephone/ text message intervention, delivered by a registered nurse, is helpful in managing symptoms and can also prevent dehydration caused by chemotherapy treatment when given together for patients with metastatic breast, colon, lung or prostate cancer.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Dehydration Symptom Cluster Quality of Life Self Efficacy Chemotherapy Effect

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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CTNSM Group

Culturally Tailored Nurse Symptom Management group (CTNSM) - participants in the CTNSM group will receive one in-person or telehealth face-to-face education session followed by a weekly telephone call and/or text message during the first 12 weeks of standard of care chemotherapy. In addition, participants can receive standard of care chemotherapy education.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

CTNSM

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The Culturally Tailored Nurse-delivered telephone/text message symptom-management intervention (CTNSM) intervention is an in-person or telehealth face-to-face education session followed by a weekly telephone call and/or text message conducted for the first 12 weeks of standard of care chemotherapy .

Standard of Care Chemotherapy Education

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Standard of Care chemotherapy education is a one-time patient education session about general treatment-related side effects patients can experience from chemotherapy and the interventions to mitigate the symptoms.

Standard of Care (control) Group

Participants in the control group will only be receiving the standard of care chemotherapy education.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Standard of Care Chemotherapy Education

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Standard of Care chemotherapy education is a one-time patient education session about general treatment-related side effects patients can experience from chemotherapy and the interventions to mitigate the symptoms.

Interventions

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CTNSM

The Culturally Tailored Nurse-delivered telephone/text message symptom-management intervention (CTNSM) intervention is an in-person or telehealth face-to-face education session followed by a weekly telephone call and/or text message conducted for the first 12 weeks of standard of care chemotherapy .

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Standard of Care Chemotherapy Education

Standard of Care chemotherapy education is a one-time patient education session about general treatment-related side effects patients can experience from chemotherapy and the interventions to mitigate the symptoms.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Eligible for Chemotherapy for the first time (Previous \& Ongoing hormonal only treatment allowed OR Neoadjuvant \& Adjuvant chemotherapy regimens with 2+ drugs allowed)
2. \> 18 years old
3. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-2.
4. There are no life expectancy restrictions
5. Women of child-bearing potential are allowed in the study as long as they are eligible for the chemotherapy treatment.
6. Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients on immunotherapy only will be excluded
2. Previous chemotherapy
3. Under 18 years old
4. Medically Diagnosed with a Cognitive Impairment. Rationale for excluding people with cognitive impairment is that they would not be able to fully participate in the self-management care aspects of the intervention via the telephone, nor provide informed consent.
5. No access to a telephone
6. Blind or Deaf; If subject is Hearing-impaired or illiterate, then the subject may have a family member participate as a telecommunication surrogate with them in the study
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Oncology Nursing Society

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Miami

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Natasha Solle, PhD, RN

assistant research professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Natasha Solle, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Miami

Locations

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University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Ctr.

Miami, Florida, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Related Links

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33600392/

Nurse-Delivered Telephone Intervention to Reduce Oral Mucositis and Prevent Dehydration

Other Identifiers

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20201491

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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