Managing Breast Cancer Treatment: Dyad's Perspectives on Treatment Decision, Financial and Family Burden.

NCT ID: NCT05917444

Last Updated: 2023-06-23

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

224 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-04-12

Study Completion Date

2025-03-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to understand the financial burden and treatment decisions, based on both of patient's and family's perspectives in breast cancer patients who receive systemic chemotherapy, targeted therapy or immuno-therapy and their family caregivers .

Detailed Description

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This study utilizes a cross-sectional survey and qualitative research design. Data collection includes questionnaire surveys and recorded qualitative interviews. A total of 224 patients or family members who meet the criteria will be invited to participate in the study at oncology units and outpatient clinics. Among them, 30 subjects, either patients or family caregivers will be invited to explore their experience on and concerns about financial burden and treatment decision making as facing breast cancer.

Conditions

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Breast Cancer

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

OTHER

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* breast cancer

1. Patients with newly diagnosed or recurrent breast cancer who require chemotherapy or targeted immunotherapy as recommended by their physicians
2. Age 20 to 70
3. Within 0.5 to 3 years of newly diagnosed or recurrent breast cancer
4. Ability to perform housework or wage employment before cancer
5. Those whose cognitive function is sufficient to read newspaper news and answer questionnaires
* breast cancer family

1. Patient has been 0.5 to 3 years since the first diagnosis or recurrence of breast cancer and the doctor recommends chemotherapy or targeted immunotherapy
2. Patient's self-reported family members who are involved in the patient's physical, social, or medical caregivers with cancer
3. Age 20 to 65
4. Able to perform housework or wage workers
5. Those whose cognitive function is sufficient to read newspaper news and answer questionnaires

Exclusion Criteria

* breast cancer

1. Patients who were disabled before suffering from cancer
2. only undergoing surgery or hormone therapy
* breast cancer family

1. Persons with physical, mental and social disabilities
2. Family members who are not involved in the patient's physical, social, or medical care for cancer
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

National Taiwan University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Yen-Shen Lu

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

National Taiwan University Hospital

Shiuyu C. LEe

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Science

Locations

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National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, , Taiwan

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Taiwan

Central Contacts

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Linghsuan Chen

Role: CONTACT

886-930021676

Facility Contacts

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Linghsuan Chen

Role: primary

886-930021676

Other Identifiers

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202301195RINB

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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