Study of How Caregivers Help Patients Cope With Respiratory and Other Symptoms Caused by Lung Cancer

NCT00979888 | Unknown

• 3 other identifiers: CDR0000649867UM-LC-Symptom-ClustersEU-20972
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 80
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Gathering information about how patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals cope with symptoms caused by lung cancer, such as breathlessness, cough, fatigue, anxiety, depression, pain, and difficulty sleeping, may help doctors learn more about non-drug methods of treating symptoms of respiratory distress. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying how caregivers help patients cope with respiratory and other symptoms caused by lung cancer.

Conditions

Anxiety Disorder; Depression; Dyspnea; Fatigue; Lung Cancer

Keywords

dyspnea; depression; fatigue; anxiety disorder; small cell lung cancer; non-small cell lung cancer

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (6)

• Consolidation of knowledge of existing interventions and their characteristics

• Patients', caregivers', and healthcare professionals' views on existing interventions

• Utilization of any additional interventions not currently described in the literature

• Exploration of patients' perspectives on interrelationships among symptoms, in terms of clusters or causal relationships

• Patients', caregivers', and healthcare professionals' views of the desirable components/characteristics of a novel intervention using the Discrete Choice Experiment 'Best-Worst' scale

• Exploration of what is 'usual care' in the context of the study

Interventions

educational intervention OTHER

informational intervention OTHER

psychosocial support for caregiver OTHER

questionnaire administration OTHER

dyspnea management PROCEDURE

management of therapy complications PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * Meets 1 of the following criteria: * Patient with diagnosis of lung cancer * Caregiver of patient * Healthcare professional (i.e., clinical nurse specialist, physiotherapist, primary care team member, or palliative care team member) * Patients recruited from Manchester, Liverpool, or Southampton hospitals PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: * Not specified PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: * Not specified

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Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Manchester: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Manchester

Manchester, England, M13 9PL, United Kingdom

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Anxiety Disorders; Depression; Dyspnea; Fatigue; Lung Neoplasms; Small Cell Lung Carcinoma; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung

Interventions

Early Intervention, Educational; Psychiatric Rehabilitation; Caregivers

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental Disorders; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior; Respiration Disorders; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Signs and Symptoms, Respiratory; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Respiratory Tract Neoplasms; Thoracic Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms; Lung Diseases; Carcinoma, Bronchogenic; Bronchial Neoplasms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Child Health Services; Community Health Services; Health Services; Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services; Preventive Health Services; Rehabilitation; Therapeutics; Health Personnel

Study Officials

• Alex Molassiotis, MD

  University of Manchester

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 17, 2009
• First Posted: September 18, 2009
• Study Start: July 1, 2009
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2010
• Last Updated: August 26, 2013

Record last verified: 2009-09

Locations

GB (1)