A Qualitative Study Into How Patients Deal With Chemotherapy-related Side Effects at Home

NCT01867489 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: B322201214929
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 28
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This qualitative study explores how patients deal with the side effects from chemotherapy at their home, what factors and ideas influence their symptom self-management and how professional caregivers contribute to the management of their symptoms at home. Data are collected through semi-structured interviews with adult patients treated with chemotherapy and analysed using a Grounded Theory approach.

Conditions

Exploration of How Patients Deal With Side Effects From Chemotherapy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• patient's experience

  one interview during the course of treatment, i.e. one timepoint between 2 months after the start of chemotherapy and the end of the patient's treatment

Study Arms (1)

Chemotherapy, Cancer

Adult cancer patients (with any type of cancer) being treated with chemotherapy

Other: No intervention

Interventions

No intervention OTHER

Chemotherapy, Cancer

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Adult patients treated with chemotherapy

You may qualify if:

• Adult (≥18 years) patients with (any type and any stage of) cancer who were undergoing chemotherapy treatment in an ambulatory setting or during short hospital stays
• Dutch speaking
• Able to provide informed consent and to participate in an interview

You may not qualify if:

• Patients who were in the first 2 cycles of treatment
• Patients for whom an interview was considered physically, mentally and/or emotionally too burdensome.
• Patients who had reported not to experience any side effect from treatment at all

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven: lead

Study Sites (1)

UZ Leuven

Leuven, Belgium

Location

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Clinical Nurse Specialist Oncology

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 19, 2013
• First Posted: June 4, 2013
• Study Start: September 1, 2012
• Primary Completion: January 1, 2014
• Study Completion: January 1, 2014
• Last Updated: November 18, 2014

Record last verified: 2014-11

Locations

BE (1)