Symptoms Experienced and Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Receiving Radiotherapy
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Brief Summary
EORTC-QLQ-30 questionnaire filled in by participants 6 times
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for all trials
Started Mar 2015
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
March 1, 2015
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
February 28, 2017
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
February 28, 2017
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
March 29, 2017
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
April 10, 2017
CompletedApril 10, 2017
April 1, 2017
2 years
March 29, 2017
April 7, 2017
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
symptoms experienced
symptoms experienced collected by EORTC-QLQ-30
Change from Baseline symptoms experienced at 1 month,3 month,6 month,1 year after radiotherapy
Secondary Outcomes (1)
quality of life
Change from Baseline quality of life at 1 month,3 month,6 month,1 year after radiotherapy
Study Arms (1)
questionnaire
EORTC-QLQ-30 questionnaire
Interventions
The EORTC QLQ-C30 is a questionnaire developed to assess the quality of life of cancer patients. It is a copyrighted instrument, which has been translated and validated in over 100 languages and is used in more than 3,000 studies worldwide.
Eligibility Criteria
Patients with breast cancer
You may qualify if:
- good consciousness
- ability to understand and provide information
- no hearing impairment
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance level of 0 to 2
You may not qualify if:
- prior radiotherapy
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Related Publications (9)
Jim HS, Andrykowski MA, Munster PN, Jacobsen PB. Physical symptoms/side effects during breast cancer treatment predict posttreatment distress. Ann Behav Med. 2007 Oct;34(2):200-8. doi: 10.1007/BF02872674.
PMID: 17927558BACKGROUNDManning-Walsh J. Social support as a mediator between symptom distress and quality of life in women with breast cancer. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 2005 Jul-Aug;34(4):482-93. doi: 10.1177/0884217505278310.
PMID: 16020416BACKGROUNDWilliams SA, Schreier AM. The effect of education in managing side effects in women receiving chemotherapy for treatment of breast cancer. Oncol Nurs Forum. 2004 Jan-Feb;31(1):E16-23. doi: 10.1188/04.ONF.E16-E23.
PMID: 14722602BACKGROUNDSahin ZA, Tan M. Quality of Life and Symptom Experience of Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy. Holist Nurs Pract. 2016 Jul-Aug;30(4):193-200. doi: 10.1097/HNP.0000000000000157.
PMID: 27309408BACKGROUNDDeshields TL, Potter P, Olsen S, Liu J. The persistence of symptom burden: symptom experience and quality of life of cancer patients across one year. Support Care Cancer. 2014 Apr;22(4):1089-96. doi: 10.1007/s00520-013-2049-3. Epub 2013 Dec 3.
PMID: 24292095BACKGROUNDRoiland RA, Heidrich SM. Symptom clusters and quality of life in older adult breast cancer survivors. Oncol Nurs Forum. 2011 Nov;38(6):672-80. doi: 10.1188/11.ONF.672-680.
PMID: 22037330BACKGROUNDLiang SY, Chao TC, Tseng LM, Tsay SL, Lin KC, Tung HH. Symptom-Management Self-efficacy Mediates the Effects of Symptom Distress on the Quality of Life Among Taiwanese Oncology Outpatients With Breast Cancer. Cancer Nurs. 2016 Jan-Feb;39(1):67-73. doi: 10.1097/NCC.0000000000000244.
PMID: 25730592BACKGROUNDWu HS, Harden JK. Symptom burden and quality of life in survivorship: a review of the literature. Cancer Nurs. 2015 Jan-Feb;38(1):E29-54. doi: 10.1097/NCC.0000000000000135.
PMID: 24831042BACKGROUNDReed E, Kossler I, Hawthorn J. Quality of life assessments in advanced breast cancer: should there be more consistency? Eur J Cancer Care (Engl). 2012 Sep;21(5):565-80. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2012.01370.x. Epub 2012 Jun 4.
PMID: 22672416BACKGROUND
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MeSH Terms
Interventions
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Saengrawee Thanthong, M.N.S
Chulabhorn Hospital
Study Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Observational Model
- CASE CONTROL
- Time Perspective
- PROSPECTIVE
- Target Duration
- 1 Year
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Principal Investigator
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
March 29, 2017
First Posted
April 10, 2017
Study Start
March 1, 2015
Primary Completion
February 28, 2017
Study Completion
February 28, 2017
Last Updated
April 10, 2017
Record last verified: 2017-04
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
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