Symptom Management in African-American Men With Localized Prostate Cancer

November 7, 2016 updated by: David Latini, Baylor College of Medicine

PROSTATE CANCER SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT FOR LOW LITERACY MEN

RATIONALE: Gathering information about symptom management from patients with localized prostate cancer may help doctors improve patients' quality of life.

PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying symptom management in African-American men with localized prostate cancer.

Study Overview

Status

Withdrawn

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

  • Develop a symptom management intervention for African-American men treated for localized prostate cancer, with a particular emphasis on low health literacy men.

OUTLINE: Participants are interviewed by the principal investigator over the phone or meet the principal investigator at the Veterans Administration prostate cancer clinic. If the interview is conducted in the clinic, it is held in a private room in the clinic.

Study Type

Observational

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Texas
      • Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
        • Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 120 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Male

Description

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Biopsy-proven localized prostate cancer

    • Has received treatment for prostate cancer
  • Patient self-identifies as being of African-American descent

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Able to speak and read in English
  • Has an address in order to receive study materials by mail (a street address or post office box)
  • Has either a telephone in order to be interviewed OR is able to meet the principal investigator at the Veterans Administration prostate clinic and be interviewed there

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

  • See Disease Characteristics

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Symptom management taxonomy

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Baylor College of Medicine

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: David M. Latini, PhD, Baylor College of Medicine

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

June 1, 2006

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2008

Study Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 4, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 4, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

October 7, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

November 9, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 7, 2016

Last Verified

November 1, 2016

More Information

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Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CDR0000600455
  • BCM-H-19323

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