Complementary and Alternative Medicine Usage Among Participants Enrolled in Phase I Oncology Clinical Trials

April 6, 2016 updated by: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Primary Objective:

· The primary objective is to estimate the prevalence of use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in patients with advanced malignancies who are seen in the Phase I clinic at MD Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC).

Secondary Objective:

· Examine the association between prevalence of CAM use and demographic and socioeconomic characteristics (age, gender, race, income, and education level), participation in a phase I clinical trial, disease characteristics (diagnosis), patients' perceptions about their prognosis, physicians' information and permission for patients' CAM use, decision-making, and types of CAM used by patients.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This survey study is intended to estimate the prevalence of use of CAM in patients who are currently being treated in the Phase I Clinical Trials Program at University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. The survey includes questions about socioeconomic characteristics (age, gender, race, income, and education level), patients' diagnosis and patients' perceptions about their prognosis, physicians' information and permission for patients' use of CAM, patients' use of CAM (yes or no), decision-making (purpose of CAM use), resources and types of CAM.

Patients will be asked to drop the questionnaire into a box in a specified location after completion of the questionnaire. Accrual is expected to be 50-100 patients per month. This survey is expected to finish in 6 months.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

309

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
        • University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

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

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Current participation in a UT MDACC Phase I Clinical trial with a clinical diagnosis of advanced malignancy.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1) Patients with a clinical diagnosis of malignancy who are seen in the outpatient oncology clinic.

Exclusion Criteria:

1) Presence of any clinically relevant condition that, in the opinion of the investigator/ coordinator, would interfere with completing the study including, but not limited to, visual problems, cognitive impairment or acute mental illness.

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?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Phase I and CAM Survey
Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in patients with advanced malignancies currently treated on University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Phase I clinical trials.
Behavioral: Questionnaire
Survey given at appointment time, then dropped in specified box anonymously.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Prevalence of CAM use among patients enrolled in Phase I clinical trials (Questionnaire Response Rate)
Time Frame: 1 Year
1 Year

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Aung Naing, MD, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Publications and helpful links

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Helpful Links

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

July 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 28, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 29, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

July 30, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

April 7, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 6, 2016

Last Verified

April 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2009-0369

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