The Needs of Cancer Survivors

September 24, 2012 updated by: Rambam Health Care Campus
A questionaire for cancer patients without an active treatment in order to evaluate their needs and/or demands.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Detailed Description

Cancer patients on finishing therapy will be interviewed by a registered nurse by a approved questionaire asking about his /her feeling needs and demands.

Efforts to help them will be trid

It is well known from studies that survivors have unmet medical and non-medical needs that are not met, this includes physical, emotional and practical issues. The purpose of this study is to study them and investigate the methods how to alleviate them.

All patients with breast and colon cancer that are refered to the Rambam Oncology center will be investigated.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Anticipated)

150

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

  • Israel
      • Haifa, Israel, 31096
        • Rambam MC

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 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Oncology patients at the end of theier treatment. The patients will consist from 2 most common cancer diseases:Breast cancer and colon cancer.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients diagnosed with two common cancers (breast, colon) that have completed the treatment (chemotherapy, radiotherapy)
  • Male and Female patients 18-80 years old.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with active disease.
  • Recipients of care that matches the criteria of hospice care.
  • Patients with a diagnosis of dementia or other cognitive failure
  • Patients who do not speak Hebrew

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

  • Observational Models: Case-Only
  • Time Perspectives: Prospective

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
questionaire
patients will receive a questionaire and speak to a nurse regarding their needs and/ or demands.

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Rambam Health Care Campus

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Eliezer Robinson, Proffesor, Rambam MC

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

November 1, 2012

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

May 1, 2013

Study Completion (Anticipated)

November 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 13, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 13, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

September 18, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

September 25, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 24, 2012

Last Verified

September 1, 2012

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 0044-12rmb.ctil

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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