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

November 17, 2014 updated by: Annemarie Coolbrandt, Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

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

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.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

28

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

  • Belgium
      • Leuven, Belgium
        • UZ Leuven

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 and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Adult patients treated with chemotherapy

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 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

Exclusion Criteria:

  • 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

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
Chemotherapy, Cancer
Adult cancer patients (with any type of cancer) being treated with chemotherapy
Other: No intervention

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
patient's experience
Time Frame: 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
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

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

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

September 1, 2012

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2014

Study Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 19, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 29, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

June 4, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

November 18, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 17, 2014

Last Verified

November 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • B322201214929

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