Interventional Validation of an MDS-Specific Measure of Quality of Life: Assessing the Responsiveness of the Quality of Life in Myelodysplasia Scale (QUALMS-1) to Different Hypomethylating Agent Regimens for Low and Intermediate Risk Disease

July 27, 2022 updated by: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

The goal of this research study is to test a quality-of-life questionnaire called QUALMS-1 in patients with MDS.

This is an investigational study.

Up to 240 participants will be enrolled in this multicenter study. Up to 175 will take part at MD Anderson.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

If you agree to take part in this study, you will be asked to complete questionnaires twice during your participation in the 2014-0112 study.

During your first treatment visit, you will be asked to complete the QUALMS-1 questionnaire and another questionnaire that asks about your well-being.

After your 4th cycle of treatment or when you stop receiving treatment, you will be asked to complete the QUALMS-1 questionnaire again and another questionnaire to rate any changes in your health since you started the study.

It should take about 20 minutes total to complete the questionnaires each time.

Information will also be collected from your medical record. This information will include the results of lab tests and other information relating to your health.

Length of Study Participation:

After you complete the questionnaires the second time, your participation in this study will be complete.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

102

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
    • Florida
      • Tampa, Florida, United States, 33612
        • H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21218
        • The Johns Hopkins University
    • Massachusetts
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215
        • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
    • New York
      • New York, New York, United States, 10065
        • Weill Medical College of Cornell University
    • Ohio
      • Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195
        • Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    • 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

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

Participants with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) taking part in the 2014-0112 study.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Sign an Institutional Review Board (IRB)-approved informed consent document.
  2. Age greater than or equal to 18 years
  3. de novo or secondary International Prognostic Scoring Status (IPSS) low- or intermediate-1-risk MDS, including Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia (CMML)-1
  4. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of greater than or equal to 3 at study entry
  5. Organ function as defined below: Serum creatine greater than or equal to mg/dL x upper limit of normal (ULN); Total bilirubin greater than or equal to 2 x ULN; Alanine transaminase (ALT; Serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase=SGPT) greater than or equal to 2 x ULN
  6. Women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test within 7 days and will also need to use contraceptives. Men must agree not to father a child and agree to use a condom if his partner is of child bearing potential.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Breast feeding females
  2. Prior therapy with decitabine or azacitidine
  3. Prior participation in the development of the QUALMS-1 (Dana-Farber Cancer Institute=DFCI)
  4. Non-English speaking patients

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: Cohort
  • Time Perspectives: Prospective

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Quality of Life in Myelodysplasia Scale (QUALMS-1)
Participants complete the Quality of Life in Myelodysplasia Scale (QUALMS-1) and the Anemia Subset of FACT (FACT-An), instrument twice: at the start of treatment, and after four cycles or discontinuation of treatment, whichever comes first.
Behavioral: QUALMS-1 Questionnaire
Participants complete the QUALMS-1 during first treatment visit, and after 4th cycle of treatment or when treatment stops.
Other Names:
  • Survey
Behavioral: FACT-An Questionnaire
Participants complete the FACT-An during first treatment visit, and after 4th cycle of treatment or when treatment stops.
Other Names:
  • Survey

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in Quality of Life (QOL)
Time Frame: 4 months
Participants rate any change in their quality of life since enrollment using a 7-point Likert-type change rating scale, ranging from much better, to no change, to much worse. This change rating scale used to characterize the QUALMS-1's reliability compared to its first administration as well as its responsiveness.
4 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Collaborators

MDS Clinical Research Consortium

Publications and helpful links

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

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 (Actual)

February 1, 2015

Primary Completion (Actual)

July 18, 2022

Study Completion (Actual)

July 18, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 27, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 27, 2015

First Posted (Estimate)

March 4, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

July 29, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 27, 2022

Last Verified

July 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2014-0636

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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