Evaluation of a Telephone Care Nurse in the Management of Patients With Cancer and Treated by Oral Chemotherapy (ETICCO)

February 25, 2016 updated by: Institut de Cancérologie de la Loire

The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of a nurse telephone interview in the management of cancer patients treated by oral chemotherapy. This is a multicenter prospective randomized controlled pragmatic interventional trial conducted in collaboration with two oncology care facilities. Eligible population consists of all patients suffering from advanced cancer and treated by oral chemotherapy except hormonotherapy. 184 patients will be enrolled in the study. The experimental group will receive a standard followed by a medical oncologist, hematologist or radiation therapist as part of routine care, and telephone interviews by a nurse every 14 +/- 2 days for 6 months. The control group will receive a standard followed by a medical oncologist, hematologist or radiation therapist as part of routine care.

The effectiveness of the intervention will be evaluated by a toxicity score of the 9 most common side effects of oral cancer (oral mucositis, hand-foot syndrome, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, pain, asthenia, rash and anorexia) officers from NCI CTCAE v4.0-(Common Toxicity Criteria for Adverse Events) and turned into a single composite criterion (sum of 9 Toxicity grades).

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

184

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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

  • France
      • Saint-Etienne, France, 42100
      • St Priest en Jarez, France, 42271
        • Recruiting
        • Institut de cancérologie de la Loire
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Vassal Cécile, MD

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

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • aged over 18 years
  • treated in medical oncology, hematology or radiotherapy
  • to receive any oral chemotherapy for any cancer except hormone therapy according to decision of the Meeting of Consultation Multidisciplinary

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Refusal of participation, protected adult patient under guardianship.
  • Patient currently treated with oral chemotherapy
  • Patient already included in another clinical research protocol including telephone follow-up
  • Patient followed by a Nurse navigators or participating in a therapeutic education program
  • Patient concomitantly treated with an injectable chemotherapy regimen or radiotherapy unless irradiation palliative analgesic.
  • Patient in inability to understand how the study or inability to follow a telephone conversation.
  • Patient with documented history of cognitive or psychiatric disorders.
  • Patient residing outside the Rhône Alpes area
  • Patient doesn't understand French
  • Patient with no phone means

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

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Nurse phone call
a nurse will interview patients by phone every 14 +/- 2 days for 6 months
Behavioral: Nurse phone call
No Intervention: Control Group
Common practice

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Toxicity score
Time Frame: 6 months
Toxicity Score 9 most common side effects of oral chemotherapy (oral mucositis, hand-foot syndrome, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, pain, asthenia, rash and anorexia) officers from the NCI-CTCAE v4.0 (Common Toxicity Criteria for Adverse Events) and turned into a single composite criterion (sum of 9 toxicity grades)
6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Institut de Cancérologie de la Loire

Collaborators

Hôpital Privé de la Loire

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

December 1, 2015

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

November 1, 2017

Study Completion (Anticipated)

May 1, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 29, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 29, 2015

First Posted (Estimate)

June 2, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

February 26, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 25, 2016

Last Verified

February 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2015-01

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