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Cancer & Chemotherapy Symptom Management Using an Automated Telephone Reporting System

28 febbraio 2017 aggiornato da: Kathleen Mooney, University of Utah

Telephone Linked Care for Cancer Symptom Management

The purpose of this study was to test the efficacy of a computer-based automated symptom monitoring telephone system used by patients who received chemotherapy for their cancer to communicate unrelieved symptoms they experienced to their oncology providers.

Panoramica dello studio

Stato

Completato

Condizioni

Descrizione dettagliata

The purpose of this study was to test the efficacy of a computer-based automated symptom monitoring telephone system used by patients who received chemotherapy for their cancer to communicate unrelieved symptoms they experienced to their oncology providers. The symptoms monitored in the project were nausea/vomiting, pain, sore mouth, diarrhea, constipation, depressed mood, anxiety, trouble sleeping, and fatigue. The study randomly assigned participants into either the intervention group or the group that received usual care from their oncology providers without alert notifications. All participants called the automated system daily to report their symptom presence, severity, and distress. When participants in the intervention group rated symptoms at moderate (4-7) to severe (8-10) levels an e-mail alert report of their symptom information was sent to the participant's medical oncologist and oncology nurse. The usual care group also reported symptoms daily to the automated system but their information was not sent to the providers. Participants in the usual care group were told daily to call their oncology provider if they had concerns about their symptoms. The two study groups were compared over chemotherapy cycles 2 and 3 on symptom presence, severity, and distress. Functional status, patient reported degree of symptom interference with normal activities, and work attendance if they had indicated that they worked during their treatment were also recorded. In addition, the groups were compared for the number and purpose of unscheduled patient-provider contacts, visits to the emergency department or urgent care facility, and unscheduled hospitalizations.

Tipo di studio

Interventistico

Iscrizione (Effettivo)

250

Fase

  • Non applicabile

Contatti e Sedi

Questa sezione fornisce i recapiti di coloro che conducono lo studio e informazioni su dove viene condotto lo studio.

Luoghi di studio

    • Massachusetts
      • Boston, Massachusetts, Stati Uniti, 02118
        • Boston Medical Center
    • South Carolina
      • Greer, South Carolina, Stati Uniti, 29650
        • South Carolina Community Oncology Practice
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake City, Utah, Stati Uniti, 84112
        • University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Institute

Criteri di partecipazione

I ricercatori cercano persone che corrispondano a una certa descrizione, chiamata criteri di ammissibilità. Alcuni esempi di questi criteri sono le condizioni generali di salute di una persona o trattamenti precedenti.

Criteri di ammissibilità

Età idonea allo studio

18 anni e precedenti (Adulto, Adulto più anziano)

Accetta volontari sani

No

Sessi ammissibili allo studio

Tutto

Descrizione

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Adult (18 or older)
  • Histological Diagnosis of Cancer
  • Life Expectancy of at least 6 months
  • Cognitively able to participate (verified by provider team)
  • Initiated a course of new Chemotherapy that is planned for a minimum of 3 cycles
  • Had Poorly controlled symptoms during the first cycle of chemotherapy
  • Care under the direction of one of the designated provider teams
  • English or Spanish speaking
  • Has access to a telephone on a daily basis
  • Able to use the telephone unassisted

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Receiving concurrent radiation therapy because they would be in daily contact with oncology care providers.
  • Patients seeing the provider team for recommendation of chemotherapy regimen but other providers then administer treatment at different site
  • Patients receiving a treatment regimen with only biotherapy agents or agents not associated with the symptoms monitored

Piano di studio

Questa sezione fornisce i dettagli del piano di studio, compreso il modo in cui lo studio è progettato e ciò che lo studio sta misurando.

Come è strutturato lo studio?

Dettagli di progettazione

  • Scopo principale: Terapia di supporto
  • Assegnazione: Randomizzato
  • Modello interventistico: Assegnazione parallela
  • Mascheramento: Nessuno (etichetta aperta)

Armi e interventi

Gruppo di partecipanti / Arm
Intervento / Trattamento
Sperimentale: Provider Unrelieved Symptom Alert
Patients in the intervention arm called the automated monitoring system daily to report presence, severity and distress on a 1-10 scale for nine symptoms. The system immediately sent an emailed symptom alert report to their oncologist and oncology nurse if symptoms exceeded preset thresholds (moderate to severe levels). Two thresholds were set: a simple alert when severity or distress was 4 or greater on the 10 point scale and trend alerts based on a pattern of moderate severity over several days.
The Provider Unrelieved Symptom Alert intervention sent an automatic symptom report to oncology providers (both physician and nurse) when the patient reported symptoms at a moderate to severe level (4-10 on a 0-10 scale). The oncology providers used their clinical judgement in terms of what they did with the information received. There was no prescribed response as part of the intervention.
Nessun intervento: Attentional Control Usual Care Group
Patients in the usual care group called the automated monitoring system daily to report presence, severity and distress (1-10 scale) on 9 symptoms and also measured symptom interference with daily activities, functional status, work attendance, and unscheduled provider visits, urgent care and emergency department visits, and unscheduled hospitalizations. The usual care group received equivalent contact time with the automated system including identical voice and assessment questions. Data were not available for clinical action and not reported to the oncology providers. On every call, usual care participants were reminded to call their oncology provider if they had symptom concerns, which is the usual practice in oncology settings to address unrelieved symptoms.

Cosa sta misurando lo studio?

Misure di risultato primarie

Misura del risultato
Misura Descrizione
Lasso di tempo
Patient reported symptom levels on a 0-10 scale
Lasso di tempo: patients report symptoms daily for the duration of the study, an expected average of 6 weeks
During daily automated calls, patients provided information about common chemotherapy symptoms.
patients report symptoms daily for the duration of the study, an expected average of 6 weeks

Misure di risultato secondarie

Misura del risultato
Misura Descrizione
Lasso di tempo
Medical Encounters Telephone Interview
Lasso di tempo: participants will be followed for an expected average of 6 weeks
When a patient reports during their daily phone call with the automated symptom monitoring system that they had been in contact with a health care provider, the research staff would conduct a short telephone interview to collect data about the nature of the medical encounter including whether the medical encounter was related to the symptoms being monitored by the system.
participants will be followed for an expected average of 6 weeks
Functional Status
Lasso di tempo: monthly for the duration of the study, participants will be followed for an expected average of 6 weeks
The SF-12 was administered monthly to measure functional status.
monthly for the duration of the study, participants will be followed for an expected average of 6 weeks
Work Attendance
Lasso di tempo: reported daily, participants will be followed for an expected average of 6 weeks
Patients who indicated at study enrollment that they planned to work during treatment answered a yes/no question during the automated symptom monitoring system call to report whether or not they worked the previous day.
reported daily, participants will be followed for an expected average of 6 weeks

Altre misure di risultato

Misura del risultato
Misura Descrizione
Lasso di tempo
Patient End of Study Telephone Interview
Lasso di tempo: administered at the end of participation in the study, participants will be followed for an expected average of 6 weeks
An End of Study Telephone Interview was conducted at the end of a patient's participation in the project to obtain data on patient satisfaction with the symptom monitoring system and to obtain suggestions for improvement of the system.
administered at the end of participation in the study, participants will be followed for an expected average of 6 weeks
Provider End of Study Interview
Lasso di tempo: Once, at the end of participation which is an expected average of 24 months
At the end of the study, participating providers were interviewed regarding the acceptability and use of the symptom alert reports and their suggestions for improvement.
Once, at the end of participation which is an expected average of 24 months

Collaboratori e investigatori

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Investigatori

  • Investigatore principale: Kathleen H Mooney, PhD, University of Utah

Studiare le date dei record

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Studia le date principali

Inizio studio

1 aprile 2001

Completamento primario (Effettivo)

1 marzo 2004

Completamento dello studio (Effettivo)

1 marzo 2004

Date di iscrizione allo studio

Primo inviato

22 ottobre 2013

Primo inviato che soddisfa i criteri di controllo qualità

1 novembre 2013

Primo Inserito (Stima)

8 novembre 2013

Aggiornamenti dei record di studio

Ultimo aggiornamento pubblicato (Effettivo)

1 marzo 2017

Ultimo aggiornamento inviato che soddisfa i criteri QC

28 febbraio 2017

Ultimo verificato

1 febbraio 2017

Maggiori informazioni

Termini relativi a questo studio

Parole chiave

Altri numeri di identificazione dello studio

  • 7846-00
  • R01CA089474 (Sovvenzione/contratto NIH degli Stati Uniti)

Piano per i dati dei singoli partecipanti (IPD)

Hai intenzione di condividere i dati dei singoli partecipanti (IPD)?

NO

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