Measurement of Pain and Other Symptoms of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Patients Following Thoracic Surgery

Completed

Conditions studied: Lung Cancer

In brief

Primary Objectives: * To longitudinally assess the natural history of symptoms (prevalence, severity, patterns of symptoms, and the relationship of physical and psychological distress) among post-thoracic surgery for non-small cell lung cancer patients with early stage (stage I-IIIA) disease. * To determine crisis events (when symptoms are most severe), their relationship with cancer therapy, surgical techniques and disease, and their relationship with function and quality of life; and to determine current practice patterns of symptom control throughout the six months of the post-surgical phase. * To determine the utility of a weekly, telephone-administered interactive voice response symptom assessment (IVR-MDASI) for identifying emergent clinically significant symptoms in this population. * To develop symptom severity critical values and critical treatment algorithms for post-operative symptom control for NSCLC patients.

Key facts

Study ID: NCT00501319
Run by: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
People needed: 127
Starts: 2003-04-01
Expected to finish: 2011-10-01
Last updated by the study team: 2011-11-08

Who can join

Age: 16 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

Patients scheduled for thoracic surgery for NSCLC (stage I-IIIA)
Patients >/= 16 years of age
Patients who speak English
Patients residing in the United States

You may not qualify if…

Current diagnosis of psychosis or dementia
Patients who have difficulty understanding the intent of the study
Patients who can not complete the assessment tools
Patients without telephone access

Where it is running

UT MD Anderson Cancer Center — Houston, Texas, United States

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