Cancer & Chemotherapy Symptom Management Using an Automated Telephone Reporting System

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Cancer

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01979146

Run by

University of Utah

People needed

250

Starts

2001-04-01

Expected to finish

2004-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-03-01

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 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

You may not qualify if…

• 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

Where it is running

• Boston Medical Center — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• South Carolina Community Oncology Practice — Greer, South Carolina, United States
• University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Institute — Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

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