Changes in Patient Reported Constipation Among Advanced Cancer Patients After Receiving an Educational Intervention

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Conditions studied: Advanced Cancers

In brief

The goal of this research study is to learn how patients' think about constipation before and after receiving education about the subject.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02422329

Run by

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

People needed

59

Starts

2015-04-30

Expected to finish

2018-03-07

Last updated by the study team

2018-03-22

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Patients with diagnosis of advanced cancer, including recurrent, locally advanced, or metastatic cancer
• Age >/= 18 years old
• Patients must be able to understand, read, write, and speak English
• Patients must have no clinical evidence of cognitive impairment as determined by the palliative care physician (Memorial Delirium Assessment Score >/= 7)
• Patients must sign an informed consent

You may not qualify if…

• Patients with a diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease, i.e. Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis
• Patients with complete or partial bowel obstruction as determined by the palliative care physician
• Patients with a bowel ostomy

Where it is running

• University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center — Houston, Texas, United States

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