Nurse-Driven Telephone Intervention in Improving Side Effects in Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy

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Conditions studied: Breast Carcinoma, Head and Neck Carcinoma, Sarcoma

In brief

This clinical trial studies how well a nurse-driven telephone intervention improves side effects in patients with cancer who are undergoing chemotherapy. Receiving calls from a nurse at home while receiving chemotherapy may improve the management of side effects and overall care in cancer patients.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03964896

Run by

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

People needed

90

Starts

2016-10-17

Expected to finish

2019-12-18

Last updated by the study team

2019-12-24

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• English speaking
• Newly diagnosed patients with a breast, sarcoma, or head and neck cancer diagnosis preparing to undergo first-line, standard of care chemotherapy (patients with head and neck cancer may be undergoing concurrent first-line chemotherapy and radiation treatment)
• All chemotherapy treatment to be completed at the study institution

You may not qualify if…

• Patients who have received previous chemotherapy treatment for cancer
• Patients who will be receiving chemotherapy on research protocols
• Pregnant patients, as they may be on unique treatment protocols outside standard of care or have symptom needs that are beyond the scope of this intervention
• Patients who are unable to verbalize (e.g. due to tracheostomy)

Where it is running

• M D Anderson Cancer Center — Houston, Texas, United States

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