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Study NCT ID:
NCT00450541
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2012-07-30
First Post:
2007-03-20
Brief Title:
Fatigue Experience in Cancer Patients
Sponsor:
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Organization:
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Study Overview
Official Title:
The Experience of Fatigue for Patients With Cancer
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2012-07
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
The goal of this research study is to learn what it is like when a patient with cancer has fatigue as well as how these patients define fatigue Researchers want to use this information to create questionnaires that may more accurately measure fatigue and its effects in patients with cancer
Detailed Description:
STUDY PARTICIPATION
If you agree to take part in this study you will be interviewed by a member of the study staff and then asked to complete a series of questionnaires and verbal spoken questions
During the interview you will be asked to describe what fatigue means to you and what it is like for you to have fatigue The interview will take place while you are at M D Anderson receiving your routine care You will be interviewed alone and the information gathered during the interview will be kept strictly confidential The interview will take about 30 minutes to complete It will be audiotaped so that participants responses can be fully analyzed
You will then be asked to complete 4 questionnaires and answer 2 separate questions
The first questionnaire will include questions about your personal identifying information such as your age and marital status
You will then be asked 1 question about your quality of life and another question about how well you are performing day-to-day activities
You will then be asked to complete a second questionnaire in which you will rate your fatigue level and how fatigue interferes with your daily activities
You will be asked to complete a third questionnaire about your opinion of the fatigue questionnaire the second questionnaire For example you will be asked if the fatigue questionnaire was easy to understand and to complete Learning your opinion about this questionnaire will help researchers learn what important questions may be missing from the questionnaire
Finally you will then be asked to complete a questionnaire that asks you to rate the severity of a list of 13 symptoms and how much these symptoms interfere with some of your daily activities
The questionnaires and additional questions should take a total of 15-20 minutes to complete
After you have completed the interview and questionnaires a research assistant will review your electronic medical record to collect information about your disease and treatments
LENGTH OF STUDY
Your participation in this study will be over after you complete the interview the questionnaires and the additional questions
This is an investigational study Up to 60 patients will take part in this study All will be enrolled at M D Anderson
If you agree to take part in this study you will be interviewed by a member of the study staff and then asked to complete a series of questionnaires and verbal spoken questions
During the interview you will be asked to describe what fatigue means to you and what it is like for you to have fatigue The interview will take place while you are at M D Anderson receiving your routine care You will be interviewed alone and the information gathered during the interview will be kept strictly confidential The interview will take about 30 minutes to complete It will be audiotaped so that participants responses can be fully analyzed
You will then be asked to complete 4 questionnaires and answer 2 separate questions
The first questionnaire will include questions about your personal identifying information such as your age and marital status
You will then be asked 1 question about your quality of life and another question about how well you are performing day-to-day activities
You will then be asked to complete a second questionnaire in which you will rate your fatigue level and how fatigue interferes with your daily activities
You will be asked to complete a third questionnaire about your opinion of the fatigue questionnaire the second questionnaire For example you will be asked if the fatigue questionnaire was easy to understand and to complete Learning your opinion about this questionnaire will help researchers learn what important questions may be missing from the questionnaire
Finally you will then be asked to complete a questionnaire that asks you to rate the severity of a list of 13 symptoms and how much these symptoms interfere with some of your daily activities
The questionnaires and additional questions should take a total of 15-20 minutes to complete
After you have completed the interview and questionnaires a research assistant will review your electronic medical record to collect information about your disease and treatments
LENGTH OF STUDY
Your participation in this study will be over after you complete the interview the questionnaires and the additional questions
This is an investigational study Up to 60 patients will take part in this study All will be enrolled at M D Anderson
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
None
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None