Trial Information
Preliminary Study of Financial Distress and Quality of Life in Patients With Advanced Cancer
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients must be at least 18 years old and have a diagnosis of advanced cancer which
is defined as one of the following: recurrent disease, received >2 lines of
chemotherapy, locally-advanced disease, metastatic disease, or refractory disease.
- Patients must have a cancer diagnosis of: breast, colon, lung or prostate.
- Patients must be able to understand, read, write, and speak French.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Clinical evidence of cognitive impairment, as determined by the palliative care
physician.
Type of Study:
Interventional
Study Design:
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Outcome Measure:
Financial distress and quality of life
Outcome Description:
FACT-G; FACT-pal; FACT-sp for the quality of life; Self-assessment of financial distress in a 0 to 10 scale(0 no distress; 10 maximal distress)
Outcome Time Frame:
Cross sectional (one day)
Safety Issue:
No
Authority:
France: Agence Nationale de Sécurité du Médicament et des produits de santé
Study ID:
2012.762
NCT ID:
NCT01868100
Start Date:
March 2013
Completion Date:
December 2013
Related Keywords:
- Cancer
- Quality of Life
- Cancer
- quality of life
- palliative care
- supportive care
- Financial distress