NCT03143829

Promoting Cancer Symptom Management in Older Adults

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 80 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Central Florida · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of the project is to estimate the effect size of a technology based intervention for older adults with cancer for nausea and vomiting. Participants will be randomized to either an intervention or a wait control group. Outcomes such as symptom severity, quality of life and resource use will be examined.

Detailed description

The goal of this study is to increase the self-management behaviors for chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) and reduce treatment-related negative outcomes in older adults with cancer. CINV is a common reason for unplanned emergency department and/or hospital admissions in older adults with cancer. Early reinforcement of standard education and reframing preconceived beliefs about the potential serious consequences of CINV and the symptoms ability to be successfully managed will increase effective self-management behaviors and improve patient outcomes

Conditions

• Neoplasms
• Chemotherapy-induced Nausea and Vomiting

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	eSSET-CINV	This intervention is an educational intervention, a serious game, which allows older adults under treatment for cancer to practice making self-care decisions for an avatar who is being sent home after their first chemotherapy treatment. This serious game is coupled with a discussion with a nurse about choices related to managing nausea and vomiting at home.

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-08-11
• Primary completion: 2018-08-31
• Completion: 2018-08-31
• First posted: 2017-05-08
• Last updated: 2021-12-29
• Results posted: 2021-12-29

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States