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CompletedNCT03208816

Community-Led Action Research in Oncology: Improving Symptom Management

Status
Completed
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
25 (actual)
Sponsor
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted

Summary

This study will be conducted at La Liga Contra el Cancer in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. The overall objective of this project is to improve symptom management for patients undergoing chemotherapy in Honduras. The first step in this line of research is a "proof of concept" feasibility study in which the investigators will demonstrate their ability to train nurses to administer a non-pharmacological, telephone-delivered, symptom management program for chemotherapy patients.

Detailed description

The investigators will use the team's previous experience delivering a standardized, non-pharmacological palliative care intervention by telephone to inform a "proof of concept" feasibility study in Honduras. They will train nurses at La Liga Contra el Cancer in San Pedro Sula to conduct the telephone sessions and monitor their fidelity to treatment as they enroll a minimum They will then evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and potential effectiveness of the program.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
BEHAVIORALsymptom management program for chemotherapy patientsNurses will call study participants two times a week, to proactively assess and manage symptoms they might be experiencing during chemotherapy.

Timeline

Start date
2017-07-24
Primary completion
2017-12-31
Completion
2017-12-31
First posted
2017-07-06
Last updated
2018-03-27

Locations

2 sites across 2 countries: United States, Honduras

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03208816. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.