NCT03246516

Determinants of Patient Delay in Doctor Consultation in Oeso-gastric Cancers

Individual and Socio-economic Determinants of Patient Delay in Doctor Consultation in Oeso-gastric Cancers

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 258 (actual)
• Sponsor: University Hospital, Lille · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study evaluates the role of socioeconomic and individual factors in the onset of the first symptoms of cancer and the first consultation with a doctor (patient delay) in oeso-gastric cancer.

Detailed description

Reducing the time between the onset of the first symptoms of cancer and the first consultation with a doctor (patient delay) is essential to improve the vital prognosis and quality of life of patients. Recent data suggest that some sociocognitive and emotional determinants may explain patient delay from a complementary point of view. The main objective of this study is to assess whether, in oeso-gastric cancer, patient delay is linked to these sociocognitive and emotional factors, in addition to previously known factors. We intend to include in this study 300 patients with a not yet treated oeso-gastric cancer diagnosed in one of 10 health centres in the North of France region. The collected data will be analysed to underline the differences between patients who consulted a doctor earlier versus those who consulted later with a cut off at 8 weeks.

Conditions

• Oesophageal Carcinoma
• Gastric Adenocarcinoma

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Questionnaire	Auto and hetero questionnaires: * STAI Y B, State-Trait Anxiety Inventoriage * Brief COPE * RHHI-24, Revised Health Hardiness Inventory * IPQ-R, Illness Perception Questionnaire

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-02-01
• Primary completion: 2025-02-07
• Completion: 2025-02-07
• First posted: 2017-08-11
• Last updated: 2025-12-23

Locations

10 sites across 1 country: France