Patient-Reported Outcomes (PRO)-Based Palliative and Hospice Care Practice: A Qualitative Study
This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00878267
First received: April 7, 2009
Last updated: September 20, 2011
Last verified: September 2011
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Purpose
The goal of this research study is to collect information to plan how to design a computer program for cancer patients receiving palliative care, their caregivers, and doctors and nurses who work in palliative care. Researchers want to learn how to make this program practical for use by future patients, caregivers, doctors, and nurses.
| Condition | Intervention |
|---|---|
|
Advanced Cancer |
Behavioral: Interview |
| Study Type: | Observational |
| Study Design: | Observational Model: Case-Only Time Perspective: Prospective |
| Official Title: | A Qualitative Study of Patient-Reported Outcomes (PRO)-Based Palliative and Hospice Care Practice: Integrating PROs and Decision Support Into an Electronic Record |
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Further study details as provided by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Define Patient-Reported Outcomes (PRO)-based Palliative/Hospice Care Model Integrating PRO Results with Evidence-based Treatment Guidelines and Pathways to Care [ Time Frame: 2 Years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Through focused interviews with specific tasks: review PRO domains and questionnaires for the care mode; review user interface design and work flow; discuss user expectations of the system to assess the usability of a system's user interface design.
| Enrollment: | 9 |
| Study Start Date: | March 2009 |
| Study Completion Date: | September 2011 |
| Primary Completion Date: | September 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Groups/Cohorts | Assigned Interventions |
|---|---|
| Interview |
Behavioral: Interview
3 step process including person to person meeting and questionnaires taking about 30 minutes.
Other Name: Survey
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Show Detailed Description Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 21 Years and older |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
| Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Study Population
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC) cancer patients, 21 years of age or older, receiving palliative care, their caregivers, and UT MDACC physicians and nurses who work in palliative care.
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- All patient/caregiver participants will be adults 21 years of age or older.
- Patient participants will be palliative care cancer patients and their caregivers.
- Participating patients should be receiving palliative care at the MD Anderson Cancer Center.
- Patient must be able to speak, read and write English
- Physician and nurse experts in palliative care will be eligible for participation on the study's expert panel. (For study purposes, a physician or nurse expert is defined as a physician or nurse with a minimum of four years experience working in a palliative care setting.
- Physician and nurse experts will be eligible for participation in study interviews if they have a minimum of four years experience working in a palliative care setting.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients who are not able to self-report their symptom status using either paper-and-pencil or electronic tools.
- Patients or caregivers who do not agree to sign the study's informed consent document.
Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00878267
Locations
| United States, Texas | |
| UT MD Anderson Cancer Center | |
| Houston, Texas, United States, 77030 | |
Sponsors and Collaborators
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Investigators
| Principal Investigator: | Michael A. Kallen, PhD | UT MD Anderson Cancer Center |
More Information
Additional Information:
No publications provided
| Responsible Party: | M.D. Anderson Cancer Center |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00878267 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | 2008-0840 |
| Study First Received: | April 7, 2009 |
| Last Updated: | September 20, 2011 |
| Health Authority: | United States: Institutional Review Board |
Keywords provided by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center:
|
Cancer Computer Program Palliative Care Patient-Reported Outcomes PRO |
Palliative and Hospice Care Practice Electronic Health Record EHR Interview |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Neoplasms |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 21, 2013