Collection of Patient-Reported Symptoms and Performance Status Via the Internet
Collection of Patient-Reported Symptoms and Performance Status Via the Internet
This pilot clinical trial studies how well using the internet to collect symptoms and the ability to carry out daily activities works in patients with enrolled on Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB) studies. A study that evaluates a patient's ability to use a clinic waiting room computer to report their symptoms and their ability to carry out daily activities may help doctors understand a patient's use of a computer to report symptoms.
This study enrolled participants who were diagnosed with breast cancer, lung cancer, colorectal cancer, leukemia and multiple myeloma and prostate cancer.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:
I. To assess the feasibility of collecting symptom data directly from patients at clinic visits via waiting-area computers.
II. To preliminarily assess the level of agreement between patient and clinician Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) symptom severity scoring, and to measure whether their scores converge when clinicians are exposed to patient self-reports.
OUTLINE:
Patients are registered into the Symptom Tracking and Reporting (STAR) database, obtain a password, undergo STAR training, and complete a patient-STAR questionnaire after seeing their clinician (baseline self-report) on day 1 of course 2* of chemotherapy. Patients are reminded to complete online STAR questionnaire before seeing their clinician on day 1 of courses 3, 4, 5, and 6* of chemotherapy. Clinicians review these patient reports before creating their own assessment. Patients also complete a patient feedback survey on day 1 of course 4* of chemotherapy. Clinicians complete feedback survey at study completion.
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
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PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
Orlando, Florida 32803-1273, United States
La Porte, Indiana 46350, United States
Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
Concord, New Hampshire 03301, United States
Lebanon, New Hampshire 03756-0002, United States
Manchester, New Hampshire 03102, United States
Voorhees Township, New Jersey 08043, United States
East Syracuse, New York 13057, United States
Lake Success, New York 11042, United States
Manhasset, New York 11030, United States
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7295, United States
Pinehurst, North Carolina 28374, United States
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157-1096, United States
Greenwood, South Carolina 29646, United States