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| St. Olavs Hospital | OTHER |
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This study aims to investigate computer based symptom assessment in an outpatient cancer population, and the use of a computer based decision support system to facilitate the diagnosis and treatment of cancer related pain.
Primary hypothesis is, that this approach improves pain control and pain management in an unselected group of cancer patients in an outpatient setting.
Secondary hypothesis is, that this system improves overall symptom control and symptom management in an unselected group of cancer patients in an outpatient setting.
The traditional way of symptom assessment is by the paper-and-pen method, which suffers from several limitations. The assessment items are not individually adjusted to each patient and his/her subjective symptoms, the collected data is rarely used in clinical practice, and decision-support for the physician is not possible.
Although the body of evidence is accumulating regarding the benefits of computerised symptom assessment in cancer patients, there is still insufficient knowledge of the impact of computerised assessment tools on the management of cancer pain and other cancer related symptoms.
The COMBAT study aims to investigate if a computer based assessment of cancer related symptoms, and a computerized decision support can improve treatment of pain and other symptoms in cancer patients.
This is an open, comparative study with a sequential design with two consecutive study periods, the non-intervention period and the intervention period.
The computer-based clinical decision support system will utilize the following data to generate one or several treatment options:
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| CCADSS | Experimental | questionnaire completed using i-Pad |
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| pen-paper | Active Comparator | Questionnaire completed using pen and paper |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| CCADSS | Device | Questionnaire is transferred wireless to the physician's PC |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| average and worst pain during the last 24 hours | - The Brief Pain Inventory (BPI, a self-reported pain assessment tool aiming to quantify two aspects of cancer pain: Pain intensity and the functional disability as a result of cancer pain. | 1 week |
| average and worst pain during the last 24 hours | - The Brief Pain Inventory (BPI, a self-reported pain assessment tool aiming to quantify two aspects of cancer pain: Pain intensity and the functional disability as a result of cancer pain. | 3 weeks |
| average and worst pain during the last 24 hours | - The Alberta Breakthrough Pain Assessment Tool for cancer patients (ABPAT), a questionnaire developed in order to measure several dimensions of cancer-related breakthrough pain. It contains 15 questions, and was translated into Norwegian by our research group according to EORTC's rules for translation. | 1 week |
| average and worst pain during the last 24 hours | - The Alberta Breakthrough Pain Assessment Tool for cancer patients (ABPAT), a questionnaire developed in order to measure several dimensions of cancer-related breakthrough pain. It contains 15 questions, and was translated into Norwegian by our research group according to EORTC's rules for translation. | 3 weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| symptoms | - The Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS), a validated standardized questionnaire consisting of 10 items, which evaluate physical and psychological symptoms as well as general wellbeing. | 1 week |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Stein Kaasa, MD prof | Norwegian University of Science and Technology | Study Director |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Department of Oncology outpatient clinic, St Olavs Hospital | Trondheim | Norway |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 28850380 | Result | Raj SX, Brunelli C, Klepstad P, Kaasa S. COMBAT study - Computer based assessment and treatment - A clinical trial evaluating impact of a computerized clinical decision support tool on pain in cancer patients. Scand J Pain. 2017 Oct;17:99-106. doi: 10.1016/j.sjpain.2017.07.016. Epub 2017 Aug 8. |
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| ID | Term |
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| D009369 | Neoplasms |
| D010146 | Pain |
| ID | Term |
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| D009461 | Neurologic Manifestations |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
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| pen-paper |
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Questionnaire completed and transferred to the physician using standard methods |
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- The Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS), a validated standardized questionnaire consisting of 10 items, which evaluate physical and psychological symptoms as well as general wellbeing.
| 3 weeks |