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| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Algemeen Ziekenhuis Maria Middelares | OTHER |
| Flemish League Against Cancer | OTHER |
| Onze Lieve Vrouw Hospital | OTHER |
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This study investigates whether the implementation of a symptom diary for reporting and communicating chemotherapy-related symptoms improves symptom care and decreases symptom burden in adult patients treated with chemotherapy.
The hypothesis is studied using a before-and-after design. First, symptom care and symptom burden will be observed in a sample of patients not being offered a symptom diary. Next, the symptom diary will be implemented at the participating hospital and symptom care and symptom burden will now be observed in a new sample of chemotherapy patients.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Before group, no diary | |||
| After group, with symptom diary |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| symptom distress | for each of 9 symptoms: how distressing was the symptom perceived by the patient? (ordinal variable) | T1 (cycle 1, day 1), T2 (cycle 2, day 1), T3 (cycle 3, day 1), T4 (cycle 5, day 1) |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| symptom severity | for each of 9 symptoms: how severe was the symptom? (ordinal variable) | T1 (cycle 1, day 1), T2 (cycle 2, day 1), T3 (cycle 3, day 1), T4 (cycle 5, day 1) |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| symptom care | binary variable expressing whether the patient has received care (either medication or advice) to help with the symptom | T1 (cycle 1, day 1), T2 (cycle 2, day 1), T3 (cycle 3, day 1) |
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Adult (>18) patients with (any type of) cancer treated with chemotherapy
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| General Hospital Maria Middelares | Ghent | Belgium |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D009325 | Nausea |
| D014839 | Vomiting |
| D010146 | Pain |
| D000855 | Anorexia |
| ID | Term |
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| D012817 | Signs and Symptoms, Digestive |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
| D009461 | Neurologic Manifestations |
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