Web-based Intervention for Lung Cancer Patients and Their Informal Caregivers

University of Wisconsin, Madison284 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to find out if patients with lung cancer and their main informal caregiver (person providing physical, emotional, or financial support) are helped by getting information, support, and decision making tools through a computer system called CHESS(the Comprehensive Health Enhancement Support System)

Many patients and their family/friends use the internet for obtaining information regarding the cancer diagnosis and treatment. In this study, the main caregiver of patients with advance (stage III or IV) non-small cell lung cancer is provided with a computer and internet access. Approximately one-half of the participants will also receive CHESS.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

284

Conditions

Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Interventions

Comprehensive Health Enhancement Support SystemDEVICE

computer based support and education

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 110 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (Stage III or Stage IV) * Needs to have a "caregiver" - a spouse, partner, family member, or friend providing emotional, physical, and/or financial support - to participate with the patient.

Locations (1)

University of Wisconsin- Madison 610 Walnut St, WARF 1109A

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Caregiver affect and adjustment

Time frame: 1 year post patient death

Secondary Outcomes

Clinician-Patient-Caregiver Communication

Time frame: throughout study

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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