Satisfaction With Placement of Implantable Venous Access Devices in Patients With Solid Tumors

Vanderbilt University88 enrolled

Overview

RATIONALE: Gathering information about patients with solid tumors who have implantable venous access devices may help doctors learn more about patient satisfaction. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying satisfaction with placement of implantable venous access devices in patients with solid tumors.

OBJECTIVES: * To determine patient satisfaction with subcutaneous venous-access device placement in oncology patients. OUTLINE: Patients complete a computer-based survey while in the treatment area of the Vanderbilt Oncology Clinic. Basic demographic information and basic information regarding the placement of the device and complications are collected from the patient's medical record.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Enrollment

Conditions

Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific

Interventions

computer-assisted interventionOTHER

medical chart reviewOTHER

questionnaire administrationOTHER

survey administrationOTHER

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 120 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * Diagnosis of a solid tumor malignancy * No hematological malignancy * Patient at the Vanderbilt Oncology Clinic * Has undergone placement of a subcutaneous, single-lumen venous-access device within the past 6 months * No patients who have had ≥ 2 venous-access devices placed by ≥ 1 department PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: * Not specified PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: * See Disease Characteristics * Not currently undergoing preparation for or process of stem cell transplantation

Locations (2)

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center - Cool Springs

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Overall satisfaction with port placement

Time frame: n/a - study closed

Secondary Outcomes

Frequency of complications

Frequency of port failure

Need for removal of device

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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