Effect of a Symptom Diary on Symptom Care and Symptom Burden in Patients Treated With Chemotherapy: a Before-and-after-study

N/ACompletedNCT02050490

Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven236 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

236

Conditions

Nausea Vomiting Pain Anorexia Etcetera

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Adult (\>18) patients with (any type of) cancer treated with chemotherapy * Understanding Dutch * Being able to sign Informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * More than 3 lines of chemotherapy treatment in the past

Locations (1)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

symptom distress

for each of 9 symptoms: how distressing was the symptom perceived by the patient? (ordinal variable)

Time frame: T1 (cycle 1, day 1), T2 (cycle 2, day 1), T3 (cycle 3, day 1), T4 (cycle 5, day 1)

Secondary Outcomes

symptom severity

for each of 9 symptoms: how severe was the symptom? (ordinal variable)

Time frame: T1 (cycle 1, day 1), T2 (cycle 2, day 1), T3 (cycle 3, day 1), T4 (cycle 5, day 1)