It is a multi-centric randomized controlled trial. The goal of this study is to observe the improvement of QoL using ePRO to manage patients with colorectal cancer who received Oxaliplatin-based adjuvant chemotherapy.The prognosis will also be studied.
The most of advanced colorectal carcinoma are underwent postoperative chemotherapy. Adverse events (AE) during chemotherapy disrupt treatment and impair the patients' quality of life(QoL). Under usual care, the patients are largely required to self-monitor symptoms at home. Patients can lack confidence in making decisions between obtaining clinical support or self-managing and can delay seeking medical advice, heightening the risk of symptom escalation and hospital admissions and impact the efficacy of chemotherapy finally. There is growing evidence that the utilisation of patient-reported outcome(PRO) measures can aid the timely identification of physical and psychosocial disorders, facilitate patient-doctor communication and assist decision-making. There has been a drive to develop electronic systems(ePRO) to allow remote real-time patient monitoring during cancer therapy. Positive patient benefit (including QOL and survival) was recently reported in a US trial of an online system for metastatic cancer treatment. The trial is a prospective randomised two-arm parallel group design study with repeated measures and mixed methods. Participants (adult patients with colorectal cancer on adjuvant chemotherapy) are randomised to receive the ePRO intervention or usual care over 24 weeks of treatment. Participants in the intervention arm receive training in using the ePRO APP system to provide routine weekly adverse event reports from home. Hospital staff can access ePRO reports via APP and use the information during consultations or phone calls or message with patients. The overall target sample for the trial is N = 270. The primary outcome of is quality of life (EORTC QLQ-C30/CR29) with secondary outcomes including the proportion of completed chemotherapy, AE, DFS, OS and patient self-efficacy. Outcome data is collected at baseline, 3, 6 and 12 months. The intervention is also being evaluated via end of study interviews with patient participants and clinical staff.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
270
ePRO is a application which is web based and accessible from home or mobile device, for patients to complete symptom reports and receive severity-based advice
GuoXiang Cai
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
RECRUITINGGlobal health and functional scores
Global health and functional scores will be evaluated by European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30 version 3.0 (EORTC QLQ-C30) questionnaire.It comprises a two-item global health status domain and five multi-item functional domains (physical functioning, role functioning, emotional functioning, cognitive functioning, and social functioning); Items were scaled and scored according to the EORTC Scoring Manual. Raw scores were transformed to a linear scale ranging from 0 to 100. For scores measuring global health status and functional domains, a higher score represents a 'better' level of status or functioning.
Time frame: 6 months after surgery
C30 symptom scores
C30 symptom scores will be evaluated by EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire. It comprises three multi-item symptom domains (fatigue, pain, and nausea and vomiting); and six single-item domains for the assessment of additional symptoms commonly reported by cancer patients (dyspnea, appetite loss, sleep disturbance, constipation, and diarrhea) and the perceived financial impact of the disease and treatment. Items were scaled and scored according to the EORTC Scoring Manual. Raw scores were transformed to a linear scale ranging from 0 to 100. A higher score for symptom domains represents a 'worse' level of symptoms.
Time frame: 6 months after surgery
CR29 scores
CR29 scores will be evaluated by European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) questionnaire module for colorectal cancer, the QLQ-CR29. It was created with six hypothesised scales (micturition, pain, faecal incontinence, defaecation problems, anxiety and body image) and 11 single items. Raw scores were transformed to a linear scale ranging from 0 to 100.a high score for a symptom scale represents a high level of symptomatology or problems.
Time frame: 6 months after surgery
the incidence of adverse events
AE
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Time frame: baseline, 3, 6 and 12 months after surgery
the proportion of completed chemotherapy
Time frame: 3 and 6 months after surgery
Disease free survival
DFS
Time frame: 36 months after randomized
Overall survival
OS
Time frame: 36 months after randomized