The goal of this study is to see if it is feasible to use electronic questionnaires to measure patient related outcomes before, during, and after radiation for gynecologic cancer in a high-volume radiation oncology clinic.
Other studies have found benefits from using patient related outcome measurements (PROM) in clinical settings, and a paper PROM is part of standard of care treatment for prostate cancer patients at the University of North Carolina clinic. However, PROM are not routinely collected for gynecological cancer patients at UNC, and fewer studies have specifically focused on PROM for gynecological cancer patients receiving radiation. The primary objective of this study is to determine the feasibility of PRO monitoring of gynecologic symptoms before, during (at weekly intervals), and after radiation (external beam radiotherapy and brachytherapy) for gynecologic cancer patients at a high volume center.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
100
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of Radiation Oncology
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
Rate of survey completion at acute timepoints
Percentage of patients who complete at least 75% of the questionnaires given after the baseline and up to and including the 6-week post-treatment survey
Time frame: First week of radiation to 6 weeks after completing radiation
Rate of survey completion at late timepoints
Percentage of patients who complete at least 75% of the questionnaires given after and including the 6-month post-treatment survey and up to and including the 2-year post-treatment survey
Time frame: 6 months post-treatment to 2 years post-treatment
Late, persistent, substantial, treatment-related symptoms (LAPERS)
LAPERS will only be calculated for patients who have baseline symptoms (actual baseline or 3 months post-treatment, whichever is lower), one early follow up assessment (1, 2, or 6 week post-treatment), and at least 3 late follow ups (6 months post-treatment or later). If a patient's symptom worsened to "quite a bit" or "very much" in at least half of the late follow-ups, this will be considered LAPERS. Thus LAPERS is a binary score that will be assessed for each symptom in each patient.
Time frame: 6 months post-treatment to 2 years post-treatment
Incidence of acute symptoms for all patients
We will calculate incidence of each symptom, for all patients. Incidence is defined as the number of patients who have a symptom in any follow up.
Time frame: First week of radiation to 6 weeks after completing radiation
Prevalence of acute symptoms for all patients
We will calculate prevalence of each symptom, for all patients. Prevalence is the number of patients with a given symptom at a set time point.
Time frame: First week of radiation to 6 weeks after completing radiation
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Time course of acute symptoms for all patients
We will evaluate the time course by creating a graphical representation of each symptom severity at each time point.
Time frame: First week of radiation to 6 weeks after completing radiation
Incidence of late symptoms for all patients
We will calculate incidence of each symptom, for all patients. Incidence is defined as the number of patients who have a symptom in any follow up.
Time frame: 6 months post-treatment to 2 years post-treatment
Prevalence of late symptoms for all patients
We will calculate prevalence of each symptom, for all patients. Prevalence is the number of patients with a given symptom at a set time point.
Time frame: 6 months post-treatment to 2 years post-treatment
Time course of late symptoms for all patients
We will evaluate the time course by creating a graphical representation of each symptom severity at each time point.
Time frame: 6 months post-treatment to 2 years post-treatment
Incidence of acute symptoms for cervical cancer patients
We will calculate incidence of each symptom for cervical cancer patients. Incidence is defined as the number of patients who have a symptom in any follow up.
Time frame: First week of radiation to 6 weeks after completing radiation
Prevalence of acute symptoms for cervical cancer patients
We will calculate prevalence of each symptom for cervical cancer patients. Prevalence is the number of patients with a given symptom at a set time point.
Time frame: First week of radiation to 6 weeks after completing radiation
Time course of acute symptoms for cervical cancer patients
We will evaluate the time course by creating a graphical representation of each symptom severity at each time point.
Time frame: First week of radiation to 6 weeks after completing radiation
Incidence of late symptoms for cervical cancer patients
We will calculate incidence of each symptom for cervical cancer patients. Incidence is defined as the number of patients who have a symptom in any follow up.
Time frame: 6 months post-treatment to 2 years post-treatment
Prevalence of late symptoms for cervical cancer patients
We will calculate prevalence of each symptom for cervical cancer patients. Prevalence is the number of patients with a given symptom at a set time point.
Time frame: 6 months post-treatment to 2 years post-treatment
Time course of late symptoms for cervical cancer patients
We will evaluate the time course by creating a graphical representation of each symptom severity at each time point.
Time frame: 6 months post-treatment to 2 years post-treatment
Incidence of acute symptoms for endometrial cancer patients
We will calculate incidence of each symptom for endometrial cancer patients. Incidence is defined as the number of patients who have a symptom in any follow up.
Time frame: First week of radiation to 6 weeks after completing radiation
Prevalence of acute symptoms for endometrial cancer patients
We will calculate prevalence of each symptom for endometrial cancer patients. Prevalence is the number of patients with a given symptom at a set time point.
Time frame: First week of radiation to 6 weeks after completing radiation
Time course of acute symptoms for endometrial cancer patients
We will evaluate the time course by creating a graphical representation of each symptom severity at each time point.
Time frame: First week of radiation to 6 weeks after completing radiation
Incidence of late symptoms for endometrial cancer patients
We will calculate incidence of each symptom for endometrial cancer patients. Incidence is defined as the number of patients who have a symptom in any follow up.
Time frame: 6 months post-treatment to 2 years post-treatment
Prevalence of late symptoms for endometrial cancer patients
We will calculate prevalence of each symptom for endometrial cancer patients. Prevalence is the number of patients with a given symptom at a set time point.
Time frame: 6 months post-treatment to 2 years post-treatment
Time course of late symptoms for endometrial cancer patients
We will evaluate the time course by creating a graphical representation of each symptom severity at each time point.
Time frame: 6 months post-treatment to 2 years post-treatment
Incidence of acute symptoms for vulvar cancer patients
We will calculate incidence of each symptom for vulvar cancer patients. Incidence is defined as the number of patients who have a symptom in any follow up.
Time frame: First week of radiation to 6 weeks after completing radiation
Prevalence of acute symptoms for vulvar cancer patients
We will calculate prevalence of each symptom for vulvar cancer patients. Prevalence is the number of patients with a given symptom at a set time point.
Time frame: First week of radiation to 6 weeks after completing radiation
Time course of acute symptoms for vulvar cancer patients
We will evaluate the time course by creating a graphical representation of each symptom severity at each time point.
Time frame: First week of radiation to 6 weeks after completing radiation
Incidence of late symptoms for vulvar cancer patients
We will calculate incidence of each symptom for vulvar cancer patients. Incidence is defined as the number of patients who have a symptom in any follow up.
Time frame: 6 months post-treatment to 2 years post-treatment
Prevalence of late symptoms for vulvar cancer patients
We will calculate prevalence of each symptom for vulvar cancer patients. Prevalence is the number of patients with a given symptom at a set time point.
Time frame: 6 months post-treatment to 2 years post-treatment
Time course of late symptoms for vulvar cancer patients
We will evaluate the time course by creating a graphical representation of each symptom severity at each time point.
Time frame: 6 months post-treatment to 2 years post-treatment