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NCT Number: NCT02851160

Perceptions and Representations of Cancer Chemotherapy

Qualitative study on data from interviews such patients, relatives and doctors involved in the implementation of cancer care. Framework type of method using grounded theory

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Key information

Conditions

Lung Cancer Lung Diseases Lung Neoplasms Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Respiratory Tract Diseases Respiratory Tract Neoplasms Thoracic Neoplasms

Age range

18 year–100 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

About this study

The word chemotherapy itself, because it belongs to the secular knowledge and therefore Doxa is a hard word, which stores what it is stable, common and therefore impersonal. It has the properties of a symbol, that is to say that joint several meanings, some of which are contradictory.

The objective of the research:

To determine the perceptions and representations of chemotherapy, its physical impacts, psychological and relational.

To qualitatively compare the performances of chemotherapy as it has an end as scheduled for adjuvant chemotherapy, or endless precise as in the palliative chemotherapy

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • 30 major Patients with lung cancer requiring chemotherapy either as palliative or adjuvant as surgical treatment
  • 30 significant others (relatives) major applicant lung cancer patients chemotherapy either palliation or as adjuvant to surgery
  • 15 Doctors oncologists performing either chemotherapy as palliative or adjuvant as surgical treatment

Exclusion criteria

  • NA

Treatment and study plan

semi-structured interview conducted by a clinical psychologist

Other

semi-structured interview conducted by a clinical psychologist

semi-structured interview conducted by a psychiatrist specialized in psycho-oncology

Other

semi-structured interview conducted by a psychiatrist specialized in psycho-oncology

Primary outcomes

  1. The semi-structured interview

    Time frame: 1 day (day of inclusion)

    The interview will be analyzed in a framework type of method (grounded theory) in accordance with the guidelines coreq.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Hospital, Montpellier

Other

Registry information

Acronym: chemotherapy

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2015
First posted
Aug 1, 2016
Registry last updated
Aug 1, 2016

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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