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NCT Number: NCT01993550

Telephone Support Program for Lung Cancer Patients and Their Family Caregivers

The goal of this project is to examine the physical and psychological health benefits of a novel, telephone-delivered symptom management intervention for advanced lung cancer patients and their family caregivers.

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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

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Eskenazi Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Clinical diagnosis of lung cancer
  • Must be able to speak and read English

Exclusion criteria

  • No working phone service
  • Does not have a family caregiver

Treatment and study plan

Telephone counseling

Behavioral

Education

Behavioral

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in Patient Health Questionnaire-8

    Time frame: baseline, 2 and 6 weeks post-intervention

  2. Change in Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale

    Time frame: baseline, 2 and 6 weeks post-intervention

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Indiana University

Other

Collaborators

  • American Cancer Society, Inc.
  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Registry information

Official study title

Telephone Symptom Management for Advanced Lung Cancer Patients and Caregivers

Important dates

Study start
2013
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2015
First posted
Nov 25, 2013
Registry last updated
Mar 10, 2016

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