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NCT Number: NCT03747172

Use of CAM by Hospice Oncology Patients During Ambulatory Palliative Care

The aim of the study is to assess Prevalence of complementary and alternative therapy use by adult patients from the area of Silesian agglomeration (Poland) with advanced, metastatic cancer disease who were admitted to "Pro Salute" Hospice for ambulatory palliative care between July 2017 and September 2018

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Key information

Conditions

Complementary Alternative Medicine Complementary Alternative Therapy Hospice Care Neoplasms

Age range

18 year–90 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

PZZOZ Będzin

Będzin, 42-500, Poland

About this study

The research team developed the CAT (complementary and alternative therapy) screening tool to obtain information about CAM use from patients. The screening tool was based on a The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine's (NCCAM) classification of CAM. CAT were grouped into five main categories: (1) biologically based therapies , (2) mind/body therapies, (3) manipulative and body-based therapies, (4) Energy therapies and (5) alternative medical systems.

The questionaire was tailored to meet the objectives of this study and to be adjusted to hospice patients specifics. It was piloted on the group of 25 patients, resulting in some vocabulary changes. The final questionnaire consists of 25 multiple-choice, semi-structured questions and takes about 15 min to complete. For each general CAM category the detailed information was collected on the type of specific therapy that was used. Patients were considered as CAM users if they have used at least one therapy from at least one of the categories during the period of 12 months prior to the screening. Patients were asked to specify the reasons for CAT usage, experienced effects of the therapy, stage at which patients considered using CAM

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • adult patients from the area of Silesian agglomeration (Poland) with advanced, metastatic cancer disease who were admitted to "Pro Salute" Hospice for ambulatory palliative care between July 2017 and September 2018

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients were excluded from the survey if they presented cognitive disturbances disabling credible answers in the questionnaire

Treatment and study plan

complementary and alternative therapy

Dietary Supplement

complementary and alternative therapies were grouped into five main categories: (1) biologically based therapies , (2) mind/body therapies, (3) manipulative and body-based therapies, (4) Energy therapies and (5) alternative medical systems.

Primary outcomes

  1. Variation of prevalence of complementary and alternative therapy use by hospice patients

    Time frame: 14 months

    Presence and quantity of patients using any CAM therapies -The research team developed the CAT screening tool based on a The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine's (NCCAM) classification of CAM. Questionnaire consists of 25 multiple-choice, semi-structured questions and gives the result in the form of a percentage

  2. Variation of prevalence of biologically based therapies

    Time frame: 14 months

    Presence and quantity of patients using biologically based therapies - The research team developed the CAT screening tool based on a The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine's (NCCAM) classification of CAM. Questionnaire consists of 25 multiple-choice, semi-structured questions and gives the result in the form of a percentage

  3. Variation of prevalence of mind/body therapies

    Time frame: 14 months

    Presence and quantity of patients using mind/body therapies - The research team developed the CAT screening tool based on a The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine's (NCCAM) classification of CAM. Questionnaire consists of 25 multiple-choice, semi-structured questions and gives the result in the form of a percentage

  4. Variation of prevalence of manipulative and body-based therapies

    Time frame: 14 months

    Presence and quantity of patients using manipulative and body-based therapies - The research team developed the CAT screening tool based on a The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine's (NCCAM) classification of CAM. Questionnaire consists of 25 multiple-choice, semi-structured questions and gives the result in the form of a percentage

  5. Variation of prevalence of biologically Energy therapies

    Time frame: 14 months

    Presence and quantity of patients using Energy therapies - The research team developed the CAT screening tool based on a The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine's (NCCAM) classification of CAM. Questionnaire consists of 25 multiple-choice, semi-structured questions and gives the result in the form of a percentage

  6. Variation of prevalence of alternative medical systems

    Time frame: 14 months

    Presence and quantity of patients using alternative medical systems - The research team developed the CAT screening tool based on a The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine's (NCCAM) classification of CAM. Questionnaire consists of 25 multiple-choice, semi-structured questions and gives the result in the form of a percentage

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Silesian University of Medicine

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine by Hospice Oncology Patients During Ambulatory Palliative Care

Acronym: CAM

Important dates

Study start
2018
Primary completion
2018
Study completion
2018
First posted
Nov 20, 2018
Registry last updated
Nov 20, 2018

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