Improving Supportive Care For Patients With Thoracic Malignancies
The purpose of this study is to use a proactive approach to improve symptom management of patients with thoracic malignancies and ensure receipt of evidence-based cancer care delivery. In this pilot study, the investigators propose to evaluate the feasibility of using outbound, proactive telephone symptom assessment strategies and ensuring evidence-based care receipt and measure the efficacy of this approach on patient satisfaction with their care, patient activation, quality of life and use of healthcare resources.
Checked against the public recordLast updated Mar 21, 2024 · Source: ClinicalTrials.gov
What this study is about
- Purpose
- Supportive Care
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Sponsor
- Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research
- Interventions being studied
- Behavioral: Weekly telephone symptom assessment
How this study is categorized
These labels come from structured fields and exact terms in the public record.
Who may be able to participate
Inclusion Criteria: * All patients with lung cancer treated at VA Palo Alto. This includes all newly diagnosed patients and those under follow-up care. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who do not anticipate receiving oncology care at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System. * Patients who are unable to consent.
Important: This is the sponsor’s public criteria, not a determination of eligibility. The study team must review your individual situation.
U.S. locations
- VA Palo Alto Health Care SystemPalo Alto, California
Source and freshness
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