Clinical trial · Observational
A New Tool for Assessing Fatigue in Individuals With Advanced Cancer
Development of a Rapid Assessment Tool for Fatigue in Palliative Care
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Fatigue is a common problem in advanced cancer and palliative care. The development of tools to measure fatigue, however, has been slowed by their inability to distinguish between fatigue and other related symptoms, such as tiredness. Our work suggests that these distinctions are important because they serve as markers for stressors associated with advancing disease. We have developed a tool that we believe will distinguish between these two states as well as exhaustion. In this study we will conduct some initial tests of this tool in preparation for its use as an outcome indicator in future studies.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neoplasms | Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACI instrument | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- label
- ACI Instrument
- description
- 228 individuals completed the ACI instrument and other tools
- interventionNames
- Other: ACI instrument
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- ACI score
- timeFrame
- day 1
- description
- Adaptive Capacity Index Score
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with advanced cancer currently receiving treatment for either hematologic or lung cancer at the Jewish General Hospital in Montreal, or patients with advanced cancer currently receiving care through the Alberta Cancer Board (Cross Cancer Institute or Tom Baker Cancer Centre), or the palliative care programs associated with the regional health authority in Edmonton, Alberta who are at least 18 years old, able to read and write English, have a Folstein Mini Mental Status Exam score of at least 22. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients unable to give informed consent in English.
References
Publications (1)
- RESULTOlson K, Rogers WT, Cui Y, Cree M, Baracos V, Rust T, Mellott I, Johnson L, Macmillan K, Bonville N. Development and psychometric testing of the Adaptive Capacity Index, an instrument to measure adaptive capacity in individuals with advanced cancer. Int J Nurs Stud. 2011 Aug;48(8):986-94. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2011.01.013. Epub 2011 Feb 18. PMID 21333991