Clinical trial · Interventional
Outcomes of Triaged Family Care in Advanced Cancer
NCT00709176CI-TRIAL-00013723FOCUS-TriagecompletedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- 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)
The purpose of this study is to assess the quality of life of patients with advanced cancer and their family caregivers and to evaluate two doses of a family-based program of care versus control.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.78 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brief FOCUS Program | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Extensive FOCUS Program | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (3)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Brief
- description
- Dyads randomized to BRIEF arm received the Brief FOCUS Program (two home visits and one phone call by a trained nurse) in addition to standard clinical care.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Brief FOCUS Program
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Extensive
- description
- Dyads randomized to EXTENSIVE arm received the Extensive FOCUS Program (4 home visits and two phone calls by a trained nurse) in addition to standard clinical care.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Extensive FOCUS Program
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Control
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with Stage 3 or 4 breast, prostate, colorectal and lung cancers. * Patients must be 21 years old or older, physically and mentally able to participate, speak and understand English, have a minimum life expectancy of six months, live within 75 miles of one of the participating sites and have a family caregiver who is willing to participate in the study. * For this study "family caregiver" is defined as the person who provides the patient with physical and/or emotional support during cancer treatment. * Family caregivers must be 18 years old or older, physically and mentally able to participate, and speak and understand English. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients will be excluded if they have multiple primary cancer sites. * Family caregivers will be excluded if they, themselves, have been diagnosed with cancer during the previous year and/or are in active treatment for cancer.
References
Publications (3)
- BACKGROUNDNorthouse L. Helping families of patients with cancer. Oncol Nurs Forum. 2005 Jul 1;32(4):743-50. doi: 10.1188/05.onf.743-750. PMID 15990903
- RESULTNorthouse LL, Mood DW, Schafenacker A, Kalemkerian G, Zalupski M, LoRusso P, Hayes DF, Hussain M, Ruckdeschel J, Fendrick AM, Trask PC, Ronis DL, Kershaw T. Randomized clinical trial of a brief and extensive dyadic intervention for advanced cancer patients and their family caregivers. Psychooncology. 2013 Mar;22(3):555-63. doi: 10.1002/pon.3036. Epub 2012 Jan 31. PMID 22290823
- DERIVEDGuan T, Chapman MV, de Saxe Zerden L, Zimmer C, Braden CJ, Rizo CF, Northouse L, Song L. Illness uncertainty and quality of life in patients with advanced cancer and their family caregivers: An actor-partner interdependence model analysis. Psychooncology. 2023 Nov;32(11):1744-1751. doi: 10.1002/pon.6228. Epub 2023 Oct 4. PMID 37794604