Clinical trial · Interventional
Study to Test a Computer-assisted Support System to Improve Patient-centered Care and Symptom Relief in Cancer Patients
Including Patient Preferences in Symptom Management of Cancer Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial
- 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)
Patient-provider shared decision making and the inclusion of patients' illness experiences and preferences in patient care are prioritized areas in health care. CHOICE is a computer-based support system for patient-centered symptom management of cancer patients developed for this purpose. In this randomized clinical trial at Rikshospitalet- Radiumhospitalet HF 145 adult stem-cell transplantation and newly diagnosed lymphoma and leukemia patients used CHOICE for assessments of their symptoms, problems and priorities for care at in-and outpatient visits during treatment and rehabilitation. In the experimental group this information was shared with physicians an nurses for subsequent care planning, but not in the control group. This study tested effects of CHOICE on symptom- related patient care and outcomes of symptom relief, patients' needs for care over time and patient satisfaction;(2) analyzed how patients' symptoms, needs for care varied during illness/treatment stages; and (3) evaluated CHOICE' ease of use and user satisfaction. Controlling for gender, age, diagnosis, and type/stage of treatment, education, depression, health related quality of life, and social support, repeated measurement models were used to test differences and variations in outcome variables within and between groups and over time.
Conditions
Conditions (4)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Leukemia | Leukemia | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.90 |
| Lymphoma | Lymphoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.90 |
| Stem Cell Transplantation | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tailored assessments provided to physicians and nurses (CHOICE, the Computer-assisted Interactive Tailored Patient Assessment Tool (ITPA)) | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- 1
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- 2
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Tailored assessments provided to physicians and nurses (CHOICE, the Computer-assisted Interactive Tailored Patient Assessment Tool (ITPA))
Primary outcomes (3)
- measure
- Physicians' and nurses' symptom-related chart entries in patients' records
- timeFrame
- In-patient episodes of care
- measure
- Symptom distress over time
- timeFrame
- Repeated episodes of care
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Starting treatment for a newly diagnosed acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), lymphatic leukemia (ALL), Hodgkin or non-Hodgkin lymphoma, or * starting treatment for a recurrence of the disease; * starting treatment with allogenous or autologous Stem Cell Transplantation (SCT). * above 18 years of age. Exclusion Criteria: * having received radiation on the brain
References
Publications (2)
- BACKGROUNDRuland CM. Clinicians' perceived usefulness of a support system for patient-centered cancer care. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2006;124:624-30. PMID 17108586
- RESULTRuland CM, Bakken S, Roislien J. Reliability and validity issues related to interactive tailored patient assessments: a case study. J Med Internet Res. 2007 Aug 1;9(3):e22. doi: 10.2196/jmir.9.3.e22. PMID 17942384