Clinical trial · Observational
Study of the Therapeutic Use of Language in Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Critical Negotiations: Narrative Agreement, Negotiation, and Register Use in Encounters Between Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Carcinoma and Their Oncologists
NCT00711672CI-TRIAL-00018116completedClinicalTrials.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 determine if the degree of agreement between patients and their physicians regarding the "story" of the illness correlates with improved patient symptom control and quality of life. Another goal of the study is to examine the actual language used by patients and physicians in a specific clinical situation.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorectal Cancer | Malignant Colorectal Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.80 |
Interventions
Interventions (0)
Data not yet available
No intervention recorded.
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- label
- 1
- description
- Medical Oncologists treating patients with metastatic colorectal cancer
- label
- 2
- description
- Patients with metastatic colorectal cancer receiving re-staging CT scans
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Correlation of degree of "narrative agreement" with validated quality of life measures
- timeFrame
- 6-8 weeks
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients and Physicians at Hematology and Oncology Associates of NE Pennsylvania * Patients must have metastatic (stage IV) colorectal carcinoma * Patients must be on treatment for their disease * Patients must be scheduled for re-staging CT scans * Patients must be older than 18 years old Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with a diagnosis other than metastatic colorectal carcinoma * Patients not receiving active treatment or not having re-staging CT scans * Patients younger than 18 years old
References
Publications (28)
- BACKGROUNDAgha, A. (2007). Language and Social Relations. Studies in the Social and Cultural Foundations of Language. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press. 24: 242-244.
- BACKGROUNDAinsworth-Vaughn, N. (1998). Claiming Power in Doctor-Patient Talk. New York, Oxford University Press.
- BACKGROUNDAustin, J.L. (1975) How to do things with Words. Ed. J.O. Urmson and Marina Sbisa. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press.
- BACKGROUNDBriggs, C. (1986) Learning How to Ask:A sociolinguistic appraisal of the role of the interview in social science research. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.
- BACKGROUNDCassel EJ. The nature of suffering and the goals of medicine. N Engl J Med. 1982 Mar 18;306(11):639-45. doi: 10.1056/NEJM198203183061104. PMID 7057823
- BACKGROUNDCassell, E. J. (1991). The Nature of Suffering and the Goals of Medicine. New York, Oxford University Press: 37-43.
- BACKGROUNDCharon, R. (2006). Narrative Medicine: Honoring the Stories of Illness. New York, Oxford.
- BACKGROUNDCsordas, T. J. ed. (1994). Embodiment and experience: The existential ground of culture and self. Cambridge Studies in Medical Anthropology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- BACKGROUNDGee, J.P. (2005) An Introduction to Discourse Analysis: Theory and Method, 2nd ed. New York, Routledge.
- BACKGROUNDEggly S. Physician-patient co-construction of illness narratives in the medical interview. Health Commun. 2002;14(3):339-60. doi: 10.1207/S15327027HC1403_3. PMID 12186492
- BACKGROUNDFerrell BR, Dow KH, Grant M. Measurement of the quality of life in cancer survivors. Qual Life Res. 1995 Dec;4(6):523-31. doi: 10.1007/BF00634747. PMID 8556012