Clinical trial · Observational
Studying Pain and Symptom Distress in Patients With Advanced Colon Cancer, Rectal Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, or Liver Cancer
Illness Perception, Pain and Symptom Distress in Gastrointestinal Cancers
NCT00950144CI-TRIAL-00004496completedClinicalTrials.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)
RATIONALE: Studying a patient's understanding of his or her illness, pain, symptoms, and quality-of-life may help the study of advanced cancer and may help patients live more comfortably. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying pain and symptom distress in patients with advanced colon cancer, rectal cancer, pancreatic cancer, or liver cancer.
Conditions
Conditions (6)
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 |
| Depression | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Fatigue | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Liver Cancer | Malignant Liver Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Pain | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Pancreatic Cancer | Malignant Pancreatic Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (4)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| medical chart review | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| quality-of-life assessment | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| questionnaire administration | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| study of socioeconomic and demographic variables | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (0)
[]Primary outcomes (4)
- measure
- Illness perception as indicated in the five domains of the Common Sense Model (i.e., identity, cause, time line, consequences, controllability) and their relationship to symptom distress
- timeFrame
- At study entry
- measure
- Pain and other symptoms, and their relationship to overall symptom distress
- timeFrame
- At study entry
- measure
- Overall quality of life (QOL) and its specific summary scales
- timeFrame
- At study entry
- measure
- Relationship among characteristics (i.e., sociodemographic, disease, health status) associated with illness perceptions, overall symptom distress, and QOL)
- timeFrame
- At study entry
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * Histologically confirmed colon, rectal, pancreatic, or liver (i.e., hepatocellular carcinoma) cancer * Stage III or IV colon, rectal, or pancreatic cancer * Child-Pugh class B or C hepatocellular carcinoma PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: * Able to read English * Able to provide written informed consent and complete questionnaire packet PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: * Any treatment modality (e.g., chemotherapy, radiotherapy, surgery) allowed
References
Publications (0)
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