Clinical trial · Observational
Computerized Questionnaires in Assessing Symptoms, Pain, Depression, and Physical Function in Patients With Metastatic and/or Advanced Locoregional Cancer
The European Palliative Care Research Collaborative - Computerised Symptom Assessment and Classification of Pain, Depression and Physical Function (Cachexia) (EPCRC - CSA)
NCT00972634CI-TRIAL-00025524completedClinicalTrials.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: A computer-based system for assessing symptoms may be effective for patients with metastatic or advanced cancer. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying how well computerized questionnaires work in assessing symptoms, pain, depression, and physical function in patients with metastatic and/or advanced local/regional cancer.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cachexia | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Depression | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Pain | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific | Adult Solid Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.85 |
Interventions
Interventions (4)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| assessment of therapy complications | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| computer-assisted intervention | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| quality-of-life assessment | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| questionnaire administration | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (0)
[]Primary outcomes (5)
- measure
- Feasibility of applying a computer based system for symptom assessment and classification in palliative cancer care
- timeFrame
- Sept 2008-December 2009
- measure
- Differences across groups related to acceptance of computers (i.e., age, culture, stage of disease, cognitive and physical function, etc.)
- timeFrame
- Sept 2008-December 2009
- measure
- General user-friendliness of the tool
- timeFrame
- Sept 2008-December 2009
- measure
- Performance of selected domains and items for classification and assessment of pain and cachexia
- timeFrame
- Sept 2008-December 2009
- measure
- Validity of domains and items for depression
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * Diagnosis of incurable cancer, including patients receiving life-prolonging treatment * Metastatic and/or advanced locoregional disease PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: * Able to provide written informed consent * Fluent in the language used at the study site PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: * No prior inclusion in this study
References
Publications (2)
- RESULTHjermstad MJ, Lie HC, Caraceni A, Currow DC, Fainsinger RL, Gundersen OE, Haugen DF, Heitzer E, Radbruch L, Stone PC, Strasser F, Kaasa S, Loge JH; European Palliative Care Research Collaborative (EPCRC). Computer-based symptom assessment is feasible in patients with advanced cancer: results from an international multicenter study, the EPCRC-CSA. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2012 Nov;44(5):639-54. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2011.10.025. Epub 2012 Jul 13. PMID 22795905
- DERIVEDHjermstad MJ, Kaasa S, Caraceni A, Loge JH, Pedersen T, Haugen DF, Aass N; European Palliative Care Research Collaborative (EPCRC). Characteristics of breakthrough cancer pain and its influence on quality of life in an international cohort of patients with cancer. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2016 Sep;6(3):344-52. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2015-000887. Epub 2016 Jun 24. PMID 27342412