Clinical trial · Observational
Patient-Reported Outcomes-Based Palliative and Hospice Care Practice: A Usability Study
A Usability Study of Patient-Reported Outcomes (PRO)-Based Palliative and Hospice Care Practice: Integrating PROs and Decision Support Into an Electronic Record
NCT01024166CI-TRIAL-00010650completedClinicalTrials.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 goal of this research study is to learn if palliative care patients or caregivers, and palliative care physicians or nurses can use a computer program designed to provide information about the symptoms and overall health of cancer patients.
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 Cancers | Malignant Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.78 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Questionnaire and Review Session | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (3)
- label
- Patient
- description
- Patient computer system use questionnaire
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Questionnaire and Review Session
- label
- Caregiver
- description
- Caregiver computer system use questionnaire
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Questionnaire and Review Session
- label
- Healthcare Provider
- description
- Physician and Nurse computer system use questionnaire
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Questionnaire and Review Session
Primary outcomes (1)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 21 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: 1. All patient/caregiver participants will be adults 21 years of age or older. 2. Participants will be palliative care cancer patients and/or their designated caregivers. 3. Participating patients should be receiving palliative care at the MD Anderson Cancer Center as an inpatient or have attended at least one outpatient appointment; participating caregivers should have provided care to their patient during an inpatient stay or have attended at least one outpatient appointment with their patient. 4. Physicians and nurses who are experts in palliative care will be eligible for study participation. For this study's purposes, a physician or nurse with a minimum of four years of experience working in a palliative care setting will be considered an expert in palliative care. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients or caregivers who are not able to report on symptom status using the electronic measurement system. 2. Patient, caregivers, physicians, or nurses who do not agree to sign the study's informed consent documents.
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