Clinical trial · Interventional
Telephone Support Program for Lung Cancer Patients and Their Family Caregivers
Telephone Symptom Management for Advanced Lung Cancer Patients and Caregivers
NCT01993550CI-TRIAL-00021313completedN/AClinicalTrials.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 project is to examine the physical and psychological health benefits of a novel, telephone-delivered symptom management intervention for advanced lung cancer patients and their family caregivers.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lung Cancer | Malignant Lung Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Telephone counseling | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Telephone counseling
- description
- Telephone counseling to enhance symptom management and reduce distress
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Telephone counseling
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Education
- description
- Overview of resources for psychosocial support and health information
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Education
Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Change in Patient Health Questionnaire-8
- timeFrame
- baseline, 2 and 6 weeks post-intervention
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 100 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Clinical diagnosis of lung cancer * Must be able to speak and read English Exclusion Criteria: * No working phone service * Does not have a family caregiver
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDWinger JG, Rand KL, Hanna N, Jalal SI, Einhorn LH, Birdas TJ, Ceppa DP, Kesler KA, Champion VL, Mosher CE. Coping Skills Practice and Symptom Change: A Secondary Analysis of a Pilot Telephone Symptom Management Intervention for Lung Cancer Patients and Their Family Caregivers. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2018 May;55(5):1341-1349.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2018.01.005. Epub 2018 Jan 31. PMID 29366911