Clinical trial · Interventional
Changes in Patient Reported Constipation Among Advanced Cancer Patients After Receiving an Educational Intervention
NCT02422329CI-TRIAL-00032196completedN/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 research study is to learn how patients' think about constipation before and after receiving education about the subject.
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 (3)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fact Sheet | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Questionnaires | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Video | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Educational Video
- description
- Participants complete self-administered numerical rating scale (NRS) constipation questionnaire at baseline. Participants watch a 3-minute educational video describing symptoms of constipation and importance of regular bowel movements. Participants then complete three self-administered questionnaires, post-educational material, Modified Rome III questionnaire, and Overall satisfaction of the educational material.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Questionnaires
- Behavioral: Video
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Fact Sheet
- description
- Participants complete self-administered numerical rating scale (NRS) constipation questionnaire at baseline. Participants read educational material describing symptoms of constipation and importance of regular bowel movements. Participants then complete three self-administered questionnaires, post-educational material, Modified Rome III questionnaire, and Overall satisfaction of the educational material.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Questionnaires
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with diagnosis of advanced cancer, including recurrent, locally advanced, or metastatic cancer 2. Age \>/= 18 years old 3. Patients must be able to understand, read, write, and speak English 4. Patients must have no clinical evidence of cognitive impairment as determined by the palliative care physician (Memorial Delirium Assessment Score \>/= 7) 5. Patients must sign an informed consent Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with a diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease, i.e. Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis 2. Patients with complete or partial bowel obstruction as determined by the palliative care physician 3. Patients with a bowel ostomy
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