Clinical trial · Interventional
Ringing a Bell on the Final Day of Radiation Therapy in Improving the Memory of Distress in Cancer Patients
Are Last Impressions Lasting Impressions? Intervention of Ringing a Bell at the End of Cancer Treatment
NCT02970617CI-TRIAL-00096400completedN/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)
This clinical trial studies how well ringing a bell on the final day of radiation therapy works in improving the memory of distress in cancer patients. Ringing a bell on the final day of radiation therapy may improve the memory of how painful the treatment was.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Distress | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Malignant Neoplasm | Malignant Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory Intervention | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Questionnaire Administration | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Group A (no bell after final radiation)
- description
- Patients undergo standard of care radiation therapy with or without chemotherapy.
- interventionNames
- Other: Questionnaire Administration
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Group B (ring bell after final radiation treatment)
- description
- On the final day of standard of care radiation therapy, patients ring a bell in the clinic.
- interventionNames
- Other: Memory Intervention
- Other: Questionnaire Administration
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Distress memory scales as assessed by the 11-point Numeric Rating Scale
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of cancer * Definitive radiation treatment with or without concurrent chemotherapy with curative intent; treatment prior to radiation therapy is acceptable (e.g. surgery, chemotherapy) * Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent; consents will be provided in English or Spanish * Able to speak English or Spanish (questionnaires will be in English and Spanish) Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with either a malignant central nervous system (CNS)-primary cancer or with brain metastases; patients do not need to undergo brain imaging unless indicated per standard workup and management (e.g. advanced stage lung cancer receiving definitive therapy) * Patients who will be receiving surgery or adjuvant chemotherapy within 1 month following radiation treatment * Patients with widespread metastatic disease (\> 3 distant metastases); patients with oligometastatic disease (=\< 3 distant metastases) are allowed only if they are receiving definitive (curative) radiation therapy (RT) with or without chemotherapy
References
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