Clinical trial · Observational
Financial Distress in Advanced Cancer Patients
Frequency and Correlates of Financial Distress in Advanced Cancer Patients
NCT04053517CI-TRIAL-00108303active not recruitingClinicalTrials.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 trial studies the severity of financial distress in advanced cancer patients. The cost of cancer care can often be very expensive. Financial distress from the burdens of high costs and debt may interfere with a patient's physical symptoms and quality of life.
Conditions
Conditions (5)
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 Malignant Neoplasm | Malignant Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.78 |
| Locally Advanced Malignant Neoplasm | Malignant Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.78 |
| Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm | Malignant Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.78 |
| Recurrent Malignant Neoplasm | Malignant Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.78 |
| Refractory Malignant Neoplasm | Malignant Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.78 |
Interventions
Interventions (3)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Chart Review | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Quality-of-Life Assessment | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Questionnaire Administration | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- label
- Observational (questionnaire administration)
- description
- Patients complete questionnaires about financial state and quality of life over 15 minutes. Patients' medical chart is also reviewed.
- interventionNames
- Other: Medical Chart Review
- Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment
- Other: Questionnaire Administration
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- InCharge Financial Distress/Financial Well-Being Scale (IFDFW),
- timeFrame
- Day 1
- description
- a validated survey designed to measure a person's financial state, consists of eight questions and each of them is rated from 1 (overwhelming stress) to 10 (no stress at all). This should take approximately 5 minutes to complete.
Secondary outcomes (4)
- measure
- Correlation between high financial distress with clinical characteristics in advance cancer patients
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Patient must have a diagnosis of advanced cancer, as defined by recurrent disease, locally advanced disease, metastatic disease, or refractory disease * Patients must be able to understand, read, write, and speak English * Patients must have no clinical evidence of severe cognitive impairment (Memorial Delirium Assessment Scale score of \>= 13) and should be able to consent and answer the questionnaires * Patients must sign an informed consent
References
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