Clinical trial · Observational
Psychological Distress in Outpatient Oncological Rehabilitation
NCT04324320CI-TRIAL-00044297unknownClinicalTrials.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 aim of the study is to assess psychological distress and co-morbidity as well as relevant sociodemographic, anthropometric, medical and functional data in patients treated at the Outpatient Clinic for Oncological Rehabilitation at the Department of Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation and Occupational Medicine at the Medical University of Vienna.
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 | — |
| Oncology | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| medical assessment | Diagnostic Test | — | UNRESOLVED |
| psychological assessment | Diagnostic Test | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- label
- outpatients (oncological rehabilitation)
- description
- the population studied in this cross-sectional study includes patients with malignant tumour diseases and benign CNS tumours who present to the Outpatient Clinic for Oncological Rehabilitation at the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation of the Medical University of Vienna
- interventionNames
- Diagnostic Test: medical assessment
- Diagnostic Test: psychological assessment
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- anxiety, depression, stress: HADS-D
- timeFrame
- 5 minutes
- description
- HADS-D is a validated screening tool (questionnaire) to assess anxiety and depression in patients with physical and psychological disorders, especially taking into account a physical primary disease.
Secondary outcomes (13)
- measure
- anthropometric data (weight, height, body mass index)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 100 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * patients with malignant tumour diseases and benign CNS tumours who present to the Outpatient Clinic for Oncological Rehabilitation at the Department of Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation and Occupational Medicine at the Medical University of Vienna * patients who agree to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * bad physical condition that does not enable the patient to participate in the study * language barriers (insufficient understanding of the German language)
References
Publications (13)
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- BACKGROUNDMehnert A, Lehmann C, Cao P, Koch U. [Assessment of psychosocial distress and resources in oncology--a literature review about screening measures and current developments]. Psychother Psychosom Med Psychol. 2006 Dec;56(12):462-79. doi: 10.1055/s-2006-951828. German. PMID 17160791
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- BACKGROUNDHerschbach P, Book K, Brandl T, Keller M, Lindena G, Neuwohner K, Marten-Mittag B. Psychological distress in cancer patients assessed with an expert rating scale. Br J Cancer. 2008 Jul 8;99(1):37-43. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604420. Epub 2008 Jun 24. PMID 18577997
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