Clinical trial · Interventional
The Effectiveness of Nurse Navigators in Cancer Care
NCT05537870CI-TRIAL-00061021completedN/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)
Cancer patients will be recruited from the Taipei Cancer Center of Taipei Medical University. This study was divided into two phases. The first phase adopted cross-sectional study design with questionnaires to analyze the potential predictors of depressive symptoms among cancer patients. The second stage was adopted experimental study design to explore the effectiveness of nurse navigators in cancer care.
Conditions
Conditions (3)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neoplasms | Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.90 |
| Nurse-Patient Relations | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Psychiatric Disorder | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| cancer nurse navigator care | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| case manager care | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- cancer navigator care
- description
- experimental group: case manager care combined cancer nurse navigator care
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: cancer nurse navigator care
- type
- PLACEBO_COMPARATOR
- label
- case manager care
- description
- control group: only case manager care(usual care)
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: case manager care
Primary outcomes (5)
- measure
- Perceived benefits scale (PBS), questionnaires to measure self-efficacy
- timeFrame
- Mainly consists of repeated measurements at three time points (Baseline, 3th month, and 6th month). Changes in scores on the PBS questionnaire after intervention were assessed using baseline scores as reference values.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 20 Years
- Maximum age
- 100 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Cancer patients for the first time at the cancer center clinic of the university hospital 2. Older than 20 years old 3. Ability to communicate and read 4. The case voluntarily participated in the study and signed the consent form Exclusion Criteria: 1. People with mental disorders who have schizophrenia, personality disorder, mental retardation, or organic brain disorder. 2. Patient with brain metastasis. 3. Patients who receive hospice palliative care or other treatment programs.
References
Publications (15)
- BACKGROUNDMitchell AJ, Chan M, Bhatti H, Halton M, Grassi L, Johansen C, Meader N. Prevalence of depression, anxiety, and adjustment disorder in oncological, haematological, and palliative-care settings: a meta-analysis of 94 interview-based studies. Lancet Oncol. 2011 Feb;12(2):160-74. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(11)70002-X. Epub 2011 Jan 19. PMID 21251875
- RESULTAllemani C, Matsuda T, Di Carlo V, Harewood R, Matz M, Niksic M, Bonaventure A, Valkov M, Johnson CJ, Esteve J, Ogunbiyi OJ, Azevedo E Silva G, Chen WQ, Eser S, Engholm G, Stiller CA, Monnereau A, Woods RR, Visser O, Lim GH, Aitken J, Weir HK, Coleman MP; CONCORD Working Group. Global surveillance of trends in cancer survival 2000-14 (CONCORD-3): analysis of individual records for 37 513 025 patients diagnosed with one of 18 cancers from 322 population-based registries in 71 countries. Lancet. 2018 Mar 17;391(10125):1023-1075. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)33326-3. Epub 2018 Jan 31. PMID 29395269
- RESULTBurgess C, Cornelius V, Love S, Graham J, Richards M, Ramirez A. Depression and anxiety in women with early breast cancer: five year observational cohort study. BMJ. 2005 Mar 26;330(7493):702. doi: 10.1136/bmj.38343.670868.D3. Epub 2005 Feb 4. PMID 15695497
- RESULTGlasgow RE, Wagner EH, Schaefer J, Mahoney LD, Reid RJ, Greene SM. Development and validation of the Patient Assessment of Chronic Illness Care (PACIC). Med Care. 2005 May;43(5):436-44. doi: 10.1097/01.mlr.0000160375.47920.8c. PMID 15838407
- RESULTHoffman BM, Zevon MA, D'Arrigo MC, Cecchini TB. Screening for distress in cancer patients: the NCCN rapid-screening measure. Psychooncology. 2004 Nov;13(11):792-9. doi: 10.1002/pon.796. PMID 15386639
- RESULTKissane DW, Wein S, Love A, Lee XQ, Kee PL, Clarke DM. The Demoralization Scale: a report of its development and preliminary validation. J Palliat Care. 2004 Winter;20(4):269-76. PMID 15690829