Clinical trial · Observational
Patient Care Needs and the Decision-Making Experience of Patients With Cancer and Family Caregivers Regarding Immunotherapy: A Qualitative and Quantitative Mixed Methods Study
NCT05740800CI-TRIAL-00079002completedClinicalTrials.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)
Immunotherapy is currently a crucial cancer treatment option. Despite the development of new cancer treatment, patients and their family caregivers still experience complex psychological feelings and challenges about the effectiveness of immunotherapy, financial burden, and treatment related side effects which reflect the problems related to decision-making and the supportive care needs.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immunotherapy | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Supportive Care Needs | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (0)
Data not yet available
No intervention recorded.
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (0)
[]Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Supportive Care Needs Survey
- timeFrame
- 1 time points: From date of approaching patient until the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 100 months.
- description
- Patients' and family caregivers' supportive care needs will be measured by Supportive Care Needs Survey(SCNS) .It is a 5-Point Likert Scale,higher scores mean more care needs.
Secondary outcomes (4)
- measure
- Physical and Psychological Symptoms Scale
- timeFrame
- 1 time points: From date of approaching patient until the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 100 months.
- description
- Patients' and family caregivers' physical and psychological symptoms will be measured by Physical and Psychological Symptom Scale.It use Numerical Rating Scale(VRS)0-10.It is a 11 Point Likert Scale(e. g. 0 is no pain; 10 is unbearable pain) .
- measure
- CollaboRATE scale and SURE scale
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 20 Years
- Maximum age
- 100 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Patient Inclusion Criteria: 1. 20 years old and above. 2. Patients diagnosed with cancer by a physician. 3. The patient has a known condition and has received immunotherapy. 4. Those who have received at least 1 time immunotherapy, including: receiving a single drug or immunotherapy combined with other treatment. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with mental illness. 2. Confused and unable to communicate verbally or in writing to complete the research interviews. 3. Those who are reluctant to accept interviews and participate in research surveys. Family caregivers Inclusion Criteria: 1. 20 years old and above. 2. Live with the patient and spend the most time caring for the patient. 3. The primary family caregiver is identified by the patient. Exclusion Criteria: 1\. Caregivers with mental illness.
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