Health Condition 1: null- Cancer Patients Undergoing Radiotherapy
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Computerized Assesement of Quality of Life: A tablet computer will be used to collect data regarding quality of life instead of paper form. Patient will be asked to fill in the quality
Sponsors
Malabar Cancer Centre
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients undergoing radiotherapy with curative intent (definitive or adjuvant) with or without concurrent chemotherapy. 2. Age above 18 years. 3. Patient should be literate and be able to read Malayalam. 4. Capable of giving informed consent for the study. 5. Patients should have adequate vision so that they are capable of reading a font size of 12 pt Times New Roman on a touch screen tablet at a distance of 1 â?? 2 feet with or without spectacles.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patient unwilling to give consent for the study 2. Patients receiving palliative radiotherapy : These patients are usually treated with short course regimens over a week and hence will not be able to complete more than one quality of life assessment.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To ascertain the patient satisfaction with the questionnaire and the methodology of administration of the questionnaire.Timepoint: 8 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Ascertain the feasibility of Computerized Online measurement of quality of life in patients undergoing radiotherapy in our center.Timepoint: 5 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Santam Chakraborty
Malabar Cancer Centre
Outcome results
None listed