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Assessing the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on Cancer related care in a tertiary cancer hospital of Varanasi district.

Assessing the effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on Cancer-related care and the challenges faced by Cancer Patients in Treatment completion in a Tertiary Cancer Hospital of Varanasi district

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2020/09/027689
Enrollment
1000
Registered
2020-09-09
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: B972- Coronavirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere Health Condition 2: C00-D49- Neoplasms

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

none
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All newly diagnosed cancer patients who got registered at Cancer hospitals namely Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital (HBCH)and Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya Cancer Centre(MPMMCC) in the defined time frame and came for follow up in the mentioned study time frame. All patients who provide telephonic consent will be enrolled in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with unknown stage, carcinoma in situ, multiple cancers, cancer and missing/incorrect socio-demographic information and contact (mobile no.) details.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1.Diagnosis-to-Treatment Interval (DTI) in duration. 2.Stage of cancer at the time of recruitment and stage at the end of follow-up (f/u) period. 3.Cancer status of the patient at the time of diagnosis and at the end of the follow-up period in terms of remission/no evidence of disease, present/stable and responding to the treatment, progressive disease. 4.Cancer treatment status at the end of follow-up period. Timepoint: The eligible participants will be followed till 6 months from their date of registration at the hospital.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To design strategies based on the primary outcomes which can be promptly applied in the hospitals for better cancer care during the pandemic.Timepoint: The strategies will be formulated within 4 weeks from the day of final results of the study.

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDivya Khanna

Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya Cancer Centre (MPMMCC), TATA MEMORIAL CANCER CENTRE

dkhannakgmc@gmail.com8800261044

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026