Health Condition 1: C148- Malignant neoplasm of overlappingsites of lip, oral cavity and pharynx
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
PGIMER
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Histologically proven case of any malignancy of any age. 2. Candidate for radical cancer-directed, multimodality treatment, with or without health insurance. 3. Willing to share details of expenses incurred for treatment. 4. Written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Details of expenses already incurred but not available. 2. Candidates for palliative treatment 3. Unlikely to come for follow up after treatment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To assess the out-of-pocket expenditure and financial risk protection in selected cancer patients undergoing multimodality treatment.Timepoint: 1. Calculate direct and indirect cost of cancer treatment. 2. Estimate the out-of-pocket expenses as percentage of family income to calculate â??Catastrophic Health Expenditureâ??. 3. Identify Distress Financing by analysing how the treatment costs were borne by the family at the time of registration , at the time of end of treatment and follow-up for 3 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Calculate direct and indirect cost of cancer treatment. 2. Estimate the out-of-pocket expenses as percentage of family income to calculate â??Catastrophic Health Expenditureâ??. 3. Identify Distress Financing by analysing how the treatment costs were borne by the family at the end of treatment.Timepoint: 1. Calculate direct and indirect cost of cancer treatment. 2. Estimate the out-of-pocket expenses as percentage of family income to calculate â??Catastrophic Health Expenditureâ??. 3. Identify Distress Financing by analysing how the treatment costs were borne by the family at the time of follow up for first three months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Sushmita Ghoshal
PGIMER
Outcome results
None listed