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Study evaluating Symptom and Distress screening tools in initiating early supportive care in cancer patients treated with curative radiation therapy

Prospective study evaluating the role of Symptom and Distress screening tools in initiating early supportive care in cancer patients treated with curative intent radiation therapy

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/01/039478
Enrollment
500
Registered
2022-01-17
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-02-21

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: C00-D49- Neoplasms

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Debnarayan Dutta
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All consecutive patients diagnosed with non metastatic cancer of any site planned for treatment with radical intent radiation therapy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Previous radiation therapy Patients planned for treatment with 10 fractions or less Patients with multiple distant metastases

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To determine mean change in Total ESAS-r score from baseline to RT completion or follow up visit (3 month)Timepoint: 3 month after RT completion

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
- To determine mean change in QOL scores (FACT- G , TOI scores) from baseline to 1 or 3 months post RTTimepoint: 3 months;- To determine mean timing of maximum distress from baseline to 6 months post RTTimepoint: 6 months;- To determine most frequent distressing symptomTimepoint: End of treatment;- To determine proportion of patients with moderate to severe distress during radiation therapyTimepoint: End of treatment;- To determine the mean change in Anxiety & depression score from baseline to 1 / 3 months post RTTimepoint: 3 months;- To determine the mean change in symptom score because of supportive care using ESAS toolTimepoint: 6 months;- To determine the proportion of asymptomatic patients on radiation therapy requiring supportive care based on distress score changesTimepoint: End of treatment

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDebnarayan Dutta

Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences

duttadeb07@gmail.com9884234290

Outcome results

None listed

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