C15
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: After neoadjuvant chemotherapy or radiochemotherapy plus surgery, esophageal cancer patients are interviewed about their preferences, fears and needs in order to develop patient information m
Sponsors
Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-HolsteinCampus Lübeck
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Diagnosis of non-metastatic esophageal cancer (including both epidemiologically relevant histologies of EC [EAC and ESCC] according to the UICC definition; Scheduled or running treatment by western standard of care multimodal treatment schemes [nCT plus surgery and nCRT plus surgery]); Age > 18 years; Patients before surgery; Ability to read and understand German; Willingness and ability to give informed consent before study entry; Patient's written informed consent has been obtained.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: No written consent available; Patients with gastric cancer; Patients with tumors of the cervical esophagus; Co-morbidity with contraindication for esophageal surgery; Patient without legal capacity who is unable to understand the nature, significance and consequences of the study; Concurrent medical or psychiatric condition that might preclude participation in the study according to investigator assessment; Cognitive or other type of impairment (such as severe psychiatric disorders and severe cognitive disorders that would interfere with completing paper-pencil questionnaires; Simultaneous participation in other studies which could interfere with this study and/or participation before the end of a required restriction period.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To develop patient-centered study information material and a check-list that supports medical staff at the study information process | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactJoachim Weis
Professur für Selbsthilfeforschung, Comprehensive Cancer Center Freiburg, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg
Outcome results
None listed