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Clinical and Cost-Effectiveness of Collaborative Treatment with Korean and Western Medicine for Cancer Relates Symptom Burden: A Prospective Observational Study

Clinical and Cost-Effectiveness of Collaborative Treatment with Korean and Western Medicine for Cancer Relates Symptom Burden: A Prospective Observational Study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CRIS
Registry ID
KCT0011277
Enrollment
156
Registered
2025-12-09
Start date
2025-12-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-01-05

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Pusan National University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ? Selection Criteria - Adult patients aged 19 or older - Patients diagnosed with solid tumors who are currently eligible for calculation exceptions. - Patients with an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 2 or lower (ambulatory and capable of all self-care but unable to carry out any work activities; up and about more than 50% of waking hours). - Patients who newly receive KM–WM collaborative treatment at an outpatient clinic at institutions participating in the pilot project on collaborative treatment between Western and Korean medicine for the management of the following symptoms: = Symptoms related to the diagnosed cancer or cancer-related sequelae = Symptoms occurring during cancer treatment - Patients who have not received KM–WM collaborative treatment for the same symptoms within the past 3 months

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: ? Patients expected to be difficult to follow up, due to unstable housing, unclear contact information, etc. ? Patients who may have difficulty understanding and responding to the study questionnaire due to illiteracy, mental incapacity, etc. ? Patients seeking treatment for symptoms unrelated to diagnosed cancer, its sequelae, or cancer treatment ? Other patients whom the researcher deems unsuitable for study participation ? Participants in the pilot project for insurance coverage of herbal medicine decoctions† † Not eligible for the Korean medicine and Western medicine collaboration Pilot Project not eligible for concurrent participation in the 5th phase of the Korean Medicine–Western Medicine Collaboration pilot project.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Edmonton Symptom Assessement;Numeric Rating Scale(NRS);Recovery status;EuroQol-5 Dimention;EuroQol-Visual Analogue Scale;Cost per QALYs(Quality Adjusted Life Years);Incremental Cost-Effectiveness Ratio;Incremental Net Benefit;Cost-Effectiveness Acceptability Curve

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Care pathway and cost data survey

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactLinae Kim

Pusan National University

klinae@pusan.ac.kr+82-55-360-5995

Outcome results

None listed

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