Quality of Life and Symptom Management in Patients With Bladder Cancer

A Qualitative Study of Patients With Non-Invasive Bladder Cancer

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00772018

Enrollment

Registered

2008-10-15

Start date

2008-05-31

Completion date

2010-09-30

Last updated

2012-02-02

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Conditions

Bladder Cancer

Keywords

stage 0 bladder cancer

Brief summary

RATIONALE: Learning about quality of life and symptom management in patients with bladder cancer may help doctors learn about the effects of treatment and plan the best treatment. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying of quality of life and symptom management in patients with bladder cancer.

Detailed description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * To identify aspects of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and symptom management in patients with non-invasive, low- or high-risk bladder cancer. * To obtain feedback on data collection methods to enhance acceptability in these patients. OUTLINE: Patients undergo a 10-minute screening in person or by phone to obtain demographic data and medical information (e.g., bladder cancer diagnosis and treatment history). Additional information is obtained from the clinical databases at the Baylor College of Medicine and the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Patients who are eligible for the study are added to a waiting list for 1 of 4 focus groups based on disease status (high-risk or low-risk non-invasive bladder cancer) and gender. Patients participate in a 1.5- to 2-hour focus group discussion about the impact of bladder cancer on their quality of life and relationships. Patients receive information about community and Internet-based resources at the end of each group session.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * Diagnosis of bladder cancer within the past 4 years * Non-invasive disease * Low- or high-risk disease * Recruited from patients at the Baylor College of Medicine Scott Department of Urology clinics, the Michael E. DeBakey Veteran Affairs Medical Center, and the Urology Clinic at MD Anderson Cancer Center OR from participants at a community event PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: * Not pregnant * Able to read, speak, and understand English PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: * Not specified

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and symptom management in patients with bladder cancer	One timepoint	Study is a retrospective qualitative study of nonmuscle-invasive bladder cancer patients using a semi-structured interview protocol.

Countries

United States

Outcome results