Non-small Cell Lung Cancer and Quality of Life

Treatment of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer -Effects on Quality of Life and Symptom Control

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00818402

Acronym

SILKE

Enrollment

130

Registered

2009-01-07

Start date

2008-08-31

Completion date

2012-02-29

Last updated

2015-05-29

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

Conditions

Non Small Cell Lung Cancer

Keywords

Quality of life, symptoms

Brief summary

The principal objective is to study clinical observations, symptoms and quality of life of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients undergoing specific non-operative treatment for cancer, including chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_ONLY

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Patients with verified NSCLC * after the NSCLC diagnosis has been confirmed prior to first chemotherapy or radiotherapy * Finnish speaking patients * aged 18 years or more * Written informed consent has to be signed

Exclusion criteria

* Patients not consenting to participate in the study * patients not able to communicate sufficiently * cancer type is other than non-small-cell lung cancer

Outcome results