Understanding Symptom Recognition and Treatment Decision-making in Hispanic/Latino Lung Cancer Patients

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01466946

Enrollment

Registered

2011-11-08

Start date

2011-11-30

Completion date

2016-02-29

Last updated

2016-02-11

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Conditions

Lung Cancer

Keywords

lung cancer, Hispanic/Latino patients, interviews, 11-109

Brief summary

The purpose of the study is to understand why Hispanic/Latino patients with lung cancer are diagnosed later than other groups.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALsemi-structured interviews

Use semi-structured interview methods to gather narrative data from research participants, as more open-ended interviews allow participants to share information that is most relevant to their own experiences (Patton, 2002; Rubin & Rubin, 2005; Kvale, 1996). Semi-structured interviewing can generate a rich understanding of a participant's life routines, experiences, and attitudes related to a topic of inquiry, and can yield a nuanced and thorough description of a research participant's life story and belief systems.

Study design

Observational model

CASE_ONLY

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Self-identified Hispanic/Latino patients with biopsy-proven primary lung cancer treated at MSKCC, including stages of disease I-IV * 18 years of age or older * Fluent in English or Spanish * Patients must reside in the U.S

Exclusion criteria

* Spanish-surnamed patients who do not self identify as Hispanic/Latino (e.g., Philippines-born individuals)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
psychosocial issues	2 years	related to lung cancer symptom recognition, delays in lung cancer diagnosis of Hispanic/Latino patients and treatment decision-making processes.
cultural issues	2 years	related to lung cancer symptom recognition, delays in lung cancer diagnosis of Hispanic/Latino patients and treatment decision-making processes.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
identify obstacles	2 years	that have been overcome by Hispanic/Latino lung cancer patients who have succeeded in obtaining access to care at an NCI-designated cancer center, and probe for barriers that these individuals believe still need to be addressed or that they were not successful in surpassing.

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026