Telephone Support Program for Lung Cancer Patients and Their Family Caregivers

Telephone Symptom Management for Advanced Lung Cancer Patients and Caregivers

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01993550

Enrollment

262

Registered

2013-11-25

Start date

2013-03-31

Completion date

2015-06-30

Last updated

2016-03-10

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Conditions

Lung Cancer

Keywords

lung cancer, family caregiving, behavioral intervention, counseling, symptom management

Brief summary

The goal of this project is to examine the physical and psychological health benefits of a novel, telephone-delivered symptom management intervention for advanced lung cancer patients and their family caregivers.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALTelephone counseling

BEHAVIORALEducation

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 100 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Clinical diagnosis of lung cancer * Must be able to speak and read English

Exclusion criteria

* No working phone service * Does not have a family caregiver

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Change in Patient Health Questionnaire-8	baseline, 2 and 6 weeks post-intervention
Change in Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale	baseline, 2 and 6 weeks post-intervention

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

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