Cancer Related Fatigue in Patients Receiving Chemotherapy

Sponsor
Medical Center Alkmaar (Other)
Overall Status
Unknown status
CT.gov ID
NCT00261534
Collaborator
(none)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine the degree of fatigue in patients receiving chemotherapy. Special interest goes out to the course of fatigue throughout five treatments and the actions taken by patients to reduce this fatigue.The correlation between fatigue and haemoglobin will also be subject of study.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase

    Study Design

    Study Type:
    Observational
    Observational Model:
    Defined Population
    Time Perspective:
    Prospective
    Official Title:
    Outcomes Research on the Course of Cancer Related Fatigue Throughout Five Chemotherapy Treatments
    Study Start Date :
    Jan 1, 2006
    Study Completion Date :
    Jul 1, 2006

    Outcome Measures

    Primary Outcome Measures

      Eligibility Criteria

      Criteria

      Ages Eligible for Study:
      18 Years and Older
      Sexes Eligible for Study:
      All
      Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
      No
      Inclusion Criteria:
      • Diagnosis of cancer requiring chemotherapy treatment
      Exclusion Criteria:
      • Pregnancy

      • Psychological illness

      • Life expectancy less than three months

      • Lack of basic proficiency in Dutch

      Contacts and Locations

      Locations

      Site City State Country Postal Code
      1 Medical Centre Alkmaar Alkmaar Noord-Holland Netherlands 1815JD

      Sponsors and Collaborators

      • Medical Center Alkmaar

      Investigators

      • Study Director: D. Hilarius, MSc, Medical Centre Alkmaar, Hospital Pharmacy

      Study Documents (Full-Text)

      None provided.

      More Information

      Publications

      None provided.
      Responsible Party:
      , ,
      ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
      NCT00261534
      Other Study ID Numbers:
      • M05-057
      First Posted:
      Dec 5, 2005
      Last Update Posted:
      Sep 14, 2006
      Last Verified:
      Sep 1, 2006
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      Study Results

      No Results Posted as of Sep 14, 2006