A Quality of Life Study in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Biliary Drainage
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to compare the participant's health-related quality of life before and after the biliary drainage procedure. The study will also help us learn whether having a drainage catheter or a stent placed during the procedure makes a difference in the participant's quality of life.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Biliary Drainage Following Percutaneous Biliary Drainage (PBD), participants will complete Patient Reported Outcomes (PRO) assessments at baseline and at three time points post-procedure: 4 weeks (+/- 1 weeks), 12 weeks (+/- 2 weeks), and 6 months (+/- 2 weeks). |
Behavioral: FACT-Hep
Patient Reported Outcomes (PRO) assessments at baseline and at three time points post-procedure: 4 weeks (+/- 1 weeks), 12 weeks (+/- 2 weeks), and 6 months (+/- 2 weeks).
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- change in the FACT-Hep scores [baseline to week 4 post-procedure]
The FACT-Hep minimum score is 0 and the maximum is 180.
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Patients with known malignancy presenting for treatment of biliary obstruction
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Undergoing initial Interventional Radiology PBD procedure
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Fluent in English to enable instrument completion
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At least18 years of age
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Must be physically and mentally capable of completing instruments
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Must be able to comprehend and execute informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
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Patients will be excluded if:
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Indication for drainage is acute, symptomatic cholangitis requiring an emergent procedure
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Previous PBD procedure
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Presence of an indwelling biliary stent
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Medical or psychiatric condition that, in the judgment of the consenting professional, prevents appropriate comprehension and execution of either the informed consent or the study instruments
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Memoral Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (Consent only) | Basking Ridge | New Jersey | United States | 07920 |
2 | Memoral Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Consent only) | Middletown | New Jersey | United States | 07748 |
3 | Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack (Consent only) | Commack | New York | United States | 11725 |
4 | Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (Consent only) | Harrison | New York | United States | 10604 |
5 | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | New York | New York | United States | 10065 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Piera Cote Robson, MSN, CNS, NP, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Additional Information:
Publications
None provided.- 18-366