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

Lung Cancer Clinical Trial

Official title:

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

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01466946
• Other study ID #: 11-109
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: November 4, 2011
• Last updated: February 10, 2016
• Start date: November 2011
• Est. completion date: February 2016

Study information

• Verified date: February 2016
• Source: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

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

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 25
• Est. completion date: February 2016
• Est. primary completion date: February 2016
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

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)

Study Design

Observational Model: Case-Only, Time Perspective: Prospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Lung Cancer
• Lung Neoplasms

Intervention

Behavioral:
• semi-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.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center	New York	New York

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center	CUNY, The Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education The City College of New York

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	psychosocial issues	related to lung cancer symptom recognition, delays in lung cancer diagnosis of Hispanic/Latino patients and treatment decision-making processes.	2 years	No
Primary	cultural issues	related to lung cancer symptom recognition, delays in lung cancer diagnosis of Hispanic/Latino patients and treatment decision-making processes.	2 years	No
Secondary	identify obstacles	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.	2 years	No

External Links

•   Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center