Well-Being and Health-Related Quality of Life in Cancer Patients and Survivors During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Malignant Solid Neoplasm Clinical Trial

Official title:

Well-Being and Quality of Life in Cancer Patients and Survivors During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04500600
• Other study ID #: 2020-0473
• Secondary ID: NCI-2020-0460420
• Status: Recruiting
• Start date: June 11, 2020
• Est. completion date: April 30, 2025

Study information

• Verified date: April 2024
• Source: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
• Contact: Lorenzo Cohen
• Phone: (713) 745-4260
• Email: lcohen[@]mdanderson.org
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

This study investigates the well-being and health-related quality of life in cancer patients and survivors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using questionnaires may help researchers gain an understanding of how experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic (e.g., exposure, risk factors, testing, isolation, seropositivity, hospitalization, loss of family or friends, loss of income), may impact multiple domains of health-related quality of life (physical, emotional and social well-being), and other areas such as COVID-19-specific psychological distress (e.g., fear, anxiety and depressive symptoms), and disruptions to health care, finances, and social interactions.

Description:

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Assess experiences during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic (e.g., exposure, risk factors, testing, isolation, seropositivity, hospitalization, loss of family or friends); COVID-19-specific psychological distress (e.g., fear, anxiety and depressive symptoms); health, financial and social disruptions; perceived benefits and social support; and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in a convenience sample of cancer patients and survivors.

II. Evaluate the extent to which COVID-19 experiences are associated with COVID-19-specific psychological distress, health, financial and social disruptions, perceived benefits and social support, and HRQoL.

III. Evaluate the extent to which resiliency factors such as social support and perceived benefits moderate the effects of COVID-19 experiences on COVID-19-specific psychological distress and HRQoL.

OUTLINE:

Patients complete an online questionnaire over 10 minutes regarding the COVID-19 pandemic including testing, risks of exposure, whether people they know have acquired COVID-19, as well as questions on how the pandemic has impacted their quality of life.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 50000
• Est. completion date: April 30, 2025
• Est. primary completion date: April 30, 2025
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• MD Anderson active patient (visit within past 5 years)

• ICD-10 confirmed cancer diagnosis

• Documentation of being alive per the cancer registry

• Patients who have signed consent for one of the following protocols: PA14-0241 or LAB03-0320

• Has an active email address and/or can be contacted via MyChart

• English or Spanish speaker

Exclusion Criteria:

• Non-active patient (i.e., no visit within past 5 years)

• Language other than English or Spanish

• Patients who have previously consented to the following protocols: 2012-0112, 2009-0976, 2005-0035, or PA15-0336, because they will be contacted through separate IRB protocols to complete this same survey

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• COVID-19
• COVID-19 Infection
• Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Cell Neoplasm
• Malignant Solid Neoplasm
• Neoplasms

Intervention

Other:
• Quality-of-Life Assessment
Ancillary studies
• Questionnaire Administration
Complete questionnaire

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	M D Anderson Cancer Center	Houston	Texas

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center	National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Experiences during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic	This will be measure with a COVID-19 questionnaire created to collect COVID-19 experience information, Quality of life (QOL), and other psychosocial variables from participating patients. Using this questionnaire may help researchers gain an understanding of how experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic (e.g., exposure, risk factors, testing,isolation,seropositivity, hospitalization, loss of family or friends, loss of income), may impact multiple domains of health-related quality of life (physical, emotional and social well-being), and other areas such as COVID-19-specific psychological distress (e.g., fear, anxiety and depressive symptoms), and disruptions to health care, finances, and social interactions.	2 months
Primary	COVID-19-specific psychological distress	This will be measure with a COVID-19 questionnaire created to collect COVID-19 experience information, Quality of life (QOL), and other psychosocial variables from participating patients. Using this questionnaire may help researchers gain an understanding of how experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic (e.g., exposure, risk factors, testing,isolation,seropositivity, hospitalization, loss of family or friends, loss of income), may impact multiple domains of health-related quality of life (physical, emotional and social well-being), and other areas such as COVID-19-specific psychological distress (e.g., fear, anxiety and depressive symptoms), and disruptions to health care, finances, and social interactions.	Up to 2 months
Primary	COVID-19-specific health	This will be measure with a COVID-19 questionnaire created to collect COVID-19 experience information, Quality of life (QOL), and other psychosocial variables from participating patients. Using this questionnaire may help researchers gain an understanding of how experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic (e.g., exposure, risk factors, testing,isolation,seropositivity, hospitalization, loss of family or friends, loss of income), may impact multiple domains of health-related quality of life (physical, emotional and social well-being), and other areas such as COVID-19-specific psychological distress (e.g., fear, anxiety and depressive symptoms), and disruptions to health care, finances, and social interactions.	Up to 2 months
Primary	COVID-19-specific financial and social disruptions	This will be measure with a COVID-19 questionnaire created to collect COVID-19 experience information, Quality of life (QOL), and other psychosocial variables from participating patients. Using this questionnaire may help researchers gain an understanding of how experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic (e.g., exposure, risk factors, testing,isolation,seropositivity, hospitalization, loss of family or friends, loss of income), may impact multiple domains of health-related quality of life (physical, emotional and social well-being), and other areas such as COVID-19-specific psychological distress (e.g., fear, anxiety and depressive symptoms), and disruptions to health care, finances, and social interactions.	Up to 2 months
Primary	COVID-19-specific perceived benefits and social support	This will be measure with a COVID-19 questionnaire created to collect COVID-19 experience information, Quality of life (QOL), and other psychosocial variables from participating patients. Using this questionnaire may help researchers gain an understanding of how experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic (e.g., exposure, risk factors, testing,isolation,seropositivity, hospitalization, loss of family or friends, loss of income), may impact multiple domains of health-related quality of life (physical, emotional and social well-being), and other areas such as COVID-19-specific psychological distress (e.g., fear, anxiety and depressive symptoms), and disruptions to health care, finances, and social interactions.	Up to 2 months
Primary	COVID-19-specific health related quality of life (HRQoL)	This will be measure with a COVID-19 questionnaire created to collect COVID-19 experience information, Quality of life (QOL), and other psychosocial variables from participating patients. Using this questionnaire may help researchers gain an understanding of how experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic (e.g., exposure, risk factors, testing,isolation,seropositivity, hospitalization, loss of family or friends, loss of income), may impact multiple domains of health-related quality of life (physical, emotional and social well-being), and other areas such as COVID-19-specific psychological distress (e.g., fear, anxiety and depressive symptoms), and disruptions to health care, finances, and social interactions.	Up to 2 months
Primary	Effects of COVID-19 experiences on COVID-19-specific psychological distress and HRQoL	Will evaluate the extent to which resiliency factors such as social support and perceived benefits moderate the effects of COVID-19 experiences on COVID-19-specific psychological distress and HRQoL.	Up to 2 months

External Links

•   MD Anderson Cancer Center