ABC Survey - do we Meet the Needs of Patients With Advanced Breast Cancer?

Metastatic Breast Cancer Clinical Trial

Official title:

ABC Survey: Are we Meeting the Needs of Patients With Advanced Breast Cancer (ABC) in Ireland? A Nationwide Survey

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02051010
• Other study ID #: ICORG 13-01
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: January 24, 2014
• Last updated: March 27, 2015
• Start date: May 2013

Study information

• Verified date: March 2015
• Source: ICORG- All Ireland Cooperative Oncology Research Group
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Ireland: Health Information and Quality Authority
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The study will follow a descriptive design involving a survey. Data collection will involve paper based questionnaires. The questionnaires have been developed in conjunction with breast cancer support groups associated with the Irish Cancer Society and patients.

Description:

The purpose of the study is to identify and categorise the need of Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) patients in Ireland with particular focus on; quality of life, symptom burden and access to and value of support available.

The study also aims to evaluate future service developments that will provide support to these patients.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 500
• Est. primary completion date: March 2015
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Signed written informed consent

• Clinical diagnosis of MBC

• Female aged 18 years or older

• Able to complete the questionnaires independently

Exclusion Criteria:

• Any patient who does not meet the above mentioned inclusion criteria.

Study Design

Observational Model: Case-Only, Time Perspective: Prospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Breast Neoplasms
• Metastatic Breast Cancer

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Ireland	Bon Secours Hospital	Cork
Ireland	Cork University Hospital	Cork
Ireland	South Infirmary - Victoria University Hospital	Cork
Ireland	Letterkenny General Hospital	Donegal
Ireland	Beaumont Hospital	Dublin
Ireland	Mater Misericordiae University Hospital and Mater Private Hospital	Dublin
Ireland	Saint James's Hospital	Dublin
Ireland	Saint Vincent Universtiy Hospital	Dublin
Ireland	Galway University Hospital	Galway
Ireland	Kerry General Hospital	Kerry
Ireland	Midwestern Regional Hospital	Limerick
Ireland	Sligo General Hospital	Sligo
Ireland	Waterford Regional Hospital	Waterford

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
ICORG- All Ireland Cooperative Oncology Research Group

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Ireland, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Needs of MBC patients in Ireland	The needs of MBC patients to be identified and categorised with particular focus on; quality of life, symptom burden and access to and value of available support	Following analysis of the questionnaires completed by the patients, estimated 24 months	No
Secondary	Future service developments	Evaluation of future service developments that will provide support to these patients	Following analysis of the questionnaires completed by patients, estimated 24 months	No