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Behavioral Intervention

Electronic Symptom Management for Advanced Cancer

N/A

Recruiting

Led By Kathryn Schmitz, PhD

Research Sponsored by Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up through study completion, an average of two years

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial is testing whether an electronic symptom management system can help people with stage 3 and 4 cancer live longer, specifically those who live in rural areas.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for adults with advanced stage 3 or 4 cancer, living in certain rural areas, who are undergoing treatment (not just palliative care). They must have a life expectancy of at least 6 months, be able to use a phone for check-ins, and not be part of other supportive care studies.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

Nurse AMIE is an electronic system designed to help manage symptoms in cancer patients. The study compares its effectiveness on survival rates against usual care without this technology among those living in rural settings.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since Nurse AMIE is a symptom management system rather than a drug, it doesn't have traditional side effects. However, there may be issues related to the usability or accessibility of the technology that could affect patient experience.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ through study completion, an average of two years

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~through study completion, an average of two years

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and through study completion, an average of two years for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Survival

Secondary outcome measures

Change in Health-Related Quality of Life measured using the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36)

Change in Physical Function measured using the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB)

Change in Symptoms measured using the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System: The PROMIS ®-Preference (PROPr)

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Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Nurse AMIE Supportive Care InterventionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Participants in the intervention arm will receive the computer tablet with the Nurse AMIE program. Nurse AMIE will assess their symptoms daily and provide an intervention to help manage their symptoms.

Group II: Usual CareActive Control1 Intervention

Participants in the usual care arm will receive a book with some supportive care educational materials and recommendations.

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Nurse AMIE

2017

N/A

~10

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Milton S. Hershey Medical CenterLead Sponsor

494 Previous Clinical Trials

2,798,498 Total Patients Enrolled

University of PittsburghLead Sponsor

1,722 Previous Clinical Trials

16,342,592 Total Patients Enrolled

National Cancer Institute (NCI)NIH

13,664 Previous Clinical Trials

40,925,789 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

Cancer Research Study Groups: Nurse AMIE Supportive Care Intervention, Usual Care

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

How many individuals are participating in this clinical experiment?

"Affirmative, the clinicaltrials.gov portal reveals that this experiment is in search of participants. This research was posted on April 1st 2022 and has since been revised on October 6th 2022. 344 individuals are currently needed to be enrolled from 2 sites."

Answered by AI

Are any new participants being admitted for this experiment?

"Clinicaltrials.gov states that this medical trial is presently enrolling participants, with its initial posting dated April 1st 2022 and the latest update on October 6th 2022."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Nurse AMIE (Addressing Malignancies in Individuals Everyday)

Kathryn Schmitz 2022. "Nurse AMIE (Addressing Malignancies in Individuals Everyday)". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05221606.