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Patient Self-Reporting of Symptoms for Cancer (PRO-TECT Trial)

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Research Sponsored by Alliance Foundation Trials, LLC.
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 1 year
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PRO-TECT Trial Summary

This trial is testing whether patients' health outcomes improve when they report their symptoms to their doctor between visits.

Eligible Conditions
  • Metastatic Cancer

PRO-TECT Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~1 year
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 1 year for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Overall Survival
Secondary outcome measures
Emergency room/hospital utilization
Health-related quality of life and symptom burden time
Patient Satisfaction/Communication
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PRO-TECT Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Patient Self-Reporting of SymptomsExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Patients report symptoms weekly via web or automated telephone system. Email alerts to nurses for severe/worsening symptoms; printouts for clinicians at visits. Evidence based symptom management pathways provided to patients and clinicians.
Group II: Usual Care DeliveryActive Control1 Intervention
Evidence-based symptom management pathways provided to patients and clinicians

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Mayo ClinicOTHER
3,207 Previous Clinical Trials
3,765,949 Total Patients Enrolled
American Society of Clinical OncologyOTHER
33 Previous Clinical Trials
146,362 Total Patients Enrolled
American Cancer Society, Inc.OTHER
224 Previous Clinical Trials
109,264 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Are there still opportunities to enroll in this clinical experiment?

"This specific medical trial, which was posted on October 30th 2017 and last updated in June of 2022, is not actively recruiting. Nonetheless, 727 other trials are available for patients to join at the moment."

Answered by AI

Are there multiple medical facilities in the state conducting this investigation?

"This clinical trial is primarily being conducted out of WellSpan Health - York Cancer Center in Pennsylvania, Marshfield Clinic in Wisconsin, and Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Centre in West virginia. An additional 45 sites are also participating."

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Recent research and studies
Supportive Care in CancerJournal
A Literature Synthesis of Symptom Prevalence and Severity in Persons Receiving Active Cancer Treatment
Reilly, Carolyn Miller, Deborah Watkins Bruner, Sandra A. Mitchell, Lori M. Minasian, Ethan Basch, Amylou C. Dueck, David Cella, and Bryce B. Reeve. 2013. “A Literature Synthesis of Symptom Prevalence and Severity in Persons Receiving Active Cancer Treatment”. Supportive Care in Cancer. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. doi:10.1007/s00520-012-1688-0.
Health and Quality of Life OutcomesJournal
Health Care Providers Underestimate Symptom Intensities of Cancer Patients: A Multicenter European Study
Laugsand, Eivor A., Mirjam A.G. Sprangers, Kristin Bjordal, Frank Skorpen, Stein Kaasa, and Pal Klepstad. 2010. “Health Care Providers Underestimate Symptom Intensities of Cancer Patients: A Multicenter European Study”. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. doi:10.1186/1477-7525-8-104.
Quality of Life ResearchJournal
Reliability of Adverse Symptom Event Reporting by Clinicians
Atkinson, Thomas M., Yuelin Li, Charles W. Coffey, Laura Sit, Mary Shaw, Dawn Lavene, Antonia V. Bennett, et al.. 2011. “Reliability of Adverse Symptom Event Reporting by Clinicians”. Quality of Life Research. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. doi:10.1007/s11136-011-0031-4.
Quality of Life ResearchJournal
Prospects and Challenges in Using Patient-reported Outcomes in Clinical Practice
Fung, Constance H., and Ron D. Hays. 2008. “Prospects and Challenges in Using Patient-reported Outcomes in Clinical Practice”. Quality of Life Research. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. doi:10.1007/s11136-008-9379-5.
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