Principal Investigator
Enrollment Status
Clinical Trial ID
Clinical Trial Summary
The purpose of the study is to see whether or not a telephone/ text message intervention,
delivered by a registered nurse, is helpful in managing symptoms and can also prevent
dehydration caused by chemotherapy treatment when given together for patients with metastatic
breast, colon, lung or prostate cancer.
Phase
N/A
Funding Agency/Sponsor
Institutional
Disease
Population Sciences
Enrollment Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Eligible for Chemotherapy for the first time (Previous & Ongoing hormonal only
treatment allowed OR Neoadjuvant & Adjuvant chemotherapy regimens with 2+ drugs
allowed)
2. > 18 years old
3. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-2.
4. There are no life expectancy restrictions
5. Women of child-bearing potential are allowed in the study as long as they are eligible
for the chemotherapy treatment.
6. Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Patients on immunotherapy only will be excluded
2. Previous chemotherapy
3. Under 18 years old
4. Medically Diagnosed with a Cognitive Impairment. Rationale for excluding people with
cognitive impairment is that they would not be able to fully participate in the
self-management care aspects of the intervention via the telephone, nor provide
informed consent.
5. No access to a telephone
6. Blind or Deaf; If subject is Hearing-impaired or illiterate, then the subject may have
a family member participate as a telecommunication surrogate with them in the study