Cancer Related Fatigue in Patients Receiving Chemotherapy

This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.

Sponsored by:	Medical Center Alkmaar
Information provided by:	Medical Center Alkmaar
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00261534

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to examine the degree of fatigue in patients receiving chemotherapy. Special interest goes out to the course of fatigue throughout five treatments and the actions taken by patients to reduce this fatigue.The correlation between fatigue and haemoglobin will also be subject of study.

Condition
Cancer Fatigue

MedlinePlus related topics: Cancer

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Observational
Study Design:	Natural History, Longitudinal, Defined Population, Prospective Study
Official Title:	Outcomes Research on the Course of Cancer Related Fatigue Throughout Five Chemotherapy Treatments

Further study details as provided by Medical Center Alkmaar:

Estimated Enrollment:	90
Study Start Date:	January 2006
Estimated Study Completion Date:	July 2006

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Diagnosis of cancer requiring chemotherapy treatment

Exclusion Criteria:

Pregnancy
Psychological illness
Life expectancy less than three months
Lack of basic proficiency in Dutch

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00261534

Locations

Netherlands, Noord-Holland
Medical Centre Alkmaar
Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, 1815JD

Sponsors and Collaborators

Medical Center Alkmaar

Investigators

Study Director:

D. Hilarius, MSc

Medical Centre Alkmaar, Hospital Pharmacy

More Information

Study ID Numbers:	M05-057
Study First Received:	December 1, 2005
Last Updated:	September 13, 2006
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00261534
Health Authority:	Netherlands: The Central Committee on Research Involving Human Subjects (CCMO)

Keywords provided by Medical Center Alkmaar:

Chemotherapy

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Signs and Symptoms
Fatigue

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 14, 2009