Understanding Symptom Recognition and Treatment Decision-making in Hispanic/Latino Lung Cancer Patients

This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified September 2012 by Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Sponsor:
Collaborators:
The Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education The City College of New York
CUNY
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01466946
First received: November 4, 2011
Last updated: September 10, 2012
Last verified: September 2012

November 4, 2011
September 10, 2012
November 2011
November 2013   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
  • psychosocial issues [ Time Frame: 2 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    related to lung cancer symptom recognition, delays in lung cancer diagnosis of Hispanic/Latino patients and treatment decision-making processes.
  • cultural issues [ Time Frame: 2 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    related to lung cancer symptom recognition, delays in lung cancer diagnosis of Hispanic/Latino patients and treatment decision-making processes.
Same as current
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identify obstacles [ Time Frame: 2 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
that have been overcome by Hispanic/Latino lung cancer patients who have succeeded in obtaining access to care at an NCI-designated cancer center, and probe for barriers that these individuals believe still need to be addressed or that they were not successful in surpassing.
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Understanding Symptom Recognition and Treatment Decision-making in Hispanic/Latino Lung Cancer Patients
Understanding Symptom Recognition and Treatment Decision-making in Hispanic/Latino Lung Cancer Patients

The purpose of the study is to understand why Hispanic/Latino patients with lung cancer are diagnosed later than other groups.

 
Observational
Observational Model: Case-Only
Time Perspective: Prospective
 
Non-Probability Sample

Self-identified Hispanic/Latino patients with biopsy-proven primary lung cancer treated at MSKCC.

Lung Cancer
Behavioral: semi-structured interviews
Use semi-structured interview methods to gather narrative data from research participants, as more open-ended interviews allow participants to share information that is most relevant to their own experiences (Patton, 2002; Rubin & Rubin, 2005; Kvale, 1996). Semi-structured interviewing can generate a rich understanding of a participant's life routines, experiences, and attitudes related to a topic of inquiry, and can yield a nuanced and thorough description of a research participant's life story and belief systems.
semi-structured interviews
A qualitative study of MSKCC lung cancer patients of Hispanic/Latino descent by collecting retrospective patient narratives to understand the processes that led them to seek medical help when they did, their experiences in seeking and receiving medical guidance, as well as their decisions regarding lung cancer treatment. In addition, we will explore how these patients' representations of lung cancer with its associated risk factors and symptoms affected their treatment decisions.
Intervention: Behavioral: semi-structured interviews
 

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Recruiting
24
November 2013
November 2013   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Self-identified Hispanic/Latino patients with biopsy-proven primary lung cancer treated at MSKCC, including stages of disease I-IV
  • 18 years of age or older
  • Fluent in English or Spanish
  • Patients must reside in the U.S

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Spanish-surnamed patients who do not self identify as Hispanic/Latino (e.g., Philippines-born individuals)
Both
18 Years and older
No
Contact: William Alago, MD 212-639-2235
Contact: Nabil Rizk, MD 212-639-8357
United States
 
NCT01466946
11-109
 
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
  • The Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education The City College of New York
  • CUNY
Principal Investigator: William Alago, MD Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
September 2012

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