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Study Summary
No. 2003-0526:.......Bladder; Blood And Marrow Transplantation; Brain; Breast; Cervix; CNS; Colon; Colorectal; Diagnostic; Endocrine; Endometrial; Eye; Gastrointestinal; Genitourinary; Gynecology; Head And Neck; Hematologic Disorder; Infection; Kidney; Leukemia; Liver; Lung; Lymphoma; Melanoma; Myeloma; Other Studies; Ovary; Pancreas; Pediatrics; Prostate; Rectum; Sarcoma; Skin; Testis; Unknown Primary; Uterus......Carmen Escalante......General Internal Medicine/Ambulatory Treatment & Emergency Care
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Study Summary Title
Study Summary
Number:		2003-0526
Study Title:Cancer Patients' Medication Knowledge in the Emergency Center
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Physician New Patient Referral
Name:Carmen EscalantePatients Call:800-392-1611 (in U.S.A.) 713-792-6161 (outside U.S.A.)
Dept:General Internal Medicine/Ambulatory Treatment & Emergency CareReferring MD
Call:		800-392-1611 (in U.S.A.) 713-792-6161 (outside U.S.A.)
Phone:713-745-4516
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General Information
Disease Group:Bladder
Blood And Marrow Transplantation
Brain
Breast
Cervix
CNS
Colon
Colorectal
Diagnostic
Endocrine
Endometrial
Eye
Gastrointestinal
Genitourinary
Gynecology
Head And Neck
Hematologic Disorder
Infection
Kidney
Leukemia
Liver
Lung
Lymphoma
Melanoma
Myeloma
Other Studies
Ovary
Pancreas
Pediatrics
Prostate
Rectum
Sarcoma
Skin
Testis
Unknown Primary
Uterus		Supported By:N/A
Phase of Study:N/AReturn
Visit:		Not applicable
Treatment
Agents:		NoneHome Care:Not applicable
Treatment Loc:Only at MDACC
Estimated
Length of Stay
in Houston:		Not applicable
Description/
Intervention:		The goal of the study is to learn about patients' knowledge of their
medications in an outpatient acute care setting (such as the M. D. Anderson
Emergency Center) and to learn about any clinical factors that affect patients'
knowledge of their medications.
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Study Objectives / Outcomes
  • To describe patients' knowledge of their medications in an outpatient acute care setting
  • To describe factors associated with patients' knowledge of medications
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    Study Status Information
    Study Activation / Registration Date:08/02/2005
    IRB Review and Approval Date:11/19/2003
    Study Type:Not Applicable
    Recruitment Status:Terminated
    Projected Accrual:N/A
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    Enrollment Eligibility
    If you do not meet the enrollment eligibility, there may be other treatment options for you. Please Contact the Referral Office for more information.
    Inclusion Criteria:1) Patients admitted to the Emergency Center

    2) Patients must be able to read and write English

    3) Patients must agree to participate and sign informed consent

    4) Patients 16 years or above. (Age limit explained below)

    5) Patients must be able to complete the survey tool. They may have help from a caregiver in transcribing the information but the caregiver can not fill the tool independent of the patient. A research assistant will be trained to discriminate whether a caregiver is acting as a scriber or independently completing the tool. If the caregiver completes the tool independently, the patient will be excluded from the study.
    Exclusion Criteria:1) Patients with altered mental status and those with an acute, emergent illness and hemodynamic instability (Examples: status epilepticus, sepsis, and cardiac arrest)

    2) Employees of the institution with work-related injuries

    3) Visitors who are non-cancer patients

    4) Patients transferred directly from another hospital

    5) Patients will be excluded after their first enrollment during the study period. (Can only be enrolled once though may have multiple Emergency Center visits during study time frame).

    6) Patients will be excluded if all prescribed medications are filled at an external pharmacy and this pharmacy is not accessible.
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    Links
    Registration Number: NCT00385476
    Study Information on Clinical Trials Registry (clinicaltrials.gov)
    Other Links:
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    Results

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