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Spots Global Cancer Trial Database for Oral Assessment of Symptoms in Advanced Cancer

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Trial Identification

Brief Title: Oral Assessment of Symptoms in Advanced Cancer

Official Title: An Observational Study of the Frequency of Oral Symptoms in Patients With Advanced Cancer

Study ID: NCT04404920

Interventions

Questionnaire

Study Description

Brief Summary: Observational study of prevalence of oral symptoms in patients with advanced cancer using a novel questionnaire ("Oral symptom assessment scale")

Detailed Description: A novel questionnaire (the "Oral symptom assessment scale" / OSAS) has been developed to assess a range of oral symptoms in patients with advanced cancer. The OSAS consists of 20 symptoms, which were chosen following a review of the literature / discussion with experts in the field. The OSAS was modelled on the Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale (MSAS), and asks about the presence of the symptoms, the frequency of the symptoms (i.e. "rarely"; "occasionally"; "frequently"; or "almost constantly"), the severity of the symptoms (i.e. "slight"; "moderate"; "severe"; or "very severe"), and how much distress they cause (i.e. "not at all"; "a little bit"; "somewhat"; "quite a bit"; or "very much"). The questions relate to the last week. Patients will be given the OSAS to complete, and also the short form of the MSAS (which asks about the presence, and related distress, of 32 physical / psychological symptoms, including a small number of oral symptoms). Demographic data, cancer diagnosis, and performance status will also be collected. The study involves a single visit / assessment. Descriptive statistics will be used to present the data, and hierarchical cluster analysis will be used to identify oral symptom clusters. Kappa tests will be used to compare analogous questions on the OSAS and short form MSAS (as part of the validation of the OSAS).

Eligibility

Minimum Age: 18 Years

Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT

Sex: ALL

Healthy Volunteers: No

Locations

Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals, Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, Eastbourne, East Sussex, United Kingdom

Pilgrims Hospice, Margate, Kent, United Kingdom

Ellenor Lions Hospice, Northfleet, Kent, United Kingdom

Hospice in the Weald, Pembury, Kent, United Kingdom

Wisdom Hospice, Rochester, Kent, United Kingdom

Frimley Park Hospital, Camberley, Surrey, United Kingdom

Princess Alice Hospice, Esher, Surrey, United Kingdom

Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom

St. Wilfred's Hospice, Chichester, Wesr Sussex, United Kingdom

St. Catherine's Hospice, Crawley, West Sussex, United Kingdom

Contact Details

Name: Andrew Davies, MD

Affiliation: Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

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