ABC Survey - do we Meet the Needs of Patients With Advanced Breast Cancer?

Cancer Trials Ireland

Status: Completed

Conditions: Metastatic Breast Cancer

Study type: Observational

Funder types: NETWORK

Identifiers

NCT02051010

ICORG 13-01

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study will follow a descriptive design involving a survey. Data collection will involve paper based questionnaires. The questionnaires have been developed in conjunction with breast cancer support groups associated with the Irish Cancer Society and patients.

Full description

The purpose of the study is to identify and categorise the need of Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) patients in Ireland with particular focus on; quality of life, symptom burden and access to and value of support available.

The study also aims to evaluate future service developments that will provide support to these patients.

Enrollment: 500 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Signed written informed consent
• Clinical diagnosis of MBC
• Female aged 18 years or older
• Able to complete the questionnaires independently

Exclusion criteria

• Any patient who does not meet the above mentioned inclusion criteria.

Trial design

500 participants in 1 patient group

Metastatic Breast Cancer