Oncology-patient-reported Anxiety, Mood, and QoL During the COVID-19 Pandemic (ONCOVID)

Ghent University Hospital (UZ)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cancer

Treatments: Other: Survey administration

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04340219

BC-07505-LGE

Details and patient eligibility

About

ONCOVID is a prospective cohort study investigating oncology-patient-reported anxiety, mood, and quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants complete a survey consisting of sociodemographic information and self-administered questionnaires (COVID-19 Peritraumatic Distress Index, Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21, and WHO Quality of Life-BREF). Data collection occurs at baseline and follow-up surveys are performed after 6, 12, and 24 weeks.

Enrollment: 394 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• ≥ 18 years of age
• Histologically confirmed cancer
• Receive systemic therapy (including chemotherapy, targeted small-molecule therapy, anticancer monoclonal antibody, immunotherapy, endocrine therapy, or investigational agent) (either exclusively or in combination with other anticancer therapy) between February 14, 2020 and March 31, 2020 (Note: Patients whose systemic treatment administration was initially planned for this period but was modified, delayed, stopped, or withheld due to COVID-19 measures are also eligible for inclusion)

Exclusion criteria

• Insufficient understanding of the Dutch language
• Severe cognitive impairment
• Acute psychiatric crisis
• Not able to give informed consent
• Confirmed or clinically suspected COVID-19
• Endocrine therapy in (neo)adjuvant setting (Note: Patients whose (neo)adjuvant systemic treatment was initially planned as chemotherapy, targeted small-molecule therapy, anticancer monoclonal antibody, immunotherapy, or investigational agent (either exclusively or in combination in combination with other anticancer therapy) but was modified to endocrine therapy due to COVID-19 measures are also eligible for inclusion)

Trial design

394 participants in 1 patient group

Cancer patients

Description:

Participants complete a survey consisting of sociodemographic information and self-administered questionnaires (CPDI, DASS-21, and WHOQOL-BREF).

Treatment:

Other: Survey administration