Quality of Life Intervention to Inform Patient Decision-Making in Early-Stage Lung Cancer

Launched by ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE · Mar 22, 2022

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is looking at how a special program to improve quality of life can help patients with early-stage lung cancer make better decisions about their treatment. Specifically, it focuses on patients who can choose between having surgery or a type of radiation therapy called stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT). The goal is to provide patients with helpful information about how each option might affect their quality of life, which may lead to less regret about their choices and greater satisfaction with their care.

To participate in this study, you need to be at least 18 years old and diagnosed with stage I or II non-small cell lung cancer, which is a common type of lung cancer. You must be eligible for both surgery and SBRT and able to understand and sign consent forms in English. If you join, you can expect to receive information that may help you feel more confident in making your treatment decision. It’s important to note that this trial is currently recruiting participants, and it excludes those with more advanced lung cancer or other specific conditions.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Age \>= 18 years
• • Radiographic stage I-II non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
• • Eligible for both surgery and SBRT
• • Able to provide informed consent in English
• • Have verbal fluency in English
• • Participant must understand the investigational nature of this study and sign an Independent Ethics Committee/Institutional Review Board approved written informed consent form prior to receiving any study related procedure
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Radiographic stage III-IV NSCLC
• • Eligible for either only surgery or SBRT, but not both
• • Eligible for palliative-intent treatments or supportive care only.
• • Pregnant female participants.
• • Unwilling or unable to follow protocol requirements
• • Any condition which in the investigator's opinion deems the participant an unsuitable candidate
• • Cognitively impaired adults/adults with impaired decision-making capacity
• • Individuals who are not yet adults (infants, children, teenagers)
• • Prisoners