Evaluation of the Impact of a Coordinating Nurse in a Personalized Care Program on Quality of Care, Coordination of the Actors and on Quality of Life for Patients With Lung Cancer (EVIDEC)
Lung Cancer
About this trial
This is an interventional supportive care trial for Lung Cancer focused on measuring coordinating nurse of thoracic oncology, quality of care in thoracic oncology, lung cancer quality of life
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patient of the thoracic oncology ward between April and November 2016
- Newly diagnosed lung cancer
- Treated in the pneumology ward of the Mulhouse Hospital (France)
- Patient enrolled in another clinical trial can also be enrolled in this study
- Patients who have not disagreed to participate to the study
Exclusion Criteria:
- Secondary cancer in lung
- Relapse of primary cancer in lung of the same histological type
- Previous enrollment in this study
- Uncontrolled psychological problem
Sites / Locations
- GHRMSA
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Coordinating nurse added to the personalized care program
Personalized care program as routine practice
The coordinating nurse (CN) is dedicated to the newly diagnosed patient to optimize their personalized care program. The CN is the connection between the medical team and the patient. They act according to the instructions from the multidisciplinary staff in charge of bronchopulmonary cancer patients.: e.g. Schedule an exam or an hospitalization, collect and share results of useful information to correct treatment's side effects etc Main contact of the patient, the general practitioner and the patient's relatives, they give practical information for the patient's case Quality of life questionnaires - EORTC QLQ-C30 and EORTC QLQ-LC13 - completed by the patient throughout the study. 2 Satisfaction questionnaires completed : satisfaction questionnaire - patient, satisfaction questionnaire - general practitioner or home nurse
A personalized care program is decided for the newly diagnosed patient by the multidisciplinary team in charge of lung cancer. The care provided will be organized by the medical team, and besides the oncologist, no principal coordinating contact will be in charge of the patient. The quality of life questionnaire - EORTC QLQ-C30 and QLQ-LC13 - will be completed by the patient throughout the study. 2 Satisfaction questionnaires completed : satisfaction questionnaire - patient, satisfaction questionnaire - general practitioner or home nurse