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Quality Of Life in Patients With Malignant Biliary Obstruction

NCT00579865 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 124

Last updated 2010-01-14

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

You may have symptoms like itching, abdominal pain, loss of appetite, fatigue, fevers and chills. The treatment you will receive to relieve the blockage is also intended to relieve symptoms and improve your quality of life. The purpose of this study is to find out if relieving the blockage in your bile duct improves your quality of life.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

questionnaires

complete the FACT-Hep, the SSQ, and the Visual Analog Scale for Pruritus Assessment at 1 week and 4 weeks post procedure.

BEHAVIORAL

questionnaires

complete the FACT-Hep, the SSQ, and the Visual Analog Scale for Pruritus Assessment at 1 week and 4 weeks post procedure. Patients who have undergone bypass or resection will complete an additional set of questionnaires at 9 and 14 weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Piera Robson, RN, BSN · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-05-31
Primary Completion
2010-01-31
Completion
2010-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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