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Comedy in Chemotherapy (COMIC) Study

NCT01037933 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2009-12-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Primary aims: To compare changes in (a) symptoms related to cancer and chemotherapy, (b) a marker of immune function (salivary immunoglobulin A), and (c) a hormonal marker of emotional stress (salivary cortisol) between two groups of patients who view a humorous or non-humorous DVD.

Secondary aim: To describe the perception of patients, caregivers, and nurses regarding the overall intervention experience.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Humor intervention

A 45-minute humorous DVD ("Bananas Bunch") using a portable DVD player.

OTHER

Non-humor intervention (distraction)

A 45-minute non-humorous DVD ("The A to Z of Steam Railways") using a portable DVD player

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Queen Emma Nursing Research Institute

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • University of Hawaii

    collaborator OTHER

  • Queen's Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Hob Osterlund, RN, MS · The Queen's Medical Center

  • Brad Willcox, MD · The Queen's Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-02-28
Primary Completion
2009-01-31
Completion
2009-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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