Tokyo, May 27 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000061691) titled 'A Scoping Review on the Components of "Time Toxicity" in Patients with Advanced Cancer and Their Families' on May 26.

Study Type: Others,meta-analysis etc

Primary Sponsor: Institute - Mie University

Condition: Condition - To comprehensively map the factors (physical, psychological, social, and relational aspects) that constitute the time-related toxicity experienced by patients with advanced cancer and their families. Classification by malignancy - Malignancy Genomic information - NO

Objective: Narrative objectives1 - To comprehensively map the factors (physical, psychological, social, and relational aspects) that constitute the time-related toxicity experienced by patients with advanced cancer and their families. Basic objectives2 - Others

Eligibility: Age-lower limit - 18 years-old <= Age-upper limit - Not applicable Gender - Male and Female Key inclusion criteria - 1. Cancer patients or patients with chronic diseases (defined as conditions requiring continuous management or treatment for three months or longer), as well as their families or caregivers. 2. Healthcare professionals (nurses, physicians, etc.) who address perceptions of or provide support related to time toxicity. 3. Concepts related to "time toxicity," "time burden/cost," or research whose primary objective is time toxicity. or concepts related to treatment burden that include a temporal aspect. 4. Studies addressing the content that patients, families, and healthcare providers recognize and experience as time consumption associated with medical care or convalescence (e.g., hospital visits, waiting times, tests, treatments, self-management, caregiving, and convalescence coordination). 5. Studies addressing the impact of time burden on daily life, quality of life (QOL), decision-making, daily activities, and social life. 6. Research on the narratives, experiences, and perceptions of patients, families, and healthcare providers. 7. Research that measures, evaluates, or quantifies the time burden associated with medical care and treatment. 8. Research dealing with time-related indicators such as the number of clinic visits, travel time to clinics, waiting time, treatment time, self-management time, caregiving time, and time spent in medical encounters. 9. Research addressing the impact of time burden on QOL, functional ability, employment, social participation, decision-making, and other areas. Key exclusion criteria - 1. The study is a duplicate. 2. The study is a conference presentation. 3. The study does not address the time spent by patients, their families, and healthcare providers in relation to medical care or treatment.

Recruitment Status: Recruitment status - Preinitiation Date of protocol fixation - 2026 Year 05 Month 21 Day Anticipated trial start date - 2026 Year 05 Month 29 Day Last follow-up date - 2027 Year 05 Month 31 Day

To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000070589

Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication.