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NCT00608933 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 3

Education Intervention in Encouraging Health Providers to Talk With Cancer Patients About the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine

A Phase 3 study, sponsored by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.

Completed
Registry status
Phase 3
Development phase
1,356
Enrollment target

NCT00608933: Completed Phase 3 study, sponsored by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.

NCT00608933 is a Phase 3 study that has completed, run by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. The registered enrollment target is 1,356 participants, above the 772-participant average among 15,282 other Phase 3 trials with a reported enrollment target (76% higher). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT00608933, a Phase 3 study, has completed, sponsored by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 3
Development phase
1,356 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

RATIONALE: Educating health providers on talking with cancer patients about complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) may help encourage health providers to talk more often with cancer patients about the use of CAM. PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying how well an education intervention works in encouraging health providers to talk with cancer patients about the use of CAM.

Primary Outcome

The Complementary and Alternative Medicine Patient Survey administered to patients to assess personal use of CAM before and after the cancer diagnosis as well as the level of interaction with providers regarding CAM use. Baseline survey assessment at one week and follow up assessment at 2 months.

Interventions

  • OTHER questionnaire administration
  • OTHER educational intervention

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 1,356 participants
Start Date 2008-06
Est. Completion 2020-12-07
Phase Phase 3
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

2,692 total trials

What the finished NCT00608933 record still lists

NCT00608933 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. Its 1,356 participants enrollment target places it among the larger protocols in the corpus, above the 772-participant average among 15,282 other Phase 3 trials with a reported enrollment target (76% higher).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which questionnaire administration is the first listed.

NCT00608933 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT00608933 about?

NCT00608933 is a clinical study titled "Education Intervention in Encouraging Health Providers to Talk With Cancer Patients About the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine". RATIONALE: Educating health providers on talking with cancer patients about complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) may help encourage health providers to talk more often with cancer patients about the use of CAM. PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying how well an education inter...

What is the current status of trial NCT00608933?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 3 study. The enrollment target is 1,356 participants. The study started on 2008-06. Estimated completion is 2020-12-07.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00608933?

The interventions under investigation include: questionnaire administration (OTHER), educational intervention (OTHER).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00608933?

This trial is sponsored by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, which has 2,692 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT00608933's enrollment target sits among peer trials

1,356 181st of 2000 higher than 1,820 of 2,000 other Phase 3 trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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