Do cancer patients and doctors see eye to eye on recovery?
NCT ID NCT02911064
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether cancer patients and their doctors have similar expectations about how well patients will perform daily activities after short-term inpatient rehabilitation. About 133 adults with cancer who can tolerate 3 hours of rehab per day will fill out questionnaires before and after rehab. The goal is to identify any gaps in expectations to improve communication and care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help doctors and patients better align expectations, leading to more personalized and effective rehabilitation plans.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study with no treatment being tested, so it won't directly change outcomes. Results may not apply to all cancer patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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133 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2016
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Participants scheduled to receive inpatient rehabilitation therapy at University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Participants are willing and able to give written informed consent and to comply with all of the study visits and surveys 2. Patients with any type of cancer admitted on the acute inpatient rehabilitation unit who can tolerate 3 hours of rehabilitation therapies per day 3. Patients 18 years and older 4. Patients must be able to understand, read, write, and speak English. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients who have delirium, severe symptom distress, or cognitive impairment. 2. Patients who return to primary service prior to discharge from the acute inpatient rehabilitation unit.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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