Comedy in Chemotherapy (COMIC) Study
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Brief summary
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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.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT01037933
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Enrollment
- 50 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 21 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Jan 31, 2007
- Primary completion
- Dec 31, 2008
- Completion
- Dec 31, 2008
- Last update posted
- Dec 22, 2009
2007 – 2009
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Queen's Medical Center | Honolulu | Hawaii | 96813 | — |
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- Last update posted Dec 22, 2009 · Synced Sep 2, 2026
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