Cancer: Thriving and Surviving Online Workshop and Study for Cancer Survivors

Breast Cancer Clinical Trial

Official title:

Cancer Survivors Online Self-Management Workshop

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00962494
• Other study ID #: VAR0044
• Secondary ID: SU-07292009-3460
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• First received: August 18, 2009
• Last updated: February 5, 2013
• Start date: July 2009
• Est. completion date: December 2011

Study information

• Verified date: February 2013
• Source: Stanford University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Cancer: Surviving and Thriving is a 6-week workshop for cancer survivors. The overall goal of the study is to determine whether an online cancer survivor education and support workshop can have lasting beneficial effects in helping survivors improve their self-management of health skills and quality of life.

Description:

This workshop is aimed at helping you better manage your own health and the demands placed on you because of your cancer diagnosis. It is hoped that the workshop will give you the skills needed to reduce stress and improve your quality of life. If successful, the workshop can be made available to other cancer survivors.

Each workshop is 6 weeks with new lessons each week. You will be asked to log on at your convenience 2-3 times each week for a total of 1-2 hours, to read the lessons, complete assignments, and share your ideas and experiences with your classmates. There are no requirements that participants log in at the same time.

With the moderators and other workshop participants, you will discuss:

• Healthy eating

• Managing fatigue

• Managing stress

• Starting and maintaining an appropriate physical activity program

• Getting a good night's sleep

• Dealing with difficult emotions

• Solving the problems caused by having had cancer

• Communicating better with your health care professionals

• Communicating better with your friends, family and coworkers

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 585
• Est. completion date: December 2011
• Est. primary completion date: August 2011
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 19 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:Any adult (19 and over) cancer survivor living in the United States who: 1) was diagnosed within the past 5 years with a new or recurring cancer since the original diagnosis; 2) has completed their cancer treatment (surgery, radiation and/or chemotherapy); 3) isn't currently being treated for cancer except for hormonal therapy; and 4) has and email account and access to high speed internet connection.

Exclusion Criteria:Not meeting the inclusion criteria

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Supportive Care

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Blood Cancer
• Breast Cancer
• Colorectal Neoplasms
• Hematologic Neoplasms
• Neoplasms
• Prostatic Neoplasms

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Cancer: Thriving and Surviving Online Workshop

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United Kingdom	Macmillan Cancer Support	London	UK
United States	Stanford University School of Medicine	Stanford	California

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Stanford University	University of Hawaii Cancer Research Center

Countries where clinical trial is conducted

United States,  United Kingdom, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Document patterns of health care utilization		2011	No
Primary	Quality of Life		baseline and 6 months	No
Primary	Outcome Measure: Better Interactions with Oncologists		baseline and 6 months	No
Primary	Health Behaviors		baseline and 6 months	No
Secondary	Satisfaction with intervention		baseline and 6 months	No