Involvement of Patients and Relatives in the Course of Cancer Disease

Cancer Clinical Trial

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Official title:

Involvement of Patients and Relatives in the Course of Cancer Disease With a Particular View to Rehabilitation and the Life With Cancer

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01060761
• Other study ID #: HMS-SDU- 2009-1
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: February 1, 2010
• Last updated: November 2, 2017
• Start date: March 2010
• Est. completion date: December 2011

Study information

• Verified date: June 2012
• Source: University of Southern Denmark
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The objective is to investigate a rehabilitation program (supportive conversations and a rehabilitation course for cancer patients and their relatives together).

The study evaluate the effect of the program compared to no intervention (usual care)

Description:

The study aim to evaluate the effect and the benefit of the program.

First the patients psychosocial well-being is assessed in a survey (EORTC, POMS, WHO-5 well-being index) Then their relatives psychosocial well-being is assessed in a survey (Ad hoc questions, POMS and WHO-5 well-being index)

The effect is also assessed in qualitative interviews with patients and their relatives.

The rehabilitation course is investigated in qualitative observations and interviews.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 42
• Est. completion date: December 2011
• Est. primary completion date: November 2011
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Both the patient and their relative must agree to participate together

• Patient admitted to the Hospital

• Patient admitted with a lung cancer diagnosis or

• Patient admitted with a gynecological cancer diagnosis

Exclusion Criteria:

• The cancer diagnosis was not verified.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cancer
• Rehabilitation
• Relatives

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Rehabilitation program
Patient and their relative receive three supportive, structured conversation with a trained nurse. Patient and their relative receive 4 days Retreat Weekend with supportive talk and activities

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Denmark	Odense University Hospital	Odense

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Southern Denmark	Odense University Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Denmark, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Quality of life,		two months and one year