Psychosocial Outcomes in Online Cancer Support Groups
Purpose: The purpose of this project is to evaluate whether psychosocial outcomes in women with breast cancer differ based on the format of online group support. This objective will be addressed by the following specific aims: 1. Specific Aim #1 is to determine if there is a difference in depressive symptoms between women with breast cancer assigned to one of two treatment conditions: moderated online support or peer-led online support. • H1: Women with breast cancer who participate in moderated online support will report fewer depressive symptoms than women with breast cancer in peer led online support. 2. Specific Aim #2 is to determine if there is a difference in perceived social support between women with breast cancer who are assigned to one of two treatment conditions: moderated online support or peer-led online support. • H2: Women with breast cancer who participate in moderated online support will report greater perceived social support than women with breast cancer in peer-led online support. 3. Specific Aim #3 is to determine if there is a difference in quality of life in women with breast cancer who are assigned to one of two treatment conditions: moderated online support or peer-led online support. - H3: Women with breast cancer who participate in moderated online support will report better quality of life than women with breast cancer in peer-led online support. NOTE: Once the study began, it was obvious that we could not prevent anyone from joining a support group, if that was her choice. We also could not control if participants joined a second online support group or face-to-face group during the study. Therefore, we decided to omit a "usual care" (no support) group. The study was completed with just two groups: moderated and peer-support.
NCT00382785 — Breast Cancer
Status: Completed
http://inclinicaltrials.com/breast-cancer/NCT00382785/
Helping the Mother With Breast Cancer Support Her Child
This is a 6-state randomized controlled trial (RCT) that uses a behavioral intervention to enhance parenting skills for school age children when a mother is recently diagnosed with early stage breast cancer. Efficacy analyses will include measures of the child's and mother's psychosocial adjustment, including enhanced parenting quality and skills related to the cancer.
NCT00194571 — Breast Cancer
Status: Completed
http://inclinicaltrials.com/breast-cancer/NCT00194571/
Patient Centred Models for Surveillance and Support of Cancer Survivors With Breast and Bowel Cancer
This project aims to enhance the support for patients with breast and bowel cancer after treatment. Current follow-up care includes either self-management with patient-initiated contacts (breast cancer) or scheduled hospital visits for scans/tests for recurrence (bowel cancer). Building on extensive experience with online patient self-reporting of symptoms during treatment, the study will develop, implement and evaluate satisfaction with an improved electronic system to engage breast and bowel cancer survivors to self-report symptoms/problems online from home and get immediate tailored advice for self-management or hospital contact. The reports are displayed real-time in the hospital records alongside scans/tests to inform clinical management.
NCT04749862 — Breast Cancer
Status: Recruiting
http://inclinicaltrials.com/breast-cancer/NCT04749862/
Developing and Testing a Self-management Support Intervention in Colorectal Cancer Survivors: A Mixed-methods Study
Background: Survivors of colorectal cancer have to face long-term consequences of the disease and its treatment side effects, which in turn affect mood and psychological well-being. Self-management support may help colorectal cancer survivors to achieve healthy lifestyle and better adjustment. However, there is little research evidence to support it and also no theory-based self-management support interventions specifically designed for colorectal cancer survivors in Taiwan. Aim: The study aims is to test the efficacy of the Acceptance and Commitment Therapy -based self-management support program on the primary outcome, quality of life, and secondary outcomes, physical activity, fruit and vegetative intake, body mass index, sleep quality, emotion distress, and fatigue in colorectal cancer survivors . Design: An experimental design with repeated measures will be used to test the intervention efficacy. A convenient sample of 250 colorectal cancer (stage I-III) survivors who has completed initial treatments will be recruited and randomized to the control or intervention group. The intervention includes a colorectal cancer self-management information booklet, a DVD, two individual skill trainings and 12 follow-up telephone calls. These are to establish participants' self-management skills and healthy lifestyle, including physical activity and healthy eating fruits and vegetables. The control group will receive health education leaflets. Outcome variables will be assessed on the baseline, 2th, 4th, and 6th month in both groups. Descriptive analysis will be used to describe patients' demographics, disease variables, and outcome variables. The Chi-square, t-test, and General Linear Mix-effect Model will be used to test the efficacy of the study interventions.
NCT03853278 — Colorectal Neoplasms
Status: Completed
http://inclinicaltrials.com/colorectal-neoplasms/NCT03853278/
The MyLungHealth Study Protocol: A Pragmatic Patient-Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate a Patient-Centered, Electronic Health Record-Integrated Intervention to Enhance Lung Cancer Screening in Primary Care
Early lung cancer screening (LCS) through low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) is crucial but underused due to various barriers, including incomplete or inaccurate patient smoking data in the electronic health record and limited time for shared decision-making. The objective of this trial is to investigate a patient-centered intervention, MyLungHealth, delivered through the patient portal. The intervention is designed to improve LCS rates through increased identification of eligible patients and informed decision making.
NCT06338592 — Lung Cancer
Status: Recruiting
http://inclinicaltrials.com/lung-cancer/NCT06338592/
Palliative Care Yields Cancer Wellbeing Support
The goal of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a programme for transitional palliative cancer care (Pal-Cycles) in seven countries (the Netherlands, Germany, United Kingdom, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Portugal) and its consequent effects on the number of readmissions into hospital. The main hypothesis for the study is: that fewer people in the intervention arm of the study will require hospital re admission than those having usual care. Participants will be asked to fill in questionnaires regarding their quality of care and quality of life.
NCT06259136 — Cancer
Status: Not yet recruiting
http://inclinicaltrials.com/cancer/NCT06259136/
Support for Cancer Patients Awaiting News (SCAN Study): Pilot Testing a Stress Management Program
This is a behavioral trial study to pilot test a stress management intervention for people with cancer who are undergoing routine cancer scans. The study will involve two pilot testing phases. Initial feasibility will be determined in an Open Trial phase, to inform any needed revisions to the intervention and/or protocol prior to a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial phase. The Open Trial phase is an unblinded, single-site, single-arm open trial (n=10). The Pilot randomized clinical trial (RCT) phase is an unblinded, single-site, feasibility pilot randomized controlled trial (n=50).
NCT06199570 — Lung Cancer
Status: Recruiting
http://inclinicaltrials.com/lung-cancer/NCT06199570/
Decision Aid for Education and Support About Cancer Treatment
The goals of this clinical trial are to evaluate DECIDES, a web-based decision support application that provides education about cancer and cancer treatment and provides support to encourage adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients, their caregivers, and oncology health care providers to make informed decisions about cancer treatment together. The main questions this study aims to answer are: - Is DECIDES acceptable, usable, and feasible for AYA, caregivers, and oncology health care providers? - Is DECIDES helpful for AYA, caregivers, and oncology health care providers that are making cancer treatment decisions together? AYA and caregiver participants will complete a questionnaire and be randomly assigned to participate in one of three groups: (1) Usual Care, (2) DECIDES, or (3) DECIDES + Coach. Participants in 'Usual Care' will continue to have access to their oncology health care team for questions related to cancer and cancer treatment, as per usual standard of care. Participants in both 'DECIDES' and 'DECIDES + Coach' groups will receive access to DECIDES, and those in 'DECIDES + Coach' will receive additional live, coach-assisted support. After 8 weeks, AYA and caregivers will complete a follow-up questionnaire and those in the 'DECIDES' and 'DECIDES + Coach' groups will complete a semi-structured qualitative interview. Oncology health care providers of participating AYA will be invited to participate in a questionnaire and semi-structured qualitative interview. Researchers will compare groups to see if AYA and caregivers that receive access to DECIDES (with and without coach-assisted support) report more positive decision-making processes compared to those that receive usual standard of care.
NCT06191679 — Cancer
Status: Completed
http://inclinicaltrials.com/cancer/NCT06191679/
Survivorship ECHO Project
This clinical trial utilizes the Project Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) model to recruit, train, and support community healthcare providers in cancer survivorship best practices. Cancer survivors have distinct medical needs and are more likely to report being in poor or fair overall health compared to those who do not report a history of cancer. There is a lack of educational opportunities focused on survivorship care for health providers. Although progress has been made with the development of survivorship guidelines, physicians continue to express barriers to addressing concerns of cancer survivors. This study is to utilize a Survivorship ECHO education intervention to assess its effects on provider knowledge and comfort with survivorship guidelines as well as greater adherence to guideline concordant breast cancer survivorship care recommendations.
NCT06062901 — Malignant Solid Neoplasm
Status: Active, not recruiting
http://inclinicaltrials.com/malignant-solid-neoplasm/NCT06062901/
Effects of Different Nutritional Support Modes Based on Nutritional Risk Screening on Postoperative Nutritional Status of Patients With Gastrointestinal Cancer
The goal of this clinical trial was to compare the effects of different nutritional support methods based on nutritional risk screening on postoperative nutritional status in patients with gastrointestinal tumors.The main question it aims to answer is that different types of nutrition can improve the nutritional status of patients with different nutritional status;Long-term dietary interventions for patients with poor nutrition can make cancer patients better able to tolerate surgery and chemotherapy and improve their quality of life.The intervention group received nutrition + exercise + psychological intervention upon admission, routine parenteral and enteral nutrition support after operation, and continued nutrition + exercise + psychological intervention after discharge.The control group received routine parenteral nutrition support in the department after surgery, and the patients and their families were given diet education during hospitalization.
NCT06018246 — Gastrointestinal Cancer
Status: Completed
http://inclinicaltrials.com/gastrointestinal-cancer/NCT06018246/