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BLANKET: Treating fear of cancer recurrence in primary care

Completed
Conditions
Fear of cancer recurrence
10002861
Registration Number
NL-OMON49012
Lead Sponsor
Helen Dowling Instituut
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
235
Inclusion Criteria

• Having finished successful curative cancer treatment between 3 months and 10
years ago.
• Being registered at a general practice that is participating in the study.
• Being 18 years or older.
• Desiring support for FCR.
• Having sufficient Dutch reading and writing skills.

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria for general practitioners (GP) and mental health workers
(MHW):
In some cases there are complex clusters where, for example, one GP works in
two practices, and a MHW in one of those practices works in a third practice,
as well. In these cases the practice where both the GP and the MHW work is
excluded to prevent contamination.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>The main parameter is the decrease in FCR severity as measured by the FCRI<br /><br>severity scale, between baseline and T1 (three months after baseline). </p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Secondary parameters are difference in distress, FCR health care use and costs,<br /><br>usual care, and satisfaction of patients and practitioners with the<br /><br>intervention.</p><br>
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