Internet-based WOrk-related cognitive Rehabilitation for Cancer survivors: a randomised controlled trial

Conditions: cognitive complaints
difficulty in thinking
10009841

Registration Number: NL-OMON55687

Lead Sponsor: ederlands Kanker Instituut

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Pending

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 261

Inclusion Criteria

1. Working age (18 - 65 years) at the time of study entry
2. Histologically confirmed cancer (all tumour types except for brain tumours).
3. Between 12 and 42 months after diagnosis.
4. Completed primary therapy including chemotherapy, targeted agents and/or
immunotherapy. Patients who are still receiving hormonal therapy can be
included in the trial.
5. Experience cancer/cancer treatment-related cognitive problems. Both patients
with and without cognitive impairment assessed with neuropsychological tests,
formally assessed with neuropsychological tests, will be included in the study.
6. Fixed or temporary employment contract (with at least six months left of
their contract).
7. Being at work for a minimum of 12 working hours/week

Exclusion Criteria

1. Psychiatric or neurological disorder that can interfere with current study
aims.
2. Lack basic proficiency in Dutch.
3. Participating in comparable studies or programmes.

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>The primary outcome will be the accomplishment of an individually defined<br /><br>work-related treatment goal (Goal Attainment Scaling). </p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>• Neuropsychological functioning will be measured using a self-administered<br /><br>online neuropsychological test battery, the Amsterdam Cognition Scan (ACS)<br /><br>• Self-perceived cognitive problems will be assessed using the Cognitive<br /><br>Symptom Checklist-Work, Dutch version (CSC-W DV).<br /><br>• Work ability will be assessed using the first item of the Work Ability Index<br /><br>(WAI),<br /><br>• Work functioning among participants will be measured using the 27-item Work<br /><br>Role Functioning Questionnaire (WRFQ)<br /><br>• Need for recovery after a workday will be assessed using the 11-item subscale<br /><br>of the questionnaire on Perception and Judgement of Work (VBBA)<br /><br>• Health-Related Quality of Life will be measured using the SF-36<br /><br>• Coping will be assessed with the 5-point Cognitive Emotion Regulation<br /><br>Questionnaire (CERQ)</p><br>