Case Management in Oncology Rehabilitatio

Not Applicable

Completed

Conditions: Cancer - neoplasm
Cancer

Registration Number: ISRCTN41474586

Lead Sponsor: Swiss Cancer League (Krebsliga Schweiz) (Switzerland)

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 132

Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged 18 years or greater, either sex
2. Completion of a therapy with chemo- and/or radiotherapy/surgery (longer term hormone and antibody therapy are excluded)
3. Therapy with curative intention or longer term estimated survival time
4. Increased distress score (score 2 - 7)
5. Intention to undertake ambulant rehabilitation
6. Rehabilitation need/prevailing strain

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients with metastasis and/or cancer at an advanced stage with palliative therapy
2. Patients with an estimated survival time of less than one year
3. Patients with insufficient knowledge of the German language to take part in counselling and evaluations
4. Patients with severe psychiatric diagnoses or apparent great distress requiring medical psychiatric treatment
5. Completion of therapy longer than one month ago

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Quality of life: Fact G, (FACIT), measured at month 0, 3, 6 and 12

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Ability to work: recorded by means of sick leave questionnaire<br>2. Self-efficacy: Questionnaire self-efficacy expectation <br>3. Health care utilisation (general practitioner/oncologist, specialists and hospitalisation), illustrated as number of contacts: Questionnaire<br>4. Unplanned consultations (general practitioner/oncologist, specialists and hospitalisation), illustrated as number of contacts that were unplanned: Questionnaire <br>5. Satisfaction with medical care: PACIC Questionnaire