Involvement of Patients and Relatives in the Course of Cancer Disease
- Conditions
- RelativesCancerRehabilitation
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Rehabilitation program
- Registration Number
- NCT01060761
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Southern Denmark
- Brief 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)
- Detailed 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 & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 42
- 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
- The cancer diagnosis was not verified.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Rehabilitation program Rehabilitation program Counselling (supportive conversation with patient and their relatives together) Retreat Weekend (patient and their relatives together)
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Quality of life, two months and one year
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Odense University Hospital
🇩🇰Odense, Denmark