Routine assessment versus standard care in managing social difficulties in routine oncology practice

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Topic: National Cancer Research Network; Subtopic: All Cancers/Misc Sites; Disease: All; Cancer

• Registration Number: ISRCTN70106175
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Leeds (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2011-02-23
• Study Completion: 2011-09-30
• Last Update Posted: 30 April 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

1. Be able to read and understand English
2. Have the capacity to give informed consent and complete the questionnaires and touch-screen assessment
3. Not have participated in the initial pilot study, assessing the role of information provision versus standard care
4. Not be participating in any other psychosocial studies
5. Be on active treatment having completed at least 1 cycle of chemotherapy and commenced radiotherapy
6. Bbe planning to continue treatment and attend the hospital for a minimum of two consecutive on-treatment review appointments and a minimum of one post-treatment follow-up appointment
7. Gender: Male and female
8. Lower Age Limit 18, no age limit specified

Exclusion Criteria

Patients who:
1. Cannot read and understand English
2. Are not on active treatment
3. Are already participating in an existing project being conducted by the Psychosocial Oncology and Clinical Practice Research Group
4. Participated in an initial pilot study, assessing the role of information provision versus standard care

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
CARES-SF: Cancer Rehabilitation Evaluation System ? Short Form; Timepoints: Baseline and end of study

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
HADS: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; Timepoints: Baseline and end of study