Online intervention to enhance confidence to manage problems associated with cancer related fatigue following primary cancer treatment

Not Applicable

Completed

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

• Registration Number: ISRCTN67521059
• Lead Sponsor: Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust (UK)

Brief Summary

2013 Protocol article in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23786716 protocol 2015 Results article in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26577690 results 2016 Results article in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26643072 results

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2012-10-05
• Study Completion: 2013-06-28
• Last Update Posted: 7 November 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 163

Inclusion Criteria

1. Have had a clinical diagnosis of invasive cancer within the last 5 years
2. Have completed or are nearing complement of treatment (surgery/chemotherapy/ radiotherapy) with curative intent
3. Have no evidence of metastatic disease
4. Aged 18+, no upper age limit
5. Are experiencing fatigue: defined as scoring = 4 on a unidimensional 11-point numeric rating scale (NRS) for fatigue
as suggested by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network and/or have low self-efficacy to manage their fatigue <4 on a unidimensional 10 point rating scale.
6. Able to complete written records in English
7. Have access to the internet ? at home, from a community resource such as a library or through patients information services linked to health services e.g. Macmillan information services
8. Have or are willing to create an email account

Exclusion Criteria

1. In the opinion of a relevant clinician they are unable to give informed consent (e.g. due to severe cognitive impairment or learning disability)
2. Are too ill to engage in the intervention
3. The intervention will be developed and tested in the English language this means that non-English speakers will be excluded from this study. We would hope to be able to make the intervention accessible in a number of languages once testing is complete and we have established effectiveness.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Test the value (provide ?proof of concept?) of the intervention, measured using questionnaire (validated method) which is completed by the participants

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
o secondary outcome measures