The Signal - Trial: evaluation of a screening tool for psychosocial problems in cancer genetics
Recruiting
- Conditions
- psychische problemen bij erfelijkheidsonderzoek voor kankerPsychosocial problems
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON35886
- Lead Sponsor
- ederlands Kanker Instituut
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 200
Inclusion Criteria
1) between 18 and 70 years of age
2) in sufficient command of the Dutch language to complete the questionnaires
3) attendees of a second visit at the family cancer clinic because of increased risk of developing cancer due to hereditary predisposition
Exclusion Criteria
Those who do not fulfill the inclusion criteria
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The primary outcomes of the trial are: 1) increased communication on<br /><br>psychosocial issues, 2) counselors awareness of psychosocial problems of the<br /><br>counselee, and 3) management of these psychosocial problems of the counselee<br /><br>during and after the process of genetic counselling.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The secondary outcomes of the trial are: 1) the number of initiations of<br /><br>discussed problems by counselor or counselee, 2) time spent on psychosocial<br /><br>problems, 3) counselee and counselor*s level of satisfaction, 4) levels of<br /><br>counselee cancer worries, 5) number of psychosocial problems, and 6) counselee<br /><br>and counselor evaluation of the intervention/ feasibility of the implementation<br /><br>of the intervention.</p><br>