Cancer: Thriving and Surviving Online Workshop and Study for Cancer Survivors

Phase 2

Completed

• Conditions: Blood Cancer; Breast Cancer; Prostatic Neoplasms; Colorectal Neoplasms; Neoplasms

• Registration Number: NCT00962494
• Lead Sponsor: Stanford University

Brief Summary

Cancer: Surviving and Thriving is a 6-week workshop for cancer survivors. The overall goal of the study is to determine whether an online cancer survivor education and support workshop can have lasting beneficial effects in helping survivors improve their self-management of health skills and quality of life.

Detailed Description

This workshop is aimed at helping you better manage your own health and the demands placed on you because of your cancer diagnosis. It is hoped that the workshop will give you the skills needed to reduce stress and improve your quality of life. If successful, the workshop can be made available to other cancer survivors.

Each workshop is 6 weeks with new lessons each week. You will be asked to log on at your convenience 2-3 times each week for a total of 1-2 hours, to read the lessons, complete assignments, and share your ideas and experiences with your classmates. There are no requirements that participants log in at the same time.

With the moderators and other workshop participants, you will discuss:

* Healthy eating

* Managing fatigue

* Managing stress

* Starting and maintaining an appropriate physical activity program

* Getting a good night's sleep

* Dealing with difficult emotions

* Solving the problems caused by having had cancer

* Communicating better with your health care professionals

* Communicating better with your friends, family and coworkers

Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design
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Trial Locations

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-07
• Study First Submitted: 2009-08-18
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-08-19
• Study First Posted: 2009-08-20
• Primary Completion: 2011-08
• Study Completion: 2011-12
• Status Verified: 2013-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-02-05
• Last Update Posted: 2013-02-07

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 585

Inclusion Criteria

Any adult (19 and over) cancer survivor living in the United States who: 1) was diagnosed within the past 5 years with a new or recurring cancer since the original diagnosis; 2) has completed their cancer treatment (surgery, radiation and/or chemotherapy); 3) isn't currently being treated for cancer except for hormonal therapy; and 4) has and email account and access to high speed internet connection.

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Exclusion Criteria

Not meeting the inclusion criteria

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Document patterns of health care utilization	2011
Quality of Life	baseline and 6 months
Outcome Measure: Better Interactions with Oncologists	baseline and 6 months
Health Behaviors	baseline and 6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Satisfaction with intervention	baseline and 6 months

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Stanford University School of Medicine; 🇺🇸 Stanford, California, United States

Macmillan Cancer Support; 🇬🇧 London, UK, United Kingdom