ISRCTN22427358
Completed
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Development and evaluation of a psycho-educational intervention for patients with advanced cancer who have cachexia and their lay carers: a randomised controlled trial
Queen's University Belfast (UK)0 sites200 target enrollmentJanuary 8, 2013
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Cancer Palliative Care
- Sponsor
- Queen's University Belfast (UK)
- Enrollment
- 200
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 11 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
No summary available.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Participants will be patient carer dyads where the patient has a diagnosis of advanced cancer with cachexia.
- •1\. Aged 18 and over
- •2\. Can read and write English
- •3\. Have a confirmed diagnosis of advanced and incurable cancer
- •4\. Have weight loss which does not have the potential to be reversed
- •5\. Have access to a DVD player
- •Patients will be asked to nominate a ?significant other? who has observed the difficulties they are experiencing as a result of living with cancer cachexia. Inclusion criteria for the lay carers will include:
- •1\. Aged 18 or over
- •2\. Have regular face to face contact with the patient (at least five times per week)
- •3\. Have access to a DVD player
Exclusion Criteria
- •1\. They are not living in their own home
- •2\. They are experiencing symptoms too severe to allow participation
- •3\. They have not had an end of life conversation with a member of the palliative care/day services team
- •4\. They do not have access to a DVD player
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Not specified
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