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Patient-Reported Outcomes Among Women Wtih Gynecological Cancer (The CONNECT Study)

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Gynecologic Neoplasm
Ovarian Cancer
Gynecologic Cancer
Endometrial Cancer
Interventions
Other: Nurse-led consultations based on electronic patient-reported outcomes
Registration Number
NCT04945187
Lead Sponsor
Rigshospitalet, Denmark
Brief Summary

Systematic nurse-led consultations based on electronic patient-reported outcomes (ePRO) will be tested among women with ovarian - and endometrial cancer receiving first-line chemotherapy.

Detailed Description

Women with ovarian- and endometrial cancer often experiences a high disease and treatment-related physical and psychological burden. Patient-reported outcomes (PRO) have the potential to improve patient-clinician communication, symptom management, involvement, and quality of life. Electronic patient-reported outcomes (ePRO) can facilitate appropriate and continuous symptom monitoring reported by the patients. Nurses are with their holistic approach and their specialized knowledge and experience in a prominent position to address and facilitate symptom-management in a multidisciplinary context.

The overall aim of this study is to develop a model of care for systematic nurse-led consultations based on ePRO facilitating symptom management and to investigate how these consultations can be a part of the multidisciplinary treatment regimen for women with ovarian- and endometrial cancer receiving chemotherapy.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
130
Inclusion Criteria
  • Women ≥ 18 years
  • Newly diagnosis of ovarian- or endometrial cancer
  • Scheduled to receive first-line standard chemotherapy
  • Having an active email, internet access and a device
  • Able to understand, read and speak Danish
Exclusion Criteria
  • Severe cognitive impairments/psychiatric disorder
  • Participating in other interventional clinical trials

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SEQUENTIAL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Intervention groupNurse-led consultations based on electronic patient-reported outcomesIntervention: This arm will be assigned to the intervention which will be nurse-led consultations based on electronic patient-reported outcomes. The patients will report ePRO weekly during chemotherapy and the answers will be used proactively in the nurse-led consultations. Nurses will conduct the clinical assessment regarding side effects and management before each cycle of chemotherapy.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change from baseline in Quality of life measured by EORTC QLQ C-30 until 9 months.Change from baseline to 9 months.

EORTC QLQ C-30, a higher score indicates better quality of life (range 0-100). Measured at four time-points.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change from baseline in Self-efficacy for managing chronic disease 6-item scale until 9 months.Change from baseline to 9 months.

A 6-item scale measuring patient's perceived self-efficacy on a 10 point Likert Scale. Measured at four time-points.

Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE), an objective grading of the patients symptoms.Before each cycle of chemotherapy, in total 6 cycles. A cycle is 21 days.

Scale 0-4, where 0 is no/nothing and 4 is severe.

Change from baseline in disease-specific Quality of life using the EORTC QLQ-OV28 Ovarian Module until 9 months.Change from baseline to 9 months.

Includes 28 questions. Measured at four time-points.

Change from baseline in Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) until 9 months.Change from baseline to 9 months.

Includes 14 questions, addressing anxiety and depressive symptoms with 7 items each in the previous 7 days. Measured at four time-points.

Change from baseline in disease-specific Quality of life using the EORTC QLQ-EN24 Endometrial Module until 9 months.9 months; at baseline (0 months), 3, 6 and 9 months.

Includes 24 questions. Measured at four time-points.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet

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Copenhagen, Denmark

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