Self-management support in colorectal cancer care pilot study

Recruiting

• Conditions: Colorectal cancer; Co-morbidity; Cancer - Bowel - Back passage (rectum) or large bowel (colon); Public Health - Health service research

• Registration Number: ACTRN12612001292864
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Otago Wellington

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2012-12-13
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

* Aged 45 years or older;
* Confirmed diagnosis of primary colorectal cancer, stage 2 or 3 or fully resected stage 4, who are receiving adjuvant chemotherapy;
* No previous cancer diagnosis (other than a non-melanoma skin cancer);
* No apparent or reported physical or mental distress that would deem the trial be overly burdensome;
* No apparent or reported impaired ability to comprehend the intervention and assessments;
* No history of taking part in Flinders or lay-led self-management programmes
* Resident of Aotearoa New Zealand.

Exclusion Criteria

There are no exclusion criteria related to socioeconomic status, ethnicity or gender. Exclusion criteria include:
* Aged 44 years and younger
* Confirmed diagnosis of any cancer except colorectal cancer
* Previous cancer diagnosis
* High distress levels
* Impaired ability to comprehend the intervention and assessments
* History of taking part in Flinders or lay-led self-management programmes

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Self-management competency as measured by the Flinders Partners in Health scale.[Pre- and post-intervention (4-months)]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Quality of life as measured by the FACT-C and SF12v2[Pre- and post-intervention (4-months)];Patient Activation Status as measured by the Patient Activation Measure[Pre- and post-intervention (4-months)];Chronic disease self-efficacy as measured by the Self-Efficacy for Managing Chronic Disease 6-Item Scale[Pre- and post-intervention (4-months)];Distress as measured by the Distress Thermometer[Pre- and post-intervention (4-months)];Chronic Condition Care as measured by the Assessment of Care for Chronic Conditions (ACIC)[Pre- and post-intervention (4-months)];Resilience as measured by the Connor-Davidson resilience scale (CD-RISC)[Pre- and post-intervention (4-months)];Patient experience measured qualitatively[Post-treatment (6-weeks)]