Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Healthy Lifestyle and Health Behavior Change in Cancer Patients and Their Partners; A Pilot Study

May 3, 2024 updated by: University Medical Center Groningen

Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Healthy Lifestyle and Health Behavior Change in Cancer Patients and Their Partners

The investigators will perform a pilot study to gain insight into attitudes, barriers and facilitators for health behavior change in cancer patients and their partners. Results of this pilot will be used to design suitable questionnaires to investigate health behavior change in a larger cohort of patients and their partners. It will also direct future interventions to adequately target patients and, potentially, their partners to improve their lifestyle following a cancer diagnosis.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The investigators will perform semi-structured interviews with cancer patients and their partners in order to explore knowledge, attitudes, barriers and facilitators regarding health behavior change following cancer treatment.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

38

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Netherlands
      • Groningen, Netherlands, 9713 GZ
        • University Medical Center Groningen

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

The investigators will invite 10 women with early stage breast cancer (BC) and 10 men with disseminated testicular cancer (TC) and their partners (20 couples in total).

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • between 18 and 65 years of age
  • have completed adjuvant or curative chemotherapy (in BC and TC patients, respectively) or started adjuvant hormonal therapy alone (in BC patients) between 6 and 24 months previously
  • have no signs or symptoms of recurrent disease
  • be in follow-up at the Department of Medical Oncology of the UMCG.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • signs or symptoms of recurrent disease
  • mental disability

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Patients with breast cancer and partners
We will invite 10 women with early stage breast cancer (BC) and their partners for a semi-structured interview.
Other: Literature search and semi-structured interview
We will do a literature search and perform semi-structured interviews with cancer patients and their partners in order to explore knowledge, attitudes, barriers and facilitators regarding health behavior change following cancer treatment.
Patients with testicular cancer and partners
We will invite 10 men with disseminated testicular cancer (TC) and their partners for a semi-structured interview.
Other: Literature search and semi-structured interview
We will do a literature search and perform semi-structured interviews with cancer patients and their partners in order to explore knowledge, attitudes, barriers and facilitators regarding health behavior change following cancer treatment.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Gain insight into barriers and facilitators for health behavior change
Time Frame: 12 months
Qualitative description of barriers and facilitators for health behavior change
12 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University Medical Center Groningen

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: J. Nuver, MD, PhD, University Medical Center Groningen

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

November 1, 2015

Primary Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2017

Study Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 3, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 7, 2015

First Posted (Estimated)

November 11, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 6, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 3, 2024

Last Verified

May 1, 2024

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Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 201501074

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