The LYSA (Linking You to Support and Advice) Trial (LYSA)

Women's Cancer Survivorship: The LYSA (Linking You to Support and Advice) Trial

This study's aim is to evaluate the feasibility of introducing a women's malignancy survivorship clinic incorporating symptom management through ePRO collection (complex intervention) into routine follow up care in patients with early-stage Hormone Receptor(HR)-positive breast and gynaecologic cancer post primary curative therapy.

Study Overview

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Conditions: Cervical Cancer; Breast Cancer; Endometrial Cancer; Survivorship
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Survivorship Clinic Assessments; Other: Survivorship Clinic Nurse Resource; Other: Survivorship Clinic Dietitian Resource

Detailed Description

Study Design: Complex interventional study. Specific Aims: To evaluate the feasibility of introducing a women's malignancy survivorship clinic in Ireland incorporating symptom management through electronic Patient Reported Outcomes (ePROs) collection (complex intervention) into routine follow-up care in patients with early-stage HR-positive breast and gynecologic cancer post-primary therapy.

Sampling Method: Randomized Control Design (Parallel Arms). Sample Size: 200.

Entry Criteria: Women with early-stage breast/gynecologic cancer within 12 months of completion of primary curative therapy:

• Breast cancer: Stage I-III hormone receptor-positive (defined as estrogen receptor and/or progesterone receptor ≥ 1%) and HER2-negative per ASCO-CAP guidelines on or recommended to commence adjuvant endocrine therapy during the study period.
• Cervical cancer: Stage I to III treated with curative intent.
• Endometrial cancer: treated with curative intent adjuvant radiotherapy +/- chemotherapy

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 200
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Ireland
  • Cork, Ireland, T12 DFK4
    • Cork University Hospital

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Women aged > or = 18 years.
2. Ability to read and understand English.
3. Access to internet.

4. Early-stage breast/gynaecologic cancer within 12 months of completion of primary curative therapy:

   • Breast cancer: Stage I-III hormone receptor-positive (defined as estrogen receptor and/or progesterone receptor ≥ 1%) and HER2-negative per ASCO-CAP guidelines on or recommended to commence adjuvant endocrine therapy during the study period.
   • Cervical cancer: Stage I to III treated with curative intent.
   • Endometrial cancer: treated with curative intent adjuvant radiotherapy +/- chemotherapy

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patients who are not treated with curative intent as above.
2. Patients with premalignant disease.
3. Persons who, in the opinion of the researcher or supervising clinician, are unable to cooperate adequately with the study protocol.
4. Recent (within 12 months) participation in a study/programme involving a lifestyle intervention (e.g diet, exercise, survivorship). Note: Per discretion of PI as to whether may impact the outcome of this study intervention.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Intervention Arm; Participants will have available the services offered by the Women's Cancer Survivorship Clinic and will undertake electronic Patient Reported Outcomes at baseline, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 months (end of the study).	Other: Survivorship Clinic Assessments; Patients will visit in person the Survivorship Clinic at the baseline and end of the study (12-month) at the ORCHID center in the Cork University Hospital (Cork, Ireland). During these visits, baseline and end of the study assessments will be made. Patients will receive routine standard information, a care plan and resources about survivorship at the baseline visit.; Other: Survivorship Clinic Nurse Resource; Patients will receive a Survivorship Personal Treatment Plan by the nurse from the Women's Health Initiative Survivorship Clinic according to the results from the baseline ePROs. In addition to that, each 2 months for a period of 12 months, the patient will be answering ePROs. The nurse will undertake an intervention when needed based as per the Trigger system (developed form ePROs responses) or clinical judgement. - ePRO Symptom Survey Instrument (nurse questions): A core list of symptoms/adverse events that are identified including gastrointestinal, attention/memory, pain, fatigue and insomnia, mood-emotional distress/depression, anxiety, fear of cancer recurrence, gynaecological, urinary, sexual issues, hot flashes.; Other Names: Complex Intervention; Other: Survivorship Clinic Dietitian Resource; Patients will receive Diet Education and Personalised Nutrition Counselling by the dietitian from the Women's Health Initiative Survivorship Clinic at the baseline. In addition to that, each 2 months for a period of 12 months, the patient will be answering ePROs. The dietitian will undertake an intervention when needed as per the Trigger system (developed form ePROs responses) or clinical judgement. - ePRO Symptom Survey Instrument (diet questions): nutritional risk (lack of appetite; worry regarding weight loss; worry regarding weight gain), weight, and exercise.; Other Names: Complex Intervention
Active Comparator: Control Arm; Participants will attend a baseline and end of the study visit (12-month time point) to the Women's Cancer Survivorship Clinic to undertake the baseline and complete end of study assessments. They will complete ePRO at baseline and at 12 months. They will have usual follow up care over the 12 month period of the study. Where participants in the control arm contact the Survivorship team for clinical or other advice, they will be referred to the usual care pathway.	Other: Survivorship Clinic Assessments; Patients will visit in person the Survivorship Clinic at the baseline and end of the study (12-month) at the ORCHID center in the Cork University Hospital (Cork, Ireland). During these visits, baseline and end of the study assessments will be made. Patients will receive routine standard information, a care plan and resources about survivorship at the baseline visit.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Number of patients enrolled in the clinic.	Number of patients who were eligible and accepted to participate in the study. This will be recorded in the electronic Case Report Forms (eCRF).	At the baseline
Reasons for not enrolling to the study.	The reasons for not enrolling will be asked to the patient considering and clusters of option groups will be done.This will be recorded in the electronic Case Report Forms (eCRF).	At the baseline
Reasons for not completing the intervention (drop out).	Patients will be contacted to ask about the reasons for not completing the intervention. This will be recorded in the electronic Case Report Forms (eCRF).	During the study period (12-month)
Percentage of adherence to the intervention completing ePROs surveys	Number of enrolled patients who complete the baseline and follow-up ePRO surveys. This will be recorded in the ePROs.	Baseline, each 2 months till end intervention (12 months)
Number of patients who partake in healthcare professional consultations after ePRO data triggers.	A trigger system with the ePRO measurements has been developed to assess symptoms deterioration that will require that the nurse or Dietitian contact the patient. This will be recorded in the electronic Case Report Forms (eCRF).	Baseline, each 2 months till end intervention (12 months)
Average consultation time in the Womens Survivorship Clinic.	Time spent by the Nurse, the Dietitian and other Health Care Professionals (HCP) from the Women Survivorship Clinic during consultation will be collected. This will be recorded in the electronic Case Report Forms (eCRF).	Baseline, each 2 months till end intervention (12 months)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change from Baseline in cancer-related symptoms scores assessed by Patient-Reported Outcomes.	The cancer-related symptoms items will be assessed by the validated Patient-Reported Outcomes Version of the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (PRO-CTCAE™) item library and Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) item library.	Both arms at the baseline and at the end of the study (12-month); intervention arm month 2, 4, 6, 8, 10
Change from Baseline in Health related-Quality of Life Questionnaire (QLQ) scores assessed by European Organization for the Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC).	All patients will answer at the baseline and at the end of the intervention EORTC QLQ-C30 (30 items). The scoring will be performed according to the EORTC scoring manual. All scores will be linearly transformed to a 0 to 100 scale. A high or healthy level of functioning represents a high functional score.	Both arms at the baseline and at the end of the intervention (12-month)
Change from Baseline in Health related-Quality of Life Questionnaire (QLQ) Breast Cancer Module scores assessed by European Organization for the Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC).	Cohort of patients who had breast cancer will answer at the baseline and at the end of the intervention EORTC QLQ Breast Cancer Module (BR23). The scoring will be performed according to the EORTC scoring manual. All scores will be linearly transformed to a 0 to 100 scale. A high or healthy level of functioning represents a high functional score.	Both arms at the baseline and at the end of the intervention (12-month)
Change from Baseline in Health related-Quality of Life Questionnaire (QLQ) Cervical Cancer Module scores assessed by European Organization for the Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC).	Cohort of patients who had cervical cancer will answer at the baseline and at the end of the intervention EORTC QLQ Cervical Cancer Module (CX24). The scoring will be performed according to the EORTC scoring manual. All scores will be linearly transformed to a 0 to 100 scale. A high or healthy level of functioning represents a high functional score.	Both arms at the baseline and at the end of the intervention (12-month)
Change from Baseline in Health related-Quality of Life Questionnaire (QLQ) Endometrial Cancer Module scores assessed by European Organization for the Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC).	Cohort of patients who had endometrial cancer will answer at the baseline and at the end of the intervention EORTC QLQ Endometrial Cancer Module (EN24). The scoring will be performed according to the EORTC scoring manual. All scores will be linearly transformed to a 0 to 100 scale. A high or healthy level of functioning represents a high functional score.	Both arms at the baseline and at the end of the intervention (12-month)
Change from Baseline in EuroQol 5-Level 5-Dimensions quality-adjusted life-year version (EQ-5D-5L-QALY) scores.	All patients will answer the EQ-5D-5L-QALY at the baseline and at the end of the intervention. A high score represents high functionality problems.	Both arms at the baseline and at the end of the intervention (12-month)
Change from Baseline in Appraisal Self-Care Agency-R scores (15 items).	All patients will answer at the baseline and at the end of the intervention the Appraisal Self-Care Agency-R (15 items). The higher the score, the better the self-care agency	Both arms at the baseline and at the end of the intervention (12-month)
Change from Baseline in adjuvant endocrine therapy medication adherence.	All patients will self-report their adherence at the baseline and at the end of the study. The intervention arm will be asked about it every 2 months.	Both arms at the baseline and at the end of the study (12-month); intervention arm month 2, 4, 6, 8, 10
Assessment of Usability and Satisfaction of the survivorship clinic will be assessed by the Usability and Satisfaction Scale (Lewis, 1995).	Patients in the intervention arm will complete the Usability and Satisfaction Scale (Lewis, 1995) at the end of the intervention. The higher the score, the better usability and satisfaction from the participant.	Intervention arms at the end of the intervention (12-month)
Experience and opinions from patients, HCP and wider stakeholders about the Women Survivorship Study including the clinic.	Qualitative data collection will be done via Interviews/Focus Groups at the end of the intervention.	Intervention arms at the end of the intervention (12-month)
Number of resources used by each patient with a cancer related symptom to evaluate the economic impact.	The main sources from which this data will be collected include: patient hospital record forms, case report forms, use of resources forms, and patient diaries.	Both arms at the end of the intervention (12-month)
Change from Baseline in Diet intake scores from multiple 24-hour recalls, complemented by a Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ).	All patients will answer at the baseline and at the end of the intervention the FFQ. All patients will answer at the baseline and at the end of the intervention the Food Frequency Questionnaire. Data will be entered in to the FFQ European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) Tool for Analysis (FETA). FETA calculates the average daily intake of 46 nutrients and 14 food groups, for each individual. The default nutrients list provides a description of each nutrient/food group and the units used. The nutrient data for the FFQ foods have come from McCance and Widdowson's "The Composition of Foods (5th edition)" and its associated supplements.	Both arms at the baseline and at the end of the intervention (12-month)
Change from Baseline in Diet quality scores from The World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research (WCRF/AICR) standardised scoring system (Shams-White et al 2019).	All patients will answer at the baseline and at the end of the intervention the WCRF/AICR. The higher the score, the better Diet quality.	Both arms at the baseline and at the end of the intervention (12-month)
Change from Baseline in BMI scores.	The dietitian will perform physical assessments of each patient at the baseline and at the end of the study. Weight and height will be combined to report BMI in kg/m^2. Patients in the intervention arm will self-report weight in kg every 2 months.	Both arms at the baseline and at the end of the intervention (12-month); intervention arm each 2 months
Change from Baseline in Lean Body Mass (LBM) scores.	The dietitian will perform physical assessments of each patient at the baseline and at the end of the study. Weight and body fat will be combined to report LBM in kg*(Percentage body/100).	Both arms at the baseline and at the end of the intervention (12-month)
Change from Baseline in waist circumference scores.	The dietitian will perform physical assessments of each patient at the baseline and at the end of the study. Waist circumference will be measured in cm.	Both arms at the baseline and at the end of the intervention (12-month)
Change from Baseline in Segmental Body Composition scores assessed measured by Body Composition Monitor bioimpedance spectroscopy (BIS).	The dietitian will perform physical assessments on each patient at the baseline and at the end of the study. Weight (Kg) and body fat (%) and Total Body Water (TBW) will be combined to report the Body Composition score.	Both arms at the baseline and at the end of the intervention (12-month).
Change from Baseline in muscle strength scores on handgrip measurements.	The dietitian will perform physical assessments to each patient at the baseline and at the end of the study. Muscle strength will be measured using hand grip strength (HGS) based on the Jamar Dynamometer (Model 091011725).	Both arms at the baseline and at the end of the intervention (12-month)
Change from Baseline in Nutritional risk scores assessed by the Malnutrition Screening Tool (MST). The higher the score, the higher risk of malnutrition.	All patients will complete the MST at the baseline and at the end of the intervention. Patients in the intervention arm answer the MST each 2 months. The higher the score, the higher risk of malnutrition.	Both arms at the baseline and at the end of the intervention (12-month)

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University College Cork
• Collaborators: Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins; Cork University Hospital; Irish Cancer Society; Breakthrough Cancer Research; Cancer Research@UCC; Cancer Trials Cork; Clinical Research Facilites - Cork (CRF-C); Enhancing Cancer Awareness and Survivorship Programmes (ECASP)
• Investigators: Study Chair: Kate O Connell, Ms., Research Support Officer Clinical (Nurse Manager); Study Chair: Laia Raigal, Dr., Data Manager

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Kearns N, Raigal-Aran L, O'Connell K, Davis A, Bermingham K, O'Reilly S, Collins DC, Corrigan M, Coulter J, Cleary V, Cushen S, Flavin A, Byrne F, O'Grady A, O'Neill D, Murphy A, Dahly D, Palmer B, Connolly RM, Hegarty J. The Women's Health Initiative cancer survivorship clinic incorporating electronic patient-reported outcomes: a study protocol for the Linking You to Support and Advice (LYSA) randomized controlled trial. Pilot Feasibility Stud. 2022 Nov 10;8(1):238. doi: 10.1186/s40814-022-01186-x. Erratum In: Pilot Feasibility Stud. 2022 Dec 12;8(1):255.

Helpful Links

• Women's Health Initiative - Cancer survivorship support for women
• Women's Cancer Survivorship: Supporting And Innovating For Change
• Short video about the Women's Health Initiative pilot clinic in Cork

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): March 13, 2021
• Primary Completion (Estimated): January 1, 2024
• Study Completion (Estimated): April 1, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: April 26, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 30, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): September 5, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimated): December 19, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 12, 2023
• Last Verified: December 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Breast Cancer; Quality of Life; Cervical Cancer; Endometrial Cancer; Survivorship; Randomised; Symptom Management; Nurse intervention; Complex Interventional Study; Electronic Patient Reported Outcomes; Nurse Lead Clinic; Dietitian Intervention; Self-care Agency
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Neoplasms; Urogenital Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Uterine Neoplasms; Genital Neoplasms, Female; Uterine Cervical Diseases; Uterine Diseases; Female Urogenital Diseases; Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications; Urogenital Diseases; Genital Diseases; Genital Diseases, Female; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms; Endometrial Neoplasms
• Other Study ID Numbers: R19258; WHI19CON (Other Grant/Funding Number: Irish Cancer Society); BCR-2019-09-ICS-UCC (Other Grant/Funding Number: Breakthrough Cancer Research)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO
• IPD Plan Description: Not applicable at the moment.

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No