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Evaluating the Effects of Psycho-oncological Education on Distress and Quality of Life in Solid Tumor Cancer Patients

Evaluating the Effects of Psycho-oncological Education on Distress and Quality of Life in Solid Tumor Patients Who Have Received and Completed Chemotherapy Treatment With Curative Intent. A Pilot Study.

This study evaluates that effects of psycho-oncological education on distress and quality of life in solid tumor cancer patients who have completed chemotherapy with curative intent. Half of the participants will received a psycho-oncological educational intervention while the other half will receive usual care.

Studieoversigt

Status

Afsluttet

Betingelser

Intervention / Behandling

Detaljeret beskrivelse

Solid tumor cancer patients who have completed chemotherapy with curative intent experience psychological distress. As a result these patients experience poorer quality of life (QOL), emotional vulnerability and unnecessary emotional suffering.

Purpose: To determine whether the implementation of a nurse driven psycho-oncological educational session will decrease psychological distress levels and improve QOL among solid tumor cancer patients who have received and completed chemotherapy with curative intent.

Methods: A randomized clinical trial (RCT) consisting of 28 eligible patients at Sibley Memorial Hospital will be used to compare the effect of psycho-oncological education to treatment as usual in reducing psychological distress and improving quality of life. The intervention group will receive one 60 minute session of psycho-oncological education. The comparison group will receive usual care only which includes a general information session offered prior to any treatment which addresses broad side-effects of treatment, an overview of the treatment process and identification of additional resources. Participants will be assessed for psychological distress and QOL levels at baseline and two weeks after the intervention.

Undersøgelsestype

Interventionel

Tilmelding (Faktiske)

28

Fase

  • Ikke anvendelig

Deltagelseskriterier

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Berettigelseskriterier

Aldre berettiget til at studere

18 år og ældre (Voksen, Ældre voksen)

Tager imod sunde frivillige

Ingen

Køn, der er berettiget til at studere

Alle

Beskrivelse

Inclusion Criteria:

  • non-race specific
  • solid tumor cancer patient
  • completed chemotherapy with curative intent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • diagnosis of cancer prior to cancer they are being treated for
  • distress score of 8 or greater
  • diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder
  • diagnosed with lymphoma or leukemia
  • in need of immediate crisis support

Studieplan

Dette afsnit indeholder detaljer om studieplanen, herunder hvordan undersøgelsen er designet, og hvad undersøgelsen måler.

Hvordan er undersøgelsen tilrettelagt?

Design detaljer

  • Primært formål: Støttende pleje
  • Tildeling: Randomiseret
  • Interventionel model: Parallel tildeling
  • Maskning: Enkelt

Våben og indgreb

Deltagergruppe / Arm
Intervention / Behandling
Eksperimentel: Psycho-oncological education
One 60 minute psycho-oncological education session on late effects, fatigue and stress management.
One 60 minute psycho-oncological educational session on stress management, late effects and fatigue.
Ingen indgriben: Usual Care
Usual care includes completion of a symptom checklist by the nurse practitioner

Hvad måler undersøgelsen?

Primære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse
Tidsramme
Distress Thermometer (self-reported distress levels by 11 point scale) Change is being assessed
Tidsramme: at baseline & two weeks after intervention
Self reported distress levels at baseline and two weeks after the intervention. Scale is 11-points from 0(no distress) to 10 (extreme distress)
at baseline & two weeks after intervention

Sekundære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse
Tidsramme
World Health Organization Quality of Life BREF (WHOQOL-BREF) Change is being assessed.
Tidsramme: at baseline & two weeks after intervention
Self- report, 24 question scale representing 6 domains related to quality of life. Quality of life to be measured at baseline and two weeks post intervention.
at baseline & two weeks after intervention

Samarbejdspartnere og efterforskere

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Efterforskere

  • Ledende efterforsker: Channing Paller, MD, Johns Hopkins University

Datoer for undersøgelser

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Studer store datoer

Studiestart

1. maj 2015

Primær færdiggørelse (Faktiske)

1. september 2015

Studieafslutning (Faktiske)

1. oktober 2015

Datoer for studieregistrering

Først indsendt

3. februar 2015

Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier

18. februar 2015

Først opslået (Skøn)

25. februar 2015

Opdateringer af undersøgelsesjournaler

Sidste opdatering sendt (Skøn)

20. november 2015

Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier

17. november 2015

Sidst verificeret

1. november 2015

Mere information

Begreber relateret til denne undersøgelse

Nøgleord

Andre undersøgelses-id-numre

  • SIB14142

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