The Effect of Case Management in Complex Cancer Pathways
Introduction: Case management (CM) has been proposed as a method for optimizing the course of treatment for complicated cancer patients. However evidence of the effect of CM is limited and methodologically rigorous research is needed.
Aim: To analyze effects of Nurse CM in complicated cancer care.
Methods: The study is designed as a two-arm randomized controlled trial (RCT) including approximately 280 colorectal cancer patients.
Intervention group patients will be offered usual medical treatment plus supportive intervention from a case manager. Control group patients will receive usual medical and supportive treatment.
The intervention: Case managers are registered nurses and possess thorough knowledge of cancer treatment and pathways. Core intervention elements: Planned and ad hoc personal and telephone contacts, surveillance of care pathways, coordination and dissemination of care plan (including transfer of patient-specific information to other departments and general practice).
Primary outcomes: Patient evaluations of care pathways and "Quality of Life" (questionnaires).
Secondary outcomes: Use of health care services and care process measures (The National Health Insurance Service Registry and The National Patient Registry; and GPs' evaluations of continuity of care (questionnaire).
Schedule:
- "Case management used to optimize cancer care pathways: A systematic Review" has been published in BMC Health Services Research.
- The CM manual has been written. Questionnaires are under development and pilot testing.
- Two case managers have been appointed 1. January 2009.
- After training and pilot testing of the intervention the RCT will begin in March 2009. Inclusion period is 12 months.
調査の概要
状態
状態
条件
条件
介入・治療
介入・治療
研究の種類
研究の種類
入学 (実際)
入学
段階
段階
- 適用できない
連絡先と場所
研究場所
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Aarhus C、デンマーク、8000
- Department P, Aarhus University Hospital
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参加基準
適格基準
適格基準
就学可能な年齢
- 子
- 大人
- 高齢者
健康ボランティアの受け入れ
受講資格のある性別
説明
Inclusion Criteria:
- Colon or rectal cancer are highly suspected and a course of treatment at Department P, Aarhus University Hospital is expected to follow.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Do not speak and understand Danish sufficiently to fill out questionnaires (due to dementia, some foreigners etc.)
研究計画
研究はどのように設計されていますか?
デザインの詳細
- 主な目的:ヘルスサービス研究
- 割り当て:ランダム化
- 介入モデル:並列代入
- マスキング:独身
アーム数
武器と介入
参加者グループ / アーム参加者グループ / アーム |
介入・治療介入・治療 |
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プラセボコンパレーター:Control
Control group patients will receive usual medical plus usual supportive treatment.
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アクティブコンパレータ:Case management
Intervention group patients are offered the support of a nurse case manager throughout their course of treatment.
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Intervention group patients are offered the support of a nurse case manager throughout their course of treatment.
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この研究は何を測定していますか?
主要な結果の測定
主要な結果の測定
結果測定 |
時間枠 |
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Patient satisfaction with care pathways(questionnaire)
時間枠:8, 30 and 52 weeks after inclusion and randomization
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8, 30 and 52 weeks after inclusion and randomization
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Quality of Life measures(questionnaire)
時間枠:8, 30 and 52 weeks after inclusion and randomization
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8, 30 and 52 weeks after inclusion and randomization
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二次結果の測定
二次結果の測定
結果測定 |
時間枠 |
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Use of health care services during "the secondary care treatment period", i.e. GPs, emergency department, planned and emergency admission, total length of hospitalisation
時間枠:12 (and 6) months from diagnosis
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12 (and 6) months from diagnosis
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GPs' evaluations of continuity of care (questionnaire).
時間枠:30 weeks after the patient's inclusion in the trial
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30 weeks after the patient's inclusion in the trial
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Care process measures in terms of monitoring of data from the National Patient Registry
時間枠:12 (and 6) months after diagnosis
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12 (and 6) months after diagnosis
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協力者と研究者
協力者
協力者
捜査官
捜査官
- 主任研究者:Christian N Wulff, MD、Research Unit of General Practice, Odense
出版物と役立つリンク
研究記録日
主要日程の研究
研究開始
研究開始
一次修了 (実際)
一次修了
研究の完了 (実際)
研究の完了
試験登録日
最初に提出
最初に提出
QC基準を満たした最初の提出物
QC基準を満たした最初の提出物
最初の投稿 (見積もり)
最初の投稿
学習記録の更新
投稿された最後の更新 (見積もり)
投稿された最後の更新
QC基準を満たした最後の更新が送信されました
QC基準を満たした最後の更新が送信されました
最終確認日
最終確認日
詳しくは
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