Living Without Answers - ILLUMINATE CUP (ILLUMINATE CUP)
Illuminating the Lived Experience: Listening, Understanding and Meaning-makIng - A Narrative Analysis of the Diagnosis, Treatment and Experience of Cancer of Unknown Primary
This project aims to improve care, service delivery, and patient experience for people with Cancer of Unknown Primary (CUP) by addressing a critical gap in understanding the lived experiences of patients and carers. By exploring how individuals navigate diagnostic uncertainty, fragmented care pathways, and interactions with healthcare professionals, the study will identify key points of distress, unmet need, and communication breakdown.
The findings will support the development of more person-centred and compassionate care, including clearer communication, improved service coordination, and better recognition of the psychological and emotional impact of CUP. By highlighting the challenges of uncertainty and lack of diagnostic clarity, the project will inform more tailored support for both patients and carers.
A unique strength of this study is the inclusion of a professional illustrator to visually capture focus group discussions, supporting the narrative inquiry approach and aiding the interpretation of shared meanings within the data. These visual summaries will enhance engagement, inclusivity, and accessibility, ensuring that complex experiences are communicated clearly to patients, carers, clinicians, and wider audiences.
Through strong PPIE involvement and accessible dissemination, patient and carer voices will directly inform service improvements and future care design.
Overall, this project will help ensure CUP care is more coordinated, communicative, inclusive, and responsive to patient and carer needs, ultimately improving experience, wellbeing, and trust in healthcare services.
Studieoversikt
Status
Status
Forhold
Forhold
Studietype
Studietype
Registrering (Antatt)
Registrering
Kontakter og plasseringer
Studiekontakt
Studiekontakt
- Navn: Alison Taylor
- Telefonnummer: 0151 556 5000
- E-post: Alisontaylor12@nhs.net
Deltakelseskriterier
Kvalifikasjonskriterier
Kvalifikasjonskriterier
Alder som er kvalifisert for studier
- Voksen
- Eldre voksen
Tar imot friske frivillige
Prøvetakingsmetode
Studiepopulasjon
Beskrivelse
Inclusion Criteria:
- have a confirmed diagnosis of cancer of unknown primary, or care for someone who has a diagnosis of cancer of unknown primary
- are 18 years old and above
- have capacity to provide informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- do not have capacity to provide informed consent
- are deemed too unwell by the clinical team to take part in the research
Studieplan
Hvordan er studiet utformet?
Designdetaljer
Hva måler studien?
Primære resultatmål
Primære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Tiltaksbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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Inform improvements to CUP pathways, information resources, and support services
Tidsramme: 2 years
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Narrative and thematic findings derived from qualitative analysis of participant focus groups and semi-structured interviews, including themes relating to diagnostic uncertainty, treatment experiences, communication with healthcare professionals, psychological impact, coping, and meaning-making
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2 years
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Samarbeidspartnere og etterforskere
Sponsor
Sponsor
Studierekorddatoer
Studer hoveddatoer
Studiestart (Antatt)
Studiestart
Primær fullføring (Antatt)
Primær fullføring
Studiet fullført (Antatt)
Studiet fullført
Datoer for studieregistrering
Først innsendt
Først innsendt
Først innsendt som oppfylte QC-kriteriene
Først innsendt som oppfylte QC-kriteriene
Først lagt ut (Faktiske)
Først lagt ut
Oppdateringer av studieposter
Sist oppdatering lagt ut (Faktiske)
Sist oppdatering lagt ut
Siste oppdatering sendt inn som oppfylte QC-kriteriene
Siste oppdatering sendt inn som oppfylte QC-kriteriene
Sist bekreftet
Sist bekreftet
Mer informasjon
Begreper knyttet til denne studien
Ytterligere relevante MeSH-vilkår
Andre studie-ID-numre
Andre studie-ID-numre
- C1624
- 366250 (Annen identifikator: IRAS)
Plan for individuelle deltakerdata (IPD)
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