NCT01060761

Involvement of Patients and Relatives in the Course of Cancer Disease

Involvement of Patients and Relatives in the Course of Cancer Disease With a Particular View to Rehabilitation and the Life With Cancer

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 42 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Southern Denmark · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The objective is to investigate a rehabilitation program (supportive conversations and a rehabilitation course for cancer patients and their relatives together). The study evaluate the effect of the program compared to no intervention (usual care)

Detailed description

The study aim to evaluate the effect and the benefit of the program. First the patients psychosocial well-being is assessed in a survey (EORTC, POMS, WHO-5 well-being index) Then their relatives psychosocial well-being is assessed in a survey (Ad hoc questions, POMS and WHO-5 well-being index) The effect is also assessed in qualitative interviews with patients and their relatives. The rehabilitation course is investigated in qualitative observations and interviews.

Conditions

• Rehabilitation
• Cancer
• Relatives

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Rehabilitation program	Patient and their relative receive three supportive, structured conversation with a trained nurse. Patient and their relative receive 4 days Retreat Weekend with supportive talk and activities

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-03-01
• Primary completion: 2011-11-01
• Completion: 2011-12-01
• First posted: 2010-02-02
• Last updated: 2017-11-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Denmark