NCT02370836

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.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 28 (actual)
• Sponsor: Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

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.

Detailed description

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.

Conditions

• Quality of Life

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Education	One 60 minute psycho-oncological educational session on stress management, late effects and fatigue.

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-05-01
• Primary completion: 2015-09-01
• Completion: 2015-10-01
• First posted: 2015-02-25
• Last updated: 2015-11-20