NCT03658044

Social Media on Prescription for Colorectal Cancer Patients

SMOP - Social Media on Prescription, a Randomised Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 44 (actual)
• Sponsor: Sahlgrenska University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The overall aim with this study is to get a deeper understanding of the potential benefits with a health platform for patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer.

Detailed description

This is a prospective randomized parallel group design. Consecutive patients will be recruited from participating hospitals and randomized to either "prescribed participation" or just receiving information about the platform but with no prescription. All patients are also receiving standard care. After treatment all patients will receive information about the platform and the aim with the platform. A short demonstration of the platform will also be provided. The platform will contain general information on "Life after cancer treatment". It will be a forum to discuss with fellow-patients, both experienced and newly treated and it is also possible to address questions to health professionals. After the demonstration an information about the study will be given and patients will be asked to participate. If accepted a consent form will be presented and signed by the patients. All patients will be given an alias - a username, to be used at the platform which gives the patients confidentiality. However, as this is a research project they will be informed that their clinical data will be extracted from their patient charts. The alias will in a separate file be connected with their personal identification number. The patients randomized to intervention (prescribed participation) will be offered to contact a research nurse or researcher if they have any practical questions regarding the use of the platform. All patients will be asked to answer a questionnaire at baseline, 3, 6 and 12 months after surgery. Patients will be answering the questionnaires electronically on the platform or in a paper version sent by ordinary mail.

Conditions

• Colorectal Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Participation in the internet forum	Active participation in the forum with encouragement to participate on a weekly basis
OTHER	Placebo	No intervention performed. Patients are offered to read the open pages on the website

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-12-01
• Primary completion: 2020-10-31
• Completion: 2021-10-10
• First posted: 2018-09-05
• Last updated: 2022-11-07

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Sweden