C61
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Interventional arm: Additional psychosocial support by a former patient.
Group 2: Control: Routine counselling without additional intervention.
Sponsors
Urologische Universitätsklinik Heidelberg
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Age
18 Years to 85 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Initial diagnosis of localized prostate cancer Counselling at the Department of Urology, University of Heidelberg Informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Missing informed consent Prostatectomy is not a valid treatment option Extension of surgery (e.g. cystectomy) Locally advanced disease (N+, R2-situation) or systemic disease (M1)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Subjective satisfaction with decision-making process and with the finally made decison - self-designed questionnaire | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Feasibility of the additional support program - documented interventions || Depression and self efficiency - PHQ-4 (Löwe, Wahl et al. in press); SWE (Schwarzer and Jerusalem 1995) || Objective and subjective coping parameters: degree of informedness, self-assessment of health, subjective quality of life, satisfaction with provided counselling, emotional distress, subjective judgement on objective symptoms - PCI (Schwarzer und Taubert 2002), Emotion thermometer (Mitchell, Baker-Glenn et al. 2009), SF 12 (Ware, Kosinski et al. 1996), ICS male (Bates, Wright et al. 1998) || Personality traits in intervention and control arm: preferences for decision making, self efficiency, need of social support, communication characteristics, social integration - SWE (Schwarzer and Jerusalem 1995), PCI (Schwarzer and Taubert 2002) || Quality of dyadic peer-to-peer support - self-designed questionnaire | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactDr. phil. Johannes Huber
Urologische Universitätsklinik Heidelberg
Outcome results
None listed