Cancer-related fatigue of patients (ICD10: C50
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Control group: The study participants receive the clinic program (usual care). The participants obtain written brief informations (promotion of a healthy life style) at the end of the rehabil
Sponsors
Verein zur Förderung der Rehabilitationsforschung e.V. Norderney
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with a malignant tumor (ICD10: C50; C81-C96; C51-C58), which are tumour treated
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Fatigue Screening: Cut-off < 4 (measuring instrument: numeric rating scale NCCN, 2014) (2) Advanced tumor / palliative situation (3) Adjuvante chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy is not concluded yet (4) Insufficient German knowledge
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Measuring time: at the beginning, at the end, three and six months after the rehabilitation: multidimensional fatigue inventary (measuring instrument MFI; Smets 1995) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Measuring time: at the beginning of the rehabilitation, 3 and 6 months after discharge: 1. Restriction of social participation (measuring instrument IMET, Deck et al., 2007); 2. The functional capability in occupation (measuring instrument IRES-3; Bührlen et al. 2005); 3. Quality of life (measuring instrument EORTC-QLQ-C30: Aaronson et al. 1993) | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactHeike Kähnert
Institut für Rehabilitationsforschung, Norderney; Abt. Bad Salzuflen
Outcome results
None listed