Rehabilitation for cancer patients following the end of their treatment Cancer
Conditions
Interventions
The two intervention arms of this three-arm randomised control trial are home-based rehabilitation and group-based rehabilitation programmes.
The home-based programme is an individual
Sponsors
University of Warwick
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients: 1. With cancer (breast, colorectal, head and neck, lung and prostate) of any stage, will be invited to participate along with their carers 2. Who have completed the initial phase of intensive intervention (surgery, chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy) 3. Are able to read written and comprehend spoken English 4. Are aged 18 years and over 5. Are able and willing to give informed consent; Target Gender: Male & Female ; Lower Age Limit 18 no age limit or unit specified
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients: 1. Aged less than 18 years 2. With a history of severe psychiatric disorder
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Identification and recruitment of participants, and recruitment strategies 2. Sample size calculations for a future multi-centre trial | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire-EORTC QLQ-C30 (version 3) 2. Generalised Anxiety Disorder Assessment (GAD-7) 3. Euroqol quality of life questionnaire (5 item) - EQ5D-5L 4. Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) 5. The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS) 6. The Distress Thermometer 7. Incremental Shuttle Walk Test (ISWT) score 8. Joint British Societies recommendations on the prevention of Cardiovascular Disease (JBS3) score 9. Malnutrition Universal Screening Tools score (MUST) | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed