Supporting people with learning disabilities (LD) who are affected by a relative or friend with cancer

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN34385004

Enrollment

Registered

2011-04-21

Start date

2010-02-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

All cancers Cancer Cancer

Interventions

1. Four focus groups of 6 participants 2. Each focus group will meet 4 times: 2.1. ?Getting to know you?: introducing the study, and beginning to tell your story 2.2. What was good/difficult about wh

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. People with learning disabilities who have some verbal skills 2. Age 18 or over 3. Have lived with a relative/friend with cancer in the past 5 years 4. Target Gender: Male & Female 5. Lower Age Limit 18 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Recent bereavement (less than 6 months)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Participants' views on supportive measures, obtainted through Nominal Group Technique at the session 4 of each focus group 2. Final qualitative analysis of participants' views on completion of final focus group (April/May 2011)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Not provided at time of registration	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026