Specialty: Cancer, Primary sub-specialty: Prostate Cancer
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Adult patients > 18 years 2. Diagnosis of prostate cancer not suitable for radical (curative) treatment 3. Commencing palliative systemic therapy (first or subsequent lines) – cytotoxic chemotherapy, modern hormonal agents (including enzalutamide and abiraterone) and radium 223.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Already commenced treatment 2. Treated with androgen deprivation therapy, stilboestrol or dexamethasone only. 3. Treated with trial treatments that are not NICE or Cancer Drug Fund approved
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Feasibility will be assessed by measuring the time taken to complete the questionnaire (collected by electronic data collection system), patient reported feasibility (via feasibility questionnaire) and support needed from the researcher (via feasibility questionnaire) at baseline and 3 months, and measuring the rate of questionnaire completion at 3 months. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Health care professional reported feasibility (all clinic staff including recruiting oncologists) is measured via a HCP feasibility questionnaire at the end of the study 2. Uptake rate (impressions from recruiting doctors( is obtained from HCP feasibility questionnaire at the end of the study 3. Comparison with clinical decision at 3 months is assessed via comparison with decision whether or not to continue treatment and PSA measurement 4. Suitability of tools (sensitivity of tools to change in QoL) is measured via comparison between tools | — |
Countries
United Kingdom