Occupational Therapy for Cancer Patients: a Randomised, Controlled Study

Occupational Therapy for Cancer Patients: A Randomised Controlled Study

Status

Completed

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01432197

Enrollment

116

Registered

2011-09-12

Start date

2010-03-31

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2011-09-12

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Conditions

HRQOL (Health Related Quality of Life)

Keywords

HRQOL, Occupational therapy, ADL intervention, Cancer patients

Brief summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of occupational therapy, in shape of activities of daily living, for cancer patients.

Detailed description

Background Cancer patients often experience serious dysfunctions leading to problems with activities of daily living (ADL) and reduced quality of life. Occupational therapy is believed to be effective in handling many of the problems with ADL experienced by patients with cancer, but the evidence is sparse. Aim The purpose of this study is to analyse the effects of an occupational therapy intervention targeting cancer patients. Outcome measures are the patients self-reported quality of life and the patients ability to perform ADL. Methods Randomised controlled trial with 288 patients with cancer treated at Naestved hospital in Denmark. Occupational therapy intervention programme for the intervention group (N=144) and standard treatment and care for the controls (N=144). A systematic review including studies of ADL intervention for cancer patients will be carried out. Feasibility of the recruitment and the intervention will be analysed and published. The patients need for occupational therapy will be analysed using baseline information from the randomised controlled trial. The effects of the intervention will be analysed using patient validated questionnaires including EORTC QLQ-C30 and the ADL taxonomy questionnaire.

Interventions

OTHERADL intervention

1\) ADL training, 2) home modifications, 3) delivery and supervision in adaptive equipments, and 4) instruction in self-training programs.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Cancer patients * Disability comparable with a performance status of 10 to 70 on Karnofsky Performance Status Scale * Able to read and understand Danish

Exclusion criteria

* Referred to occupational therapy before study start

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Health related quality of life	15 months

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Ability to perform activities of daily living	15 months

Countries

Denmark

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026