Investigating an online self-help training for fear of cancer recurrence in breast cancer patients.

(Cost-) effectiveness of online self-help training for fear of cancer recurrence in breast cancer patients.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON24298

Enrollment

454

Registered

2013-08-15

Start date

2013-11-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

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Conditions

breast cancer fear of cancer recurrence FCR borstkanker angst voor terugkeer van kanker

Interventions

Online self-help training for fear of cancer recurrence: Participants start the training by filling out the Fear of Recurrence Inventory, after which they get feedback about their scores and a sugges

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Part A > Diagnosis of breast cancer, 1-5 years ago > Curative treatment > Capable of filling out questionnaires in Dutch > Age at disease onset minimal 18 years Part B > All criteria of part A > Access to the internet > No actual recurrence or diagnosis of metastasis

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: None

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Primary outcome measure will be fear of cancer recurrence. Fear of cancer recurrence will be assessed with the Fear of Cancer Recurrence Inventory (FCRI). The FCRI consist of the following seven subscales: triggers, severity, psychological distress, coping strategies, functioning impairments, insight, and reassurance. The severity-subscale is the first outcome measure in this study. The coping strategies- and functioning impairments-scale scores at baseline will be used in the predictor analysis.	—

Measure

Time frame

Primary outcome measure will be fear of cancer recurrence. Fear of cancer recurrence will be assessed with the Fear of Cancer Recurrence Inventory (FCRI). The FCRI consist of the following seven subscales: triggers, severity, psychological distress, coping strategies, functioning impairments, insight, and reassurance. The severity-subscale is the first outcome measure in this study. The coping strategies- and functioning impairments-scale scores at baseline will be used in the predictor analysis.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Secondary outcomes will be healthcare costs and psychological distress. Healthcare costs will be assessed with the Medical Consumption Questionnaire (MCQ) and the EuroQol-5D (EQ-5D). Psychological distress will be assessed with the Fear of Cancer Recurrence Inventory (FCRI).	—

Contacts

Public ContactSanne Helmondt, van

Helen Dowling Institute Postbus 80

svanhelmondt@hdi.nl+31(0)30-252 40 20

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)