A pilot study of Study I: Distressing information, the Psychophysiological response and Recall.

A pilot study of Study I: Distressing information, the Psychophysiological response and Recall. - PILOT-Study I: Distressing information, Psychophysiology and Recall.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON38590

Enrollment

Registered

2013-05-29

Start date

2014-01-31

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-04-29

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Conditions

Oncologie: emotionele distress in oncologische gesprekken (arts-patient) nvt

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Group 1 In order to be eligible to participate in Group 1 of this pilot study, a subject must meet all of the following criteria: - Informed consent; - Having had cancer or being treated for cancer with a curative intent, with the exception of having (had) esophageal cancer. - Diagnosed with cancer within a time span of 1 to 5 years ago;;Group 2 In order to be eligible to participate in Group 2 of this pilot study, a subject must meet all of the following criteria: - Informed consent; - *Healthy*, meaning: * Never having had cancer * Currently not visiting any medical specialist for another serious medical condition

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Subjects are not eligible if one or more of the following criteria apply: - Those who suffer from cardiovascular disease and/or hypertension (to prevent interference with psycho-physiological measurements); - Those who suffer from an endocrine disorder, e.g. diabetes mellitus (to prevent interference with cortisol measures); - Smoking > 20 cigarettes per week (to prevent interference with cortisol measures); - No current use of corticosteroid containing medication, including ointments (to prevent interference with cortisol measures); - Subjects who are not literate in Dutch; - Subjects who have an uncorrectable hearing or vision problem; - Age

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
RQ1: To what extent are psychophysiological responses, self-reported emotional distress, recall of information and identification with the video patient influenced by analogue patients being cancer patients / cancer survivors in comparison to healthy individuals? We expect cancer patients / survivors to report better identification with the video patient, to report more emotional distress, to react with a greater psychophysiological response to the provision of emotional distressing information and to display worse recall of information.	—

Measure

Time frame

RQ1: To what extent are psychophysiological responses, self-reported emotional distress, recall of information and identification with the video patient influenced by analogue patients being cancer patients / cancer survivors in comparison to healthy individuals? We expect cancer patients / survivors to report better identification with the video patient, to report more emotional distress, to react with a greater psychophysiological response to the provision of emotional distressing information and to display worse recall of information.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
RQ2: Are the research protocol and study procedures of Study I realistic and workable? (Exploratory question)	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results