REFINE: Personalizing psychological care for chronic cancer-related fatigue

REFINE: Personalizing psychological care for chronic cancer-related fatigue - REFINE

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON48211

Enrollment

Registered

2019-09-17

Start date

2019-10-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-04-15

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Conditions

chronic cancer-related fatigue longlasting exhaustion after cancer

Interventions

We have developed an ESM questionnaire, called *Energie inZicht*, which will be distributed via a smartphone application. The *Energie inZicht* assessment will be filled out 5 times a day on random

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Cancer (all types) patients who have finished curative-intent cancer treatment at least three months previously; - suffer from severe fatigue since end of treatment (35 or higher on Checklist Individual Strength - Fatigue Severity subscale); - have visited their general practitioner, who ruled out a somaic explanation for their fatigue; - are referred to the Helen Dowling Institute for psychological care for their fatigue; - are 18 years of age or older; - and have a sufficient understanding of the Dutch language.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: N/A.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
We will combine qualitative data from an observation and interview. At the patient*s first meeting with the therapist at the HDI, therapist will discuss the network report with the patient. Patients will be asked to discuss how they experience this feedback. A researcher will be present to observe the meeting. Moreover, after two therapy sessions, the therapists will be interviewed about how they experience the (added) value of a network report in personalising treatment.	—

Measure

Time frame

We will combine qualitative data from an observation and interview. At the patient*s first meeting with the therapist at the HDI, therapist will discuss the network report with the patient. Patients will be asked to discuss how they experience this feedback. A researcher will be present to observe the meeting. Moreover, after two therapy sessions, the therapists will be interviewed about how they experience the (added) value of a network report in personalising treatment.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
We will also interview patients about and whether they experience (1) filling out the Energie inZicht app and (2) the descriptive feedback report as helpful in gaining more insight in their fatigue. THese interviews will also be used to explore how patients experience the content and design of the app and feedback reports. This will hopefully help us to further optimize the app and feedback reports. Based on the individual networks, we also hope to gain more insight into which factors are helpful and less helpful in coping with CCRF at an individual level.	—

Measure

Time frame

We will also interview patients about and whether they experience (1) filling out the Energie inZicht app and (2) the descriptive feedback report as helpful in gaining more insight in their fatigue. THese interviews will also be used to explore how patients experience the content and design of the app and feedback reports. This will hopefully help us to further optimize the app and feedback reports. Based on the individual networks, we also hope to gain more insight into which factors are helpful and less helpful in coping with CCRF at an individual level.

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Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)