Trial Outcomes & Findings for Psychosocial Outcomes in Online Cancer Support Groups (NCT NCT00382785)

NCT ID: NCT00382785

Last Updated: 2010-12-21

Results Overview

The Personal Resource Questionnaire 85 (PRQ85), Part II measures perceived social support and consists of 25 items in a seven-point Likert format which are rated from seven (7) strongly agree, to one (1) strongly disagree. Scores range from 25 to 175 with higher scores indicative of higher levels of perceived social support. Alpha reliability of the PRQ 85 has been demonstrated at \>.90

• Recruitment status: COMPLETED
• Study phase: NA
• Target enrollment: 51 participants
• Primary outcome timeframe: 16 weeks
• Results posted on: 2010-12-21

Participant Flow

Subjects were recruited via flyers, word of mouth, at clinics, and via university electronic news. Participants were recruited from August 2005 through December 2008.

Participant milestones

Measure	Moderated Group one 12-week online support group led by a professional healthcare provider	Non-facilitated (Peer-led) 12-week online support in a peer-led format
Overall Study STARTED	25	26
Overall Study COMPLETED	25	26
Overall Study NOT COMPLETED	0	0

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Psychosocial Outcomes in Online Cancer Support Groups

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Measure	Moderated Group n=25 Participants one 12-week online support group led by a professional healthcare provider	Non-facilitated (Peer-led) n=26 Participants 12-week online support in a peer-led format	Total n=51 Participants Total of all reporting groups
Age, Categorical <=18 years	0 Participants n=5 Participants	0 Participants n=7 Participants	0 Participants n=5 Participants
Age, Categorical Between 18 and 65 years	23 Participants n=5 Participants	25 Participants n=7 Participants	48 Participants n=5 Participants
Age, Categorical >=65 years	2 Participants n=5 Participants	1 Participants n=7 Participants	3 Participants n=5 Participants
Age Continuous	52.97 years STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.75 • n=5 Participants	51.52 years STANDARD_DEVIATION 8.92 • n=7 Participants	52.25 years STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.95 • n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male Female	25 Participants n=5 Participants	26 Participants n=7 Participants	51 Participants n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male Male	0 Participants n=5 Participants	0 Participants n=7 Participants	0 Participants n=5 Participants
Region of Enrollment United States	25 participants n=5 Participants	26 participants n=7 Participants	51 participants n=5 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 16 weeks

The Personal Resource Questionnaire 85 (PRQ85), Part II measures perceived social support and consists of 25 items in a seven-point Likert format which are rated from seven (7) strongly agree, to one (1) strongly disagree. Scores range from 25 to 175 with higher scores indicative of higher levels of perceived social support. Alpha reliability of the PRQ 85 has been demonstrated at >.90

Outcome measures

Measure	Moderated Group n=25 Participants one 12-week online support group led by a professional healthcare provider	Non-facilitated (Peer-led) n=26 Participants 12-week online support in a peer-led format
Scores on the Personal Resource Questionnaire 85.	50.22 Scores on a scale Standard Error 3.23	53.44 Scores on a scale Standard Error 3.08

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 16 weeks

Population: Same as number of participants analyzed

The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) is a 20-item self-report scale widely used in the assessment of depression. Each item is given a rating of 0 to 3, with a potential range of 0 to 60 for the entire scale. Higher scores are associated with depression. The cutoff for the diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder on the CES-D is 16. The instrument is a reliable measure (Alpha >.85) of depression

Outcome measures

Measure	Moderated Group n=25 Participants one 12-week online support group led by a professional healthcare provider	Non-facilitated (Peer-led) n=26 Participants 12-week online support in a peer-led format
Scores on the CES-D Scale	9.65 Scores on a scale Standard Error 1.98 • Interval -5.77 to 12.21	12.97 Scores on a scale Standard Error 1.84 • Interval -12.21 to 5.77

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 16 weeks

The Rotterdam Symptom Checklist (RSCL) measures quality of life in cancer patients. The RSCL checklist includes a QOL life question on a scale of 1 (excellent) to 7 (extremely poor). This was used as a measure of overall QOL.

Outcome measures

Measure	Moderated Group n=25 Participants one 12-week online support group led by a professional healthcare provider	Non-facilitated (Peer-led) n=26 Participants 12-week online support in a peer-led format
Scores on the Quality of Life (QOL) Question on the Rotterdam Symptom Check List (RSCL).	1.90 Scores on a scale Standard Error .31 • Interval -2.92 to 5.43	2.30 Scores on a scale Standard Error .36 • Interval -5.43 to 2.92

Adverse Events

Moderated

Serious events: 0 serious events

Other events: 0 other events

Deaths: 0 deaths

Peer-led

Serious events: 0 serious events

Other events: 0 other events

Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Paula Klemm, PhD, RN, OCN

University of Delaware

Phone: (302) 831-8501

Email: klemmpa@udel.edu

Results disclosure agreements

• Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
• Publication restrictions are in place