Study Results
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
263 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2001-09-30
2005-12-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
NONE
Study Groups
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FOCUS Intervention
Dyads randomized to this arm received the FOCUS Program, 3 home visits and 2 phone calls by trained nurses.
FOCUS Program
Supportive, educative sessions with patients and spouses.
Standard Care
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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FOCUS Program
Supportive, educative sessions with patients and spouses.
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Willing spousal partner
* Speaks and understands English
* Mentally and physically able to participate
* Minimum life expectancy of 12 months
* Lives within 70 miles
Exclusion Criteria
* Watchful waiting status
* Spouse with cancer diagnosis in previous year
21 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Wayne State University
OTHER
University of Michigan
OTHER
Responsible Party
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University of Michigan
Principal Investigators
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Laurel L Northouse, PhD RN
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Michigan
Locations
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University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Wayne State University-Karmanos Cancer Institute
Detroit, Michigan, United States
William Beaumont Hospitals
Royal Oak, Michigan, United States
Countries
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References
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Northouse LL, Rosset T, Phillips L, Mood D, Schafenacker A, Kershaw T. Research with families facing cancer: the challenges of accrual and retention. Res Nurs Health. 2006 Jun;29(3):199-211. doi: 10.1002/nur.20128.
Harden J, Falahee M, Bickes J, Schafenacker A, Walker J, Mood D, Northouse L. Factors associated with prostate cancer patients' and their spouses' satisfaction with a family-based intervention. Cancer Nurs. 2009 Nov-Dec;32(6):482-92. doi: 10.1097/NCC.0b013e3181b311e9.
Kershaw TS, Mood DW, Newth G, Ronis DL, Sanda MG, Vaishampayan U, Northouse LL. Longitudinal analysis of a model to predict quality of life in prostate cancer patients and their spouses. Ann Behav Med. 2008 Oct;36(2):117-28. doi: 10.1007/s12160-008-9058-3. Epub 2008 Sep 16.
Song L, Northouse LL, Braun TM, Zhang L, Cimprich B, Ronis DL, Mood DW. Assessing longitudinal quality of life in prostate cancer patients and their spouses: a multilevel modeling approach. Qual Life Res. 2011 Apr;20(3):371-81. doi: 10.1007/s11136-010-9753-y. Epub 2010 Oct 8.
Song L, Northouse LL, Zhang L, Braun TM, Cimprich B, Ronis DL, Mood DW. Study of dyadic communication in couples managing prostate cancer: a longitudinal perspective. Psychooncology. 2012 Jan;21(1):72-81. doi: 10.1002/pon.1861. Epub 2010 Oct 22.
Northouse LL, Mood DW, Schafenacker A, Montie JE, Sandler HM, Forman JD, Hussain M, Pienta KJ, Smith DC, Kershaw T. Randomized clinical trial of a family intervention for prostate cancer patients and their spouses. Cancer. 2007 Dec 15;110(12):2809-18. doi: 10.1002/cncr.23114.
Northouse LL, Mood DW, Montie JE, Sandler HM, Forman JD, Hussain M, Pienta KJ, Smith DC, Sanda MG, Kershaw T. Living with prostate cancer: patients' and spouses' psychosocial status and quality of life. J Clin Oncol. 2007 Sep 20;25(27):4171-7. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2006.09.6503. Epub 2007 Jul 16.
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University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center website
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