Occupational Therapy for Cancer Patients: a Randomised, Controlled Study

NCT ID: NCT01432197

Last Updated: 2011-09-12

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

EARLY_PHASE1

Total Enrollment

116 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-03-31

Brief Summary

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The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of occupational therapy, in shape of activities of daily living, for cancer patients.

Detailed Description

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Background

Cancer patients often experience serious dysfunctions leading to problems with activities of daily living (ADL) and reduced quality of life. Occupational therapy is believed to be effective in handling many of the problems with ADL experienced by patients with cancer, but the evidence is sparse.

Aim

The purpose of this study is to analyse the effects of an occupational therapy intervention targeting cancer patients.

Outcome measures are the patients self-reported quality of life and the patients ability to perform ADL.

Methods

Randomised controlled trial with 288 patients with cancer treated at Naestved hospital in Denmark. Occupational therapy intervention programme for the intervention group (N=144) and standard treatment and care for the controls (N=144).

A systematic review including studies of ADL intervention for cancer patients will be carried out. Feasibility of the recruitment and the intervention will be analysed and published.

The patients need for occupational therapy will be analysed using baseline information from the randomised controlled trial.

The effects of the intervention will be analysed using patient validated questionnaires including EORTC QLQ-C30 and the ADL taxonomy questionnaire.

Conditions

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HRQOL (Health Related Quality of Life)

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Occupational therapy intervention

Intervention group: Standard treatment and care added with an ADL intervention program: 1) ADL training, 2) home modifications, 3) delivery and supervision in adaptive equipments, and 4) instruction in self-training programs.

Control group: Standard treatment and care. No occupational therapy intervention.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

ADL intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

1\) ADL training, 2) home modifications, 3) delivery and supervision in adaptive equipments, and 4) instruction in self-training programs.

Standard treatment and care

Control group: Standard treatment and care. No occupational therapy intervention.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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ADL intervention

1\) ADL training, 2) home modifications, 3) delivery and supervision in adaptive equipments, and 4) instruction in self-training programs.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Cancer patients
* Disability comparable with a performance status of 10 to 70 on Karnofsky Performance Status Scale
* Able to read and understand Danish

Exclusion Criteria

* Referred to occupational therapy before study start
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Naestved Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Southern Denmark

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Line Lindahl

Ph.D student, OT, MPH

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Dorte Gilsaa Hansen, Ph.D, M.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Research Unit of General Practice, IST, University of Southern Denmark

Karen la Cour, Ph.D, OT, MSc

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Health, Man and Society, IST, University of Southern Denmark

Locations

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Research Unit of General Practice, IST, University of Southern Denmark

Odense, , Denmark

Site Status

Countries

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Denmark

Other Identifiers

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RCT Occup Cancer

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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