Effect of a Website Offering Individual Patients' Experiences for Cancer Patients

NCT ID: NCT02157454

Last Updated: 2015-11-10

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

212 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-06-30

Study Completion Date

2015-11-30

Brief Summary

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Being diagnosed with cancer confronts patients with a severe disease and they need to learn to deal with a range of new challenges. In order to support patients in the coping process, the website www.krankheitserfahrungen.de provides patients free, reliable information about health issues by sharing peoples' real-life experiences. In our project, the investigators developed a new module on the website for patients with colorectal cancer.

The objective of our study is to evaluate if access to the new colorectal cancer module on the website www.krankheitserfahrungen.de increases patient's competence.

The investigators will conduct a two-arm randomized controlled trial. Patients affected by colorectal cancer will be randomized into an intervention and a control group: the intervention group will have access for two weeks to the website www.krankheitserfahrungen.de (colorectal cancer module) with cancer patients´ experiences. Patients in the control group will not receive any intervention but will have access to the website for two weeks after completing the study.

Patient competence is measured by the self-efficacy component of the German short form of the Cancer Behavior Inventory via an online questionnaire at baseline and after two weeks. A second follow-up assessment will be implemented six weeks after baseline.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Colorectal Cancer

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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Website access

Two-week access to the colorectal cancer module of the website www.krankheitserfahrungen.de

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Website access

Intervention Type OTHER

Access to the colorectal cancer module of the website www.krankheitserfahrungen.de which provides free, reliable information about health issues by sharing people's real-life experiences

Control

Participants who are randomized to the control group don't have access to the website until they have finished the last questionnaire at 6 weeks follow up.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Website access

Access to the colorectal cancer module of the website www.krankheitserfahrungen.de which provides free, reliable information about health issues by sharing people's real-life experiences

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer within the last 3 years or with metastases or relapse after colorectal cancer
* having access to internet

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer more than 3 years ago and without metastases or relapse
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Federal Ministry of Health, Germany

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

Berlin School of Public Health

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Christine Holmberg

Dr., MPH

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Berlin School of Public Health

Berlin, State of Berlin, Germany

Site Status

Countries

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Germany

References

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Giesler JM, Keller B, Repke T, Leonhart R, Weis J, Muckelbauer R, Rieckmann N, Muller-Nordhorn J, Lucius-Hoene G, Holmberg C. Effect of a Website That Presents Patients' Experiences on Self-Efficacy and Patient Competence of Colorectal Cancer Patients: Web-Based Randomized Controlled Trial. J Med Internet Res. 2017 Oct 13;19(10):e334. doi: 10.2196/jmir.7639.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 29030329 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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NKP-332-041

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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