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Rehabilitation Needs of the Malaysian Haematological Cancer Survivors

NCT ID: NCT04236063

Last Updated: 2020-11-04

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

168 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-07-15

Study Completion Date

2020-05-31

Brief Summary

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Many cancers are being treated more effectively nowadays due to the raised awareness and early detection as well as advancement in researches and technology. Despite the rising number of cancer survivors in the coming years, these survivors are still plagued by the poor quality of life due to physical and psychological impairment. According to the National Cancer Registry Report from 2007-2011, haematological cancer is one of the ten most common cancers in Malaysian population. Many haematological cancer survivors in Malaysia are reportedly having poor quality of life due to multiple physical and emotional impairments which leads to further disability in life. It is thus an important effort to identify the rehabilitation needs in these cancer survivors to implement alternatives to improve the disease outcome through cancer rehabilitation.

Detailed Description

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A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study will be employed to identify the rehabilitation needs and predictors of needs in outpatient hemato-oncological cohort at UMMC Hemato-oncology Clinic for 12 months. The validated questionnaire employed evaluates the potential disabilities that could affect the aforementioned patients in domains such as communication, independence in mobility, self-care, social participation, handling relationships and domestic activity of daily living a month prior to the survey.

Participants of age between 18 to 80 years old, diagnosed with haemato-oncological illnesses will be screened; excluding potential participants who are too ill or cannot understand English, Malay, or Chinese; to be recruited in the research.

Based on the findings from the analysis, rehabilitation needs could be tailored accordingly to improve quality of life of these patients

Conditions

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Haematological Malignancy Leukemia, Acute Lymphoma Myeloma Multiple Blood Cancer Quality of Life

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

OTHER

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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Haematological malignancy

Patients with haematological malignancy

WHODAS 2.0 Questionnaire

Intervention Type OTHER

36-item WHODAS 2.0 questionnaire will be used for each patient to identify difficulty faced by patient over past 30 days from the day of interview

Interventions

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WHODAS 2.0 Questionnaire

36-item WHODAS 2.0 questionnaire will be used for each patient to identify difficulty faced by patient over past 30 days from the day of interview

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* patient with haematological malignancy
* agreeable to participate in the interview

Exclusion Criteria

* ill at the time of follow up
* unable to understand English, Malay or Chinese
* refuse to be interviewed
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of Malaya

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Chan Soo Chin

Senior Lecturer and Rehabilitation Physicians

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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SOO CHIN CHAN, MASTERS

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

SENIOR LECTURER AND REHABILITATION PHYSICIAN

ANWAR SUHAIMI, MASTERS

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

SENIOR LECTURER AND REHABILITATION PHYSICIAN

Locations

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University Malaya

Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Site Status

Countries

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Malaysia

References

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Okamura H. Importance of rehabilitation in cancer treatment and palliative medicine. Jpn J Clin Oncol. 2011 Jun;41(6):733-8. doi: 10.1093/jjco/hyr061.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 21622762 (View on PubMed)

Allart-Vorelli P, Porro B, Baguet F, Michel A, Cousson-Gelie F. Haematological cancer and quality of life: a systematic literature review. Blood Cancer J. 2015 Apr 24;5(4):e305. doi: 10.1038/bcj.2015.29.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 25909835 (View on PubMed)

Priscilla D, Hamidin A, Azhar MZ, Noorjan KO, Salmiah MS, Bahariah K. Quality of life among patients with hematological cancer in a Malaysian hospital. Med J Malaysia. 2011 Jun;66(2):117-20.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 22106690 (View on PubMed)

Hansen DG, Larsen PV, Holm LV, Rottmann N, Bergholdt SH, Sondergaard J. Association between unmet needs and quality of life of cancer patients: a population-based study. Acta Oncol. 2013 Feb;52(2):391-9. doi: 10.3109/0284186X.2012.742204. Epub 2012 Dec 17.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 23244672 (View on PubMed)

Dietz JH Jr. Rehabilitation of the cancer patient. Med Clin North Am. 1969 May;53(3):607-24. No abstract available.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 4305950 (View on PubMed)

Banks E, Byles JE, Gibson RE, Rodgers B, Latz IK, Robinson IA, Williamson AB, Jorm LR. Is psychological distress in people living with cancer related to the fact of diagnosis, current treatment or level of disability? Findings from a large Australian study. Med J Aust. 2010 Sep 6;193(S5):S62-7. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03931.x.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 21542449 (View on PubMed)

Kim YM, Kim DY, Chun MH, Jeon JY, Yun GJ, Lee MS. Cancer rehabilitation: experience, symptoms, and needs. J Korean Med Sci. 2011 May;26(5):619-24. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2011.26.5.619. Epub 2011 Apr 21.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 21532851 (View on PubMed)

Spill GR, Hlubocky FJ, Daugherty CK. Oncologists' and physiatrists' attitudes regarding rehabilitation for patients with advanced cancer. PM R. 2012 Feb;4(2):96-108. doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2011.08.539.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 22373458 (View on PubMed)

Handberg C, Jensen CM, Maribo T. Lack of Needs Assessment in Cancer Survivorship Care and Rehabilitation in Hospitals and Primary Care Settings. J Clin Med Res. 2017 Oct;9(10):864-871. doi: 10.14740/jocmr3160w. Epub 2017 Sep 1.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 28912923 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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201945-7310

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id