ENeRgy-Q: Qualitative evaluation of the ENeRgy feasibility trial
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Evaluating the experience of participating in a feasibility trial of an exercise and nutritional rehabilitation programme in patients with advanced cancer. A qualitative study.
IRAS ID
230905
Contact name
Erna Haraldsdottir
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Edinburgh
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 5 months, 14 days
Research summary
People with incurable cancer face deterioration in physical function, weight loss and psychological distress yet incorporating a program of rehabilitation could alleviate much of this decline and enable people to live as fully as possible until they die. A feasibility trial of an exercise and nutrition rehabilitation intervention, the ENeRgy trial, for hospice patients in underway. This study aims to understand what it is like for the patients, how they feel about the intervention, how this affects their overall well-being, not just their physical health. Overall we want to explore how acceptable they think each part of the intervention is and the intervention as a whole it. We want to understand how it may or may not fit with an individuals life and circumstances. An experienced research nurse will speak to 20 patients who have completed the six week intervention. Interviews will be face to face about their experiences of the trial and will identify themes within the sample.
REC name
South East Scotland REC 01
REC reference
18/SS/0060
Date of REC Opinion
29 Jun 2018
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion