Implementation of 'Cascade' for parents of child cancer survivors v1
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Community implementation of the 'Cascade' (Cope, Adapt, Survive: life after CAncEr) online/face-to-face program for parents of child, adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors
IRAS ID
289273
Contact name
Lauren Kelada
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
UNSW Australia
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
ACTRN12620000155998, Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry; HC190880, University of New South Wales Sydney Research Ethics Compliance and Support Number
Duration of Study in the UK
2 years, 0 months, 00 days
Research summary
This project is part of a larger research study that has received ethical approval from the HREC committee of the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia to evaluate the implementation of a community-delivered program that provides skills-based support for parents of children, adolescents and young adult cancer (AYA) survivors in different geographical areas. This project will consist of administering the program in the UK to the community organisation, The Joshua Tree.
The wider study builds on Wakefield et al’s (2016) randomized controlled trial of a theoretically grounded online intervention for parents of children and AYA cancer survivors, Cascade (Cope, adapt, survive: life after cancer) that aimed to teach adaptive cognitive-behavioural coping skills to promote resilience in survivorship. The trial showed that the Cascade program is acceptable, feasible and clinically safe for parents and suggests that the intervention may stabilize parents’ fear of cancer recurrence.
This project will evaluate clinical effectiveness of the Cascade program in providing an avenue for peer support and teaching Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) and coping skills to parents in The Joshua Tree community setting in the UK. It will also evaluate implementation of the program which will involve an introductory session, four 90-minute sessions and a catch-up session after the final module. Wakefield and her team in Australia will evaluate this project’s findings and compare community settings across the world.
This project will be conducted within The Joshua Tree Support Centre in Northwich where the program will be offered to parents/carers of children and AYA childhood cancer survivors either online or face-to-face.
The UK element of this project will run for two years. If it shows positive results, the program will continue to be offered as part of an ongoing therapeutic intervention for families of children, adolescents or young people having survived cancer.REC name
North West - Liverpool Central Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
21/NW/0098
Date of REC Opinion
2 Jun 2021
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion