Multimodal supportive care in prostate cancer
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Multimodal supportive care intervention in men and their partners/carers affected by metastatic prostate cancer: A randomised controlled feasibility study
IRAS ID
201428
Contact name
Catherine Paterson
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Dundee
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 0 months, 1 days
Research summary
Currently 250,000 men are affected by prostate cancer in the UK. However, as the prevalence of prostate cancer increases, alternative models of follow-up care are now being considered due to the increasing pressure and limited resources within acute care services. Worldwide enablement of self-management is becoming a fundamental component of cancer care as a long-term condition. With an increasing number of men living with and beyond cancer, patient engagement in self-management has been advocated as a way of improving physical and psychological well-being. However, men affected by prostate cancer have voiced a lack of information, advice and support in their self-management following treatment and into survivorship. This is particularly vital for areas such as NHS Tayside that covers a population of over 500,000 individuals in Perth & Kinross/Dundee City/ Angus and North East Fife with a mixed rural and urban area with regions of significant deprivation and inequalities in relation to access to services. In rural areas, there is an increased elderly population who report challenges accessing specialist support at the cancer centre or district general hospital due to distances and transport issues.
This study is a Randomised Controlled Feasibility Study that aims to evaluate a multimodal supportive care intervention that integrates self-management support and optimises a person-centred model of care to men and their partners/carers closer to community settings. To address the overall aim of this study, the following objectives will be pursued: i) Testing the feasibility of the intervention into current clinical care for men with metastatic prostate cancer and their partners/carers that link across community and acute care services. ii) Exploring the effectiveness of the intervention on supportive care needs, self-management, symptoms, quality of life, psychological outcome and preliminary economic costs compared to standard care. iii) Estimating recruitment, retention rates, and sample size for a full-scale RCT.
REC name
East of Scotland Research Ethics Service REC 1
REC reference
16/ES/0024
Date of REC Opinion
9 Mar 2016
REC opinion
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