RCRT: Recovery after lung cancer radiotherapy
Research type
Research Study
Full title
RCRT: Feasibility of establishing a cohort of lung cancer patients treated with curative intent [CIn] radiotherapy [RT] to gather patient reported outcomes
IRAS ID
179379
Contact name
Claire Foster
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 11 months, 30 days
Research summary
We, the Macmillan Survivorship Research Group (MSRG), have recently undertaken a feasibility study with lung cancer patients treated with surgery with CIn. This innovative study was established to test whether it is feasible to recruit and gather information from lung cancer patients treated with CIn surgery and if so, inform how best to establish a large cohort of lung cancer patients treated with CIn. We successfully recruited 163 patients before their CIn surgery.
Under the recommendations of the Study Advisory Group we now wish to extend this work to see if it is feasible to recruit and gather information from a large group of lung cancer patients treated with CIn Radiotherapy (RT) through patient completed questionnaires repeated over time. If we are able to recruit a reasonable number of eligible patients into this pilot we can then explore a range of factors that influence recovery of health and well-being; including, needs, support and skills required to manage these.
This feasibility study will employ a prospective, longitudinal cohort design. There will be two methodological approaches: quantitative and qualitative. The quantitative approach will involve a longitudinal survey of a cohort of patients who undergo CIn RT for lung cancer. Data, including socio-demographic background information and validated PROMs, will be collected directly from participants using questionnaire surveys. In addition, participants’ medical details will be gathered from their hospital medical records. The qualitative approach will comprise a process evaluation, exploring participants’ experiences of taking part in the study. Data will be collected through semi-structured interviews with study participants and clinicians at the study sites. Monitoring patient recruitment, patient retention and data collection quantitatively and qualitatively over time will allow a detailed assessment of the feasibility of establishing a national sample of lung cancer patients treated by radiotherapy with curative intent.
REC name
East Midlands - Nottingham 1 Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
15/EM/0255
Date of REC Opinion
29 May 2015
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion