Status:

COMPLETED

Health eCommunities - The Impact of Listservs on Cancer Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Collaborating Sponsors:

Association of Cancer Online Resources

Conditions:

Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of participation in the Association of Cancer Online Resources (ACOR) mailing lists on chronic disease management for cancer patients, we are focusing...

Detailed Description

Abstract: Internet-based health applications can have powerful positive health effects (e.g. IOM, 2002: Eng et al., 2000; Gustafson et al., 2000). Research has focused on Internet users as consumers ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • Eligibility is based on joining one of 15 ACOR mailing lists over a 1 ½ year accrual period. We defined eligible persons as:
  • New patient/survivor subscribers aged 18 and over, have had cancer, and joined a participating mailing list within the past 10 days; or
  • Ongoing patient/survivor subscribers aged 18 and over, have had cancer, and have been a member of a participating list for more than 10 days; or
  • Caregiver subscribers aged 18 and over and care for a cancer patient or survivor in any capacity (actively or passively).

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    September 1 2003

    Trial Type :

    OBSERVATIONAL

    End Date :

    August 1 2006

    Estimated Enrollment :

    3360 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00119951

    Start Date

    September 1 2003

    End Date

    August 1 2006

    Last Update

    August 3 2007

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    The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27599