Status:
COMPLETED
Web-based Stress Management for Newly Diagnosed Cancer Patients (STREAM-1)
Lead Sponsor:
University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Collaborating Sponsors:
Krebsforschung Schweiz, Bern, Switzerland
Swiss National Science Foundation
Conditions:
Psychological Distress
Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Many cancer patients experience their illness as substantial psychological burden. About half of the cancer patients suffer from severe stress symptoms and around one third of the patients fulfill the...
Detailed Description
The present study is designed as a randomized controlled wait-list intervention study. Within 12 weeks of the start of anti-cancer treatment, patients will be randomly assigned to the web-based stress...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients with any kind of newly diagnosed cancer undergoing first treatment (including radiotherapy, hormonal treatment, targeted therapies, chemotherapy or combined-modality treatment) regardless of the setting (adjuvant treatment, curative treatment, palliative first-line treatment)
- Patients with newly diagnosed relapse of cancer, who had received prior curatively-intended treatment
- Inclusion is allowed immediately prior to or within 12 weeks of the start of treatment
- Patients must have cytologically or histologically proven diagnosis of malignant disease (either at diagnosis or at relapse)
- Prior treatment -including chemotherapy- for a different, prior malignant tumor is allowed
- Concomitant participation in an experimental therapeutic drug trial is allowed
- Age \>18 years
- Command of the German language
- Internet access and basic computer skills
- Life expectancy of \>6 months
Exclusion
- Patients undergoing palliative second- or further line chemotherapy treatment
- Patients treated with surgery only
- Patients participating in a concomitant psychological intervention trial
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2014
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2017
Estimated Enrollment :
129 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02289014
Start Date
January 1 2014
End Date
March 1 2017
Last Update
May 8 2017
Active Locations (1)
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University Hospital Basel
Basel, Switzerland, 4031