Status:

UNKNOWN

FOCUSau: A Dyadic Digital Health Intervention to Improve the Wellbeing of People With Advanced Cancer and Their Carers

Lead Sponsor:

University of Melbourne

Collaborating Sponsors:

St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne

University of Technology, Sydney

Conditions:

Advanced Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

FOCUS is a dyadic, psychoeducational intervention developed in the USA, shown to improve the wellbeing and quality of life (QoL) of patients with advanced cancer and their primary family carers. The i...

Detailed Description

STUDY SETTING: The patient-carer dyads will be recruited via two methods: (1) referral from hospitals or (2) self-referral. For method one, approximately six hospitals and/or cancer centres (metropol...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patient
  • Diagnosis of advanced cancer
  • Over 18 years of age
  • Able to comprehend written or spoken English
  • No visual, hearing, and/or cognitive impairment that would preclude participation
  • Able to commit to research participation requirements (including data collection and completion of the FOCUSau intervention if randomised to that group)
  • Able to access the internet (on desktop computer, laptop computer or tablet device)
  • Able to identify a primary support person/carer, who is an unpaid individual (not necessarily a partner or family member) who is providing physical, social or emotional support.
  • Patient

Exclusion

  • \- Involvement in an advanced cancer non-drug trial that focuses on improving QoL
  • Family carer Inclusion Criteria:
  • Identified by the patient as their primary support person who is related to them biologically, legally or emotionally, and is willing to accept this support role
  • Aged over 18 years
  • No visual, hearing, and/or cognitive impairment that would preclude participation
  • Able to commit to research participation requirements
  • Able to access the internet
  • Dyad Inclusion Criteria:
  • \- Capacity to effectively utilise the internet (as determined through a short practical online exercise as part of the screening and consent process).

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

August 1 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

433 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06082128

Start Date

December 1 2023

End Date

August 1 2025

Last Update

October 13 2023

Active Locations (5)

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Calvary Healthcare Kogarah

Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia, 2217

2

Mater Health Service

Kangaroo Point, Queensland, Australia, 4169

3

Northern Adelaide Palliative Service

Modbury, South Australia, Australia, 5092

4

Barwoon Health Mckellar Centre

Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 3215