Mixed Methods Study to Assess Family Members Unmet Needs in an Oncology Setting

NCT06142071 | Active Not Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 331660
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 50
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The main questions the study aims to answer are:

1. 1.The proportion of family members of cancer patients who say they need more support
2. 2.What support family members feel would be beneficial

Conditions

Cancer

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• The proportion of family members who state they need more support

  The proportion of family members who state they need more support

  6 months after start of study recruitment

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• The proportion of family members who state they need more support with each of the Carer Support Needs Assessment Tool (CSNAT) domains

  6 months after start of study recruitment

• Types of additional support that family members feel would be beneficial as identified via the telephone questionnaires and interviews

  6 months after start of study recruitment

Interventions

Telephone questionnaire BEHAVIORAL

Telephone questionnaire, which includes questions on participant's demographics, anxiety/depression scores, what support they find helpful and what additional support they feel would be beneficial

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Oncology patients in South West Wales, United Kingdom

You may qualify if:

• diagnosed with a solid organ malignancy under the care of the oncology team
• able to identify at least one family member who may be willing to participate in the study
• \- a family member of a patient diagnosed with a solid organ malignancy under the care of the oncology team

You may not qualify if:

• medical or psychiatric condition impairing ability to consent
• the patient's treating oncologist's opinion is that participating in the study would cause severe distress to the patient or their family

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Swansea Bay University Health Board: lead
• Swansea University: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

South West Wales Cancer Centre

Swansea, United Kingdom

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Neoplasms

Study Officials

• Sing Yu Moorcraft

  Swansea Bay University Health Board

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 26, 2023
• First Posted: November 21, 2023
• Study Start: January 8, 2024
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2024
• Study Completion: September 1, 2024
• Last Updated: July 17, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-07

Locations

GB (1)