The Lived Experiences of Persons With Early Stage Non-small Cell Lung Cancer and Their Significant Other(s) Following Surgery: a Rapid Ethnographic Approach

NCT06536140 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Z-2023064
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 16
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

To understand the lived experiences, thoughts and habits about exercise and PA of persons with early stage non-small cell lung cancer and their significant other(s) following surgery.

Conditions

Lung Cancer

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Barriers and facilitators for exercise and physical activity

  Self-developed questionnaire to assess person's motivation and self-efficacy regarding exercise and PA based on Chan et al. (2022) and Rogers et al. (2006)

  Visit 1 during week 1

• Motivation and self-efficacy

  Exercise Self-Efficacy Scale (ESES), Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia (TSK), Perceived physical activity questionnaire (LIVAS), SRQ-E (Exercise self-regulation questionnaire)

  Visit 1 during week 1

Secondary Outcomes (13)

• Socio-demographic information

  Visit 1 during week 1

• Anthropometric information

  Visit 1 during week 1

• Medical history (from medical file)

  Before visit 1

• Lung function (from medical file)

  Before visit 1

• Physical activity

  One week between the third week and fourth week.

Study Arms (1)

NSCLC patients 1-3 months after lung resection surgery with or without (neo-)adjuvant therapy

This study will include twenty persons who underwent surgery for early stage I-IIIA NSCLC (with or without (neo-) adjuvant chemotherapy/radiotherapy/immunotherapy) one to three months before inclusion and their carers significant other(s). This can be one person or multiple persons (e.g. partner, parent, child, brother, sister).

Other: Home observations and interview

Interventions

Home observations and interview OTHER

If persons want to participate, the person will be invited one week before the first observation for a 'warm-up' phone call (W1) as a preparation for the three observations and follow-up interview. During the observations, SH will be an active participant, offering to help with activities of daily life with the person, so opportunities are created to observe and ask questions (sensory ethnography). The person will be asked to take pictures or make drawings of important things in the house as the observer will be able to better understand how they feel about exercise and PA (visual ethnography). Six weeks after the last observation (W10), formal follow-up interviews (30-60 min) with questions based on the observations that took place, will be held to explore specific issues in-depth.

NSCLC patients 1-3 months after lung resection surgery with or without (neo-)adjuvant therapy

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

This study will include twenty persons who underwent surgery for early stage I-IIIA NSCLC (with or without (neo-) adjuvant chemotherapy/radiotherapy/immunotherapy) one to three months before inclusion and their carers significant other(s). This can be one person or multiple persons (e.g. partner, parent, child, brother, sister). In case the person doesn't have a significant other, this person will not be excluded from the study. Purposive sampling will be applied. The study will aim to recruit persons with a wide range of characteristics including age, sex and ethnic cultural background as it is important to recruit a diverse sample. We will not have access to the socio-economic background of persons during the screening process.

You may qualify if:

• Adults (18+ year);
• Ability to give informed consent.

You may not qualify if:

• Persons having progressive or recurrent lung cancer;
• Persons who had other malignancies in the last 2 years;
• Persons who do systematically perform or plan to perform structured exercise;
• Persons not living independently at home (e.g. care home, psychiatric institution);
• Psychiatric or cognitive disorders;
• Not understanding and speaking Dutch;
• Not living at home (e.g. nursing home, prison …).

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Hasselt University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Faculteit Revalidatiewetenschappen - Gebouw 7

Diepenbeek, Limburg, 3590, Belgium

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Lung Neoplasms

Interventions

Interviews as Topic

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Respiratory Tract Neoplasms; Thoracic Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms; Lung Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Officials

• Chris Burtin, PhD

  University Hasselt

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Target Duration: 10 Weeks
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 14, 2024
• First Posted: August 2, 2024
• Study Start: December 1, 2023
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2024
• Study Completion: October 1, 2024
• Last Updated: March 12, 2025

Record last verified: 2024-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

BE (1)