CIFeR - A Clinician-led Intervention to Address Fear of Cancer Recurrence
The Efficacy of a Brief Oncologist-delivered Intervention for Fear of Cancer Recurrence: A Cluster-randomized Controlled Trial
Aarhus University Hospital
300 participants
Jun 14, 2024
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The investigators will test a novel Clinician-led Intervention to address Fear of cancer Recurrence in cancer survivors (CIFeR), by 1) adapting the original Australian intervention manual to the Danish oncology context (CIFeR-DK), and 2) developing a brief e-learning program to train oncologists. The investigators will then 3) compare CIFeR-DK with an active control condition in a cluster-randomized controlled trial with 24 oncologists (the cluster unit) treating a minimum of 300 patients with breast, ovarian, lung and prostate cancer at Danish Oncology Departments at four hospitals in Aarhus, Vejle, Aalborg, and Copenhagen, and 4) explore fidelity, acceptability, feasibility, and perceived barriers and facilitators to use the intervention in routine follow-up care.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria3
- Are ≥ 18 years old
- Have completed their primary treatment, i.e., surgery, adjuvant chemotherapy, and/or radiotherapy, for breast, ovarian, prostate, or lung cancer at the participating departments between three weeks and three months previously.
- Score >= 13 on the FCRI-SF
Exclusion Criteria1
- \-
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Interventions
The intervention includes five components informed by theoretical models and existing interventions for FCR: 1) FCR normalization: reassurance that FCR is a common and normal phenomenon after treatment for cancer, 2) Providing prognostic information: asking patients whether they would like information about their risk of recurrence and, if yes,providing this information, 3) Providing education and take-home information on red-flag recurrence symptoms, 4) Brief advice on managing worry: distraction, meditation, mindfulness, reassurance, and links to online resources to manage FCR, and 5) referral to a psychologist if FCR is high (FCRI-SF \>= 22), or if deemed helpful by the patient or clinician. Access will be provided to ConquerFear-Group delivered online by trained psychologists.
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NCT06554899