Primary objective: to determine the effect of the intervention on return-to-work and quality of life. Secondary objectives: To determine the effect of the intervention on the work ability and work limitations. To determine the feasibility of the…
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- Other condition
- Miscellaneous and site unspecified neoplasms benign
- Economic and housing issues
Synonym
Health condition
werkgerelateerde aangelegenheden
Research involving
Sponsors and support
Intervention
Outcome measures
Primary outcome
Return-to-work
Quality of life
Secondary outcome
Work ability
Work limitations
Feasibility of the vocational rehabilitation program
Direct and indirect costs of the intervention
Background summary
Survival rates of cancer have been increasing in recent years. It is generally
assumed that the incidence of cancer in the working population in western
countries will increase as well. For many cancer patients, cancer has become a
chronic disease which causes poorer general health outcomes in comparison to
the general population. The burden of the diseases itself and the treatment
affects quality of life in all its aspects and one of these aspects is
return-to-work. Earlier research showed that not all cancer patients who were
working prior to their diagnosis, returned to work. Moreover, cancer patients
have the highest prevalence of work impairments in comparison to patients with
other chronic illnesses. To reduce these negative consequences for cancer
patients as well as for the society at large an intervention has been developed
to enhance return-to-work in cancer patients. The intervention will be carried
out by a nurse who will provide counselling according to a special developed
protocol (or by another professional who provides psycho-oncology care in the
usual care). The intervention will be, as good as possible, fit in the normal
cancer care, in that way the burden for the patients will be as less as
possible. Therefore, professionals who are already integrated in normal cancer
care will carry out the intervention. In normal cancer care consultation hours
are scheduled to provide psycho-oncologic care. The meetings within the context
of the intervention will be scheduled as part of these consultation hours. The
hypothesis is that the patients who were counselled according to the
intervention protocol will return-to-work earlier and have a better quality of
life than patients who were counselled according to usual care. This study is
supported by the Dutch federation of cancer patients associations (NFK).
Study objective
Primary objective: to determine the effect of the intervention on
return-to-work and quality of life.
Secondary objectives: To determine the effect of the intervention on the work
ability and work limitations. To determine the feasibility of the intervention
and the direct and indirect costs of the intervention.
Study design
Randomised controlled trial with a follow-up of 24 months. Patients will be
randomised to a control group and will receive care as usual or to an
intervention group and will receive the intervention.
Intervention
A vocational rehabilitation program. Patients in the control group will be
counselled according to usual care and patients in the intervention group will
be counselled according to a special developed protocol (the intervention). The
intervention will consist of 4 appointments at the hospital (total 1.00 hours
extra), during the consultation hours which are carried out in usual care and
of 1 meeting of half an hour with patient*s manager and patient*s occupational
physician.
Study burden and risks
The burden for the patients in the control group will be 3.00 hours for filling
out 6 questionnaires.
The burden for the patients in the intervention group will be 1.50 hours to
completed the intervention plus 3.00 hours for filling out 6 questionnaires.
There are no risks associated with participation.
Meibergdreef 9
1105 AZ Amsterdam
Nederland
Meibergdreef 9
1105 AZ Amsterdam
Nederland
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Age
Inclusion criteria
Primary diagnosis of cancer with a one year survival rate of approximately 80% and treated with curative intent
Age between 18 and 55 years
Paid employment at the time of diagnosis
Sick listed
Exclusion criteria
Not able to understand, speak, read or write Dutch sufficiently
Severe mental disorder or other severe co-morbidity
Primary diagnosis of cancer has been made more than two months ago
Patients who are referred by an oncologist of a local hospital (third-line care)
patients who visit the hospital for a second opinion
Primary diagnosis of testis cancer
primary diagnosis of melanoma or non-melanoma skin cancer
Design
Recruitment
Followed up by the following (possibly more current) registration
No registrations found.
Other (possibly less up-to-date) registrations in this register
No registrations found.
In other registers
| Register | ID |
|---|---|
| CCMO | NL24840.018.08 |