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CLASP - RENEWED
Cancer: Life Affirming Survivorship Support in Primary Care
RENEWED Online Study
Background
An estimated 2.5 million people in the UK are cancer ‘survivors’ (people who have finished primary treatment for cancer, whether or not they are cured) with this number on the increase. Anxiety and depression are common within this population as are fatigue and lack of physical activity. Studies show that healthy lifestyle changes and support for improving psychological wellbeing could improve quality of life for cancer survivors. The RENEWED online intervention provides patients who have finished primary treatments for breast, colorectal and prostate cancer with self-management support for a healthy lifestyle and improved mood. This may lead to an increase in their quality of life and prevention of cancer recurrence.
This study requires 2,500 participants from an estimated 500 GP practices and is effectively a search and mail out study with the addition of Practice Nurse or Health Care Assistant support to a small number of patients. Recruitment ends July 2019.
What is involved for participants?
Eligible participants are randomised into one of three groups:
1) Usual care/Control group
2) Access to RENEWED online web intervention - they will be able to use the website as much as they like over 12 months
3) Access to RENEWED online web intervention with Practice Nurse or Health Care Assistant support (or Clinical Research Network Nurse if applicable)
Participants complete online questionnaires at 6 and 12 months and will receive a £10 High Street Voucher.
What is involved for practices?
1) Database search based on specific inclusion/ exclusion criteria
2) Mail out to potential participants using DOCMAIL
3) Provide a suitable Supporter (Practice Nurse / Health Care Assistant or Clinical Research Network Nurse if applicable) who needs to complete an online training session of approximately 15-20 minutes
4) Supporter to provide up to x 3 ‘Support sessions’ of 10 minutes which can be face-to face, by phone or email
5) Notes review for all recruited patients at 12 months
6) Supporters may be invited to take part in an interview about their experiences of the study
Practices will be financially reimbursed for their involvement in the study.
For further information, please contact your local research facilitator or contact the Programme Manager, Jane Barnett, Email: renewed2@soton.ac.uk/ phone: 023 8059 1752