An observational study in Cancer, sponsored by Danish Cancer Society. Completed at 1 site in Denmark. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2009-08-19.
Sponsored by Danish Cancer Society · Observational
This 2-arm randomized trial assessed the incremental effect of providing a lecture on Internet use followed by participation in an Internet-based peer support group following a week-long rehabilitation program, over and above any possible general effect of participation in the rehabilitation program.
Primary outcome measures are adjustment to cancer and mood disturbance.
Danish Cancer Society is the lead sponsor of 22 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.
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A total of 66 scheduled rehabilitation course weeks were screened for eligibility between 19 April 2004 and 31 December 2005 from the Rehabilitation Centre Dallund in Denmark. All 58 eligible courses including 921 individuals were enrolled and randomized as 27 case weeks (n = 416 persons) and 31 control weeks (n = 505 persons). Baseline assessments were obtained from 799 individuals. Data from 10 individuals (5 from each treatment group) were subsequently excluded, as they did not attend a rehabilitation course week as planned, leaving final study population of 794 individuals analyzed by 'intention-to-treat' (case: n = 361/794; control: n = 433/794). Participants were followed up for 12 months in accordance with their dates of attendance of the rehabilitation course from 19 April 2004 till 31 December 2006.
Exclusion Criteria:
Behavioral: Internet peer-support group
Behavioral: Internet peer-support group
The Internet peer-support groups provided a self-guided space for communication, including an Internet discussion forum, a live chat room and a personal message system. No therapeutic content or information services were offered within the groups. All Internet groups were run in a browser-based software platform with access through the website of the Danish Cancer Society (http://www.cancer.dk). All discussions were protected by a password and communication was encrypted. The Internet groups in this study were all closed peer-support groups, accessible only by an invitation received by e-mail after registration for the study. The groups were open to access 24 h a day for 13 months from their individual starting date.
Adjustment to cancer measured by the Mini-MAC scale Mood disturbance measured by POMS-SF scale
Self-rated global health
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