An observational study in Prostate Cancer, sponsored by Vancouver Prostate Centre. Completed at 1 site in Canada. Open to male participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-10-02.
Sponsored by Vancouver Prostate Centre · Observational
This is a prospective evaluation to determine the effectiveness of the Prostate Cancer Supportive Care (PCSC) Program's group therapy program, Living with Prostate Cancer (LPC). LPC is an intervention which utilizes a small group format (5-7 participants with 2 leaders and a paraprofessional counselling student) to understand and learn how to manage emotional responses, depressive symptoms, and life stressors associated with prostate cancer. Data for this evaluation will be derived from a focus group (at 3 months) and self-report questionnaires that participants will complete immediately prior to the intervention, immediately following the intervention and at 3, 6, and 12-months post-intervention.
The Vancouver Prostate Centre's (VPCs) PCSC Program is designed to address the gap in supportive care for men with prostate cancer (PC), their partners and their families. The evaluation protocol described here is specific to the program called "Living with Prostate Cancer" (LPC) from the Psychooncology module of the PCSC Program. The specific rationale for this module is that many cancer patients will experience significant anxiety or depression at some point along their cancer journey. The module includes private, confidential clinic appointments for PC patients and their spouses/partners, either separately or together, with our registered clinical counsellor, to explore how to cope with difficult emotions such as fear, anxiety, sadness, helplessness, and other signs of emotional distress. The module is now being expanded to include small group discussions. LPC is a group therapy program in which men participate in a guided autobiographical life review through a process that focuses on developing a cohesive working group, learning strategic communication skills, and understanding and learning how to manage difficult emotions and transitional life stressors associated with PC. It also focuses on the processing and integrating of critical events that contribute to the men's present day identity and psychological function and involves the consolidation of the personal learning that occurs. It shifts the focus on transitioning into the future by developing specific individual, family and/or career goals that are reinforced by ongoing support from peers in the group. Finally, post-group referral plans are developed on an individual basis as needed.
The group therapy program includes men with a diagnosis of PC Stages 1 to 3. We will administer validated quantitative tools to assess depression and anxiety, general psychological functioning, and male role norms (masculinity) before, after, and at 3, 6, and 12-months following the program. The meeting 3 months after the program will include a focus group process.
6,370 studies on the registry are indexed under Prostatic Neoplasms; 1,400 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 42 is below the median of 200 across 1,181 observational studies indexed under Prostatic Neoplasms.
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The LPC Workshops will only include men with a diagnosis of Prostate Cancer Stages 1 to 3.
Men are eligible to participate in this evaluation if they:
provide written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
Men will be ineligible to participate in this evaluation if they:
Changes in depressive and anxiety symptoms
Measured by the Beck Depression Inventory
Time frame: Baseline (pre-workshop), 3-Weeks (Post-workshop), 3-, 6- and 12 Months
Changes in overall well-being
Measured by the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale
Time frame: Baseline (pre-workshop), 3-Weeks (Post-workshop), 3-, 6- and 12 Months
Changes in perceptions of masculinity
Measured by the Personal Attributes Questionnaire
Time frame: Baseline (pre-workshop), 3-Weeks (Post-workshop), 3-, 6- and 12 Months
Changes in perceptions of masculinity
Measured by the Masculine Behaviour Scale
Time frame: Baseline (pre-workshop), 3-Weeks (Post-workshop), 3-, 6- and 12 Months
Group cohesion and dynamics
Measured by the Group Questionnaire
Time frame: 3-Weeks (Post-workshop), 3-, 6- and 12 Months
Patient-incurred costs for attending the session
Measured by an annotated cost questionnaire for completion by patients
Time frame: 3-Weeks (Post-Workshop)
Plan to share: No
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