A randomised controlled trial of a digital intervention (Renewed) to support symptom management, wellbeing and quality of life in cancer survivors

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BACKGROUND: Many cancer survivors following primary treatment have prolonged poor quality of life.

AIM: To determine the effectiveness of a bespoke digital intervention to support cancer survivors.

DESIGN: Pragmatic parallel open randomised trial.

SETTING: UK general practices.

METHODS: People having finished primary treatment (<= 10 years previously) for colo-rectal, breast or prostate cancers, with European-Organization-for-Research-and-Treatment-of-Cancer QLQ-C30 score <85, were randomised by online software to: 1)detailed 'generic' digital NHS support ('LiveWell';n=906), 2) a bespoke complex digital intervention ('Renewed';n=903) addressing symptom management, physical activity, diet, weight loss, distress, or 3) 'Renewed-with-support' (n=903): 'Renewed' with additional brief email and telephone support.

RESULTS: Mixed linear regression provided estimates of the differences between each intervention group and generic advice: at 6 months (primary time point: n's respectively 806;749;705) all groups improved, with no significant between-group differences for EORTC QLQ-C30, but global health improved more in both intervention groups. By 12 months there were: small improvements in EORTC QLQ-C30 for Renewed-with-support (versus generic advice: 1.42, 95% CIs 0.33-2.51); both groups improved global health (12 months: renewed: 3.06, 1.39-4.74; renewed-with-support: 2.78, 1.08-4.48), dyspnoea, constipation, and enablement, and lower NHS costs (generic advice £265: in comparison respectively £141 (153-128) and £77 (90-65) lower); and for Renewed-with-support improvement in several other symptom subscales. No harms were identified.

CONCLUSION: Cancer survivors quality of life improved with detailed generic online support. Robustly developed bespoke digital support provides limited additional short term benefit, but additional longer term improvement in global health enablement and symptom management, with substantially lower NHS costs.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2023

Enthalten in:

The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners - (2023) vom: 20. Dez.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Little, Paul [VerfasserIn]
Bradbury, Katherine [VerfasserIn]
Stuart, Beth [VerfasserIn]
Barnett, Jane [VerfasserIn]
Krusche, Adele [VerfasserIn]
Steele, Mary [VerfasserIn]
Heber, Elena [VerfasserIn]
Easton, Steph [VerfasserIn]
Smith, Kirsten Ailsa [VerfasserIn]
Slodkowska-Barabasz, Joanna [VerfasserIn]
Payne, Liz [VerfasserIn]
Corbett, Teresa [VerfasserIn]
Yao, Guiqing [VerfasserIn]
Pollet, Sebastien [VerfasserIn]
Smith, Jazzine [VerfasserIn]
Joseph, Judith [VerfasserIn]
Lawrence, Megan [VerfasserIn]
Bohning, Dankmar [VerfasserIn]
Cheetham-Blake, Tara [VerfasserIn]
Eccles, Diana [VerfasserIn]
Foster, Claire [VerfasserIn]
Geraghty, Adam W A [VerfasserIn]
Leydon, Geraldine [VerfasserIn]
Muller, Andre [VerfasserIn]
Neal, Richard [VerfasserIn]
Osborne, Richard [VerfasserIn]
Rathod, Shanaya [VerfasserIn]
Richardson, Alison [VerfasserIn]
Grimmett, Chloe [VerfasserIn]
Sharman, Geoff [VerfasserIn]
Bacon, Roger [VerfasserIn]
Turner, Lesley [VerfasserIn]
Stephens, Richard [VerfasserIn]
Burford, Tamsin [VerfasserIn]
Wilde, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Middleton, Karen [VerfasserIn]
Liddiard, Megan [VerfasserIn]
Rogers, Kirsty [VerfasserIn]
Raftery, James [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Shihua [VerfasserIn]
Webley, Fran [VerfasserIn]
Griffiths, Gareth [VerfasserIn]
Nutall, Jaqui [VerfasserIn]
Chalder, Trudie [VerfasserIn]
Wilkinson, Clare E [VerfasserIn]
Watson, Eila [VerfasserIn]
Yardley, Lucy [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cancer survivors
Global health
Journal Article
Resource use

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Date Revised 02.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status Publisher

doi:

10.3399/BJGP.2023.0262

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM366551949