Clinical trial · Interventional
Investigating the Impact of Tailored Reports on Anxiety Amongst Cancer Patients and Their Confidants
Investigating the Impact of Tailored Reports on Anxiety
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- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
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- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
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- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Objective: To explore the hypothesis that different methods of selecting and printing information for cancer patients could improve emotional support by affecting interaction with others, and so lead to improved psychological wellbeing. Design: Randomised trial with 8 groups (three factors, 2X2X2). Data collected at recruitment and three month follow-up. Participants: 400 patients starting radiotherapy and their 'confidant' (the person in who they confide). Interventions: Printed booklets. 1. Half had 'general' CancerBACUP information for that cancer; half had 'personal' information from the medical record plus selected general information; 2. Half chose information by 'interacting' with the computer; half had a larger volume of material in booklets that were produced 'automatically'. 3. Half had additional 'anxiety management advice'. Outcomes: Patients' views; use of booklet with others; change in reported social support; change in anxiety and depression.
Conditions
Conditions (4)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Neoplasms | Breast Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
| Cervix Neoplasms | Cervical Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Laryngeal Neoplasms | Laryngeal Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
| Prostatic Neoplasms | Prostate Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Issue of information booklet | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (0)
[]Primary outcomes (4)
- measure
- patients' views three months after intervention
- measure
- use of booklet with others between intervention and three month follow up
- measure
- change in reported social support between recruitment and three month follow up
- measure
- change in anxiety and depression between recruitment and three month follow up
Secondary outcomes (2)
- measure
- confidants' views three months after intervention
- measure
- change in confidants' anxiety and depression between recruitment and three month follow up
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients starting outpatient radiotherapy treatment with breast, prostate, cervical or laryngeal cancer Exclusion Criteria: * Receiving palliative care * Severe pain or symptoms causing distress * Having cancer at other sites * Having no spoken English * Receiving treatment for psychological or psychiatric problems * Visual or mental handicap * Having case notes not available or ambiguous or illegible.
References
Publications (2)
- RESULTJones RB, Pearson J, Bental D, Cawsey A, Gilmour WH, Barrett A et al. The effect of tailored reports on the anxiety of cancer patients. Final Report to ESRC on grant number L328253024, February 2004. (Details available on the Economic and Social Research Council website www.esrcsocietytoday.ac.uk)
- RESULTJones RB, Pearson J, Cawsey AJ, Bental D, Barrett A, White J, White CA, Gilmour WH. Effect of different forms of information produced for cancer patients on their use of the information, social support, and anxiety: randomised trial. BMJ. 2006 Apr 22;332(7547):942-8. doi: 10.1136/bmj.38807.571042.68. Epub 2006 Apr 5. PMID 16597660