Clinical trial · Interventional
Balance, Activity and Quality of Life
Feasibility Study Exploring a Resource-orientered, Coordinated Rehabilitation and Palliative Care Intervention Among People With Advanced Cancer.
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Background: Advanced cancer may cause functional limitations, subsequently leading to decreased ability to perform and engage in everyday activities, such as self-care, household, leisure and civic life. In addition, people with advanced cancer need alleviation from the pain and sorrow following limited life expectancy wherefore they prefer to focus on everyday life function and activities, lightness and enjoyment. The overall aim of the Balance, Activity and quality of Life (BAL) project is to develop, test and evaluate effectiveness and process of a resource-oriented intervention which coordinates rehabilitation and palliative care to enhance quality of life (QoL), balance and enjoyment in everyday activities and functioning. The development of the intervention is guided by the British Medical Research Council's guidance (MRC). The present study consists of a resource-oriented intervention, which will be feasibility tested in the research clinic of REHPA, the Danish Knowledge Centre for Rehabilitation and Palliative Care. The study will inform the development of a resource-oriented program for people with advanced cancer. Material and Methods: A feasibility study designed as a one-armed, pre-post study with follow-up after five days and again after 6 and 12 weeks. The study will recruit 20-25 home-living adults (⩾18 years) with chronic or advanced cancer reporting needs in everyday life. Outcomes are quality of life, physical function and fatigue assessed using the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality-of-Life Questionnaire Core 30 (EORTC QLQ C-30). Furthermore, balance in everyday activities will be assessed using the Occupational Balance Questionnaire 11 (OBQ-11). Besides outcomes, process data will also be collected regarding: 1) fidelity, 2) adherence, 3) dose and 4) reach and mechanisms of impact with attention to participant's experiences of and interactions with the intervention. These data will be collected using registration forms, questionnaires, participant-observations and focus-group interviews.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.78 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| A resource-oriented intervention | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- BAL
- description
- A resource-orientered, individual and group-based intervention addressing balance in everyday life, activities and QoL among people with chronic or advanced cancer.
- interventionNames
- Other: A resource-oriented intervention
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Change in global health status/ quality of life using the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality-of-Life Questionnaire Core 30
- timeFrame
- 6 week
- description
- Scores between 0-100, with higher scores indicating better outcome
Secondary outcomes (11)
- measure
- Change in global health status/ quality of life using the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality-of-Life Questionnaire Core 30
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Home-living adults * Diagnosed with chronic or advanced cancer * Report a need of support in everyday life and to better balance everyday life with necessary and meaningful activities * Motivated and able to participate in the intervention * Know sufficient Danish to complete questionnaires and participate in interviews Exclusion Criteria: * Dependent in basic activities of daily living (personal care, dressing and eating) * Not able to complete questionnaires and participate in interviews * Severe cognitive deficits
References
Publications (2)
- DERIVEDBrunsgaard Laursen M, Sampedro Pilegaard M, la Cour K. Promising results of a resource- and activity-oriented intervention integrating rehabilitation into palliative care in people with advanced cancer: A feasibility study testing outcome measures. Palliat Support Care. 2025 Feb 7;23:e55. doi: 10.1017/S1478951524001652. PMID 39917823
- DERIVEDPilegaard MS, Timm H, Birkemose HK, Dupont SB, Joergensen DS, la Cour K. A resource-oriented intervention addressing balance in everyday activities and quality of life in people with advanced cancer: protocol for a feasibility study. Pilot Feasibility Stud. 2022 Apr 20;8(1):86. doi: 10.1186/s40814-022-01038-8. PMID 35443699