Clinical trial · Observational
Recommendations for a Radiotherapy Comfort Intervention Package Radiotherapy
A Consensus Study Using Nominal Group Technique to Develop Recommendations for a Comfort Intervention Package in Radiotherapy
- 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)
A consensus study using nominal group technique is planned to develop recommendations for a comfort intervention package for radiotherapy with patients and therapeutic radiographers. This includes completed work from a systematic literature review (Prospero 59688) of comfort interventions applicable to radiotherapy and qualitative interviews (NCT03984435) with patients and therapeutic radiographers exploring comfort management in radiotherapy.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oncology | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| None - this is a consensus group study to develop an intervention | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- label
- Patients who have received radiotherapy
- description
- This is a consensus study with no interventions Patients who previously participated in COMFORT study interviews (NCT03984435)
- interventionNames
- Other: None - this is a consensus group study to develop an intervention
- label
- Therapeutic radiographers who deliver radiotherapy
- description
- This is a consensus study with no interventions Therapeutic radiographers who previously participated in COMFORT study interviews (NCT03984435)
- interventionNames
- Other: None - this is a consensus group study to develop an intervention
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Prioritisation of comfort interventions applicable to radiotherapy
- timeFrame
- 1 month
- description
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: Patients and therapeutic radiographers who previously participated in COMFORT study interviews Exclusion Criteria: Patients and therapeutic radiographers who did not participate in COMFORT study interviews
References
Publications (1)
- BACKGROUNDGoldsworthy S, Palmer S, Latour JM, McNair H, Cramp M. A systematic review of effectiveness of interventions applicable to radiotherapy that are administered to improve patient comfort, increase patient compliance, and reduce patient distress or anxiety. Radiography (Lond). 2020 Nov;26(4):314-324. doi: 10.1016/j.radi.2020.03.002. Epub 2020 Mar 31. PMID 32245711