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Patients receive a specific print intervention manual entitled Facing Forward Series: Life After Cancer Treatment and a general print intervention fact sheet entitled The Cancer Information Service, Questions and Answers.

Patients receive the general print intervention fact sheet entitled The Cancer Information Service, Questions and Answers.

educational intervention

psychosocial assessment and care

quality-of-life assessment

Suzanne M. Miller, PhD

RATIONALE: Printed educational materials, such as the Facing Forward Series: Life After Cancer Treatment manual, may help make the transition from cancer patient to cancer survivor easier in patients who are finishing treatment for cancer. It is not yet known if the Facing Forward Series: Life After Cancer Treatment manual and The Cancer Information Service, Questions and Answers fact sheet is more effective than the The Cancer Information Service, Questions and Answers fact sheet alone in helping to make life after cancer treatment easier and to improve quality of life in patients with breast cancer, colorectal cancer, prostate cancer, or chest cancer.

PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying how well printed education materials work in assisting patients who are finishing treatment for stage I, stage II, or stage IIIA breast cancer, colorectal cancer, prostate cancer, or chest cancer to make the transition from cancer patient to cancer survivor easier.

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

* Determine the efficacy of a psychoeducational intervention comprising a specific print intervention manual (Facing Forward Series: Life After Cancer Treatment \[Facing Forward manual\]) and a general print intervention fact sheet (The Cancer Information Service, Questions and Answers) vs the general print intervention fact sheet only on the uptake of recommended actions (e.g., developing a wellness plan after treatment, dealing with pain and fatigue, finding support groups to deal with feelings after treatment, and dealing with family issues after treatment) in patients completing active treatment for stage I-IIIA breast, prostate, colorectal, or thoracic cancer.
* Explore patient process evaluations of the Facing Forward manual in terms of its usability, comprehension, and satisfaction.

Secondary

* Examine psychological outcomes (i.e., depressive symptoms, fear of recurrence, health-related quality of life, and self-efficacy) as a function of exposure to the Facing Forward manual.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter, randomized, controlled, open-label, cohort study. Patients are stratified according to participating center, prior chemotherapy (yes vs no), and type of cancer (breast vs colorectal vs prostate vs thoracic). Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms.

* Arm I (intervention): Patients receive a specific print intervention manual entitled Facing Forward Series: Life After Cancer Treatment and a general print intervention fact sheet entitled The Cancer Information Service, Questions and Answers.
* Arm II (control): Patients receive the general print intervention fact sheet entitled The Cancer Information Service, Questions and Answers.

In both arms, patients are evaluated at baseline (within 18 days of the patient's final cancer treatment visit), 8 weeks (via mailed home materials), and then at 6 months (via mailed home materials). Baseline evaluations include background information (i.e., demographics and medical status), baseline use of educational materials, survivorship activities, and psychological factors (i.e., depressive symptoms, quality of life, fear of recurrence, and self-efficacy). Psychological factors are also reassessed at 8 weeks and 6 months, as well as use of educational materials and survivorship activities.

For patients in both arms, uptake of recommended actions are reassessed. Patients in arm I complete ratings of the Facing Forward Series: Life After Cancer Treatment manual usability, comprehension, and satisfaction at 8 weeks and 6 months.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 332 patients will be accrued for this study.

Printed Education Materials in Patients Who Are Finishing Treatment for Stage I, Stage II, or Stage IIIA Breast Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Prostate Cancer, or Chest Cancer

Efficacy and Feasibility of a Psychosocial Intervention Within the CCOP Context: Evaluation of the Facing Forward Guide to Facilitate Life After Active Cancer Treatment

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Fox Chase Cancer Center

Study title	NCT ID	Conditions	Interventions	Eligibility	Organization	Link
Printed Education Materials in Patients Who Are Finishing Treatment for Stage I, Stage II, or Stage IIIA Breast Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Prostate Cancer, or Chest Cancer	NCT00372840	Breast Cancer Colorectal Canc... Lung Cancer Malignant Mesot... Prostate Cancer Psychosocial Ef... Thymoma and Thy...	educational int... psychosocial as... quality-of-life...	18 Years - 120 Years	Fox Chase Cancer Center
Printed Education Materials in Patients Who Are Finishing Treatment for Stage I, Stage II, or Stage IIIA Breast Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Prostate Cancer, or Chest Cancer	NCT00372840	Breast Cancer Colorectal Canc... Lung Cancer Malignant Mesot... Prostate Cancer Psychosocial Ef... Thymoma and Thy...	educational int... psychosocial as... quality-of-life...	18 Years - 120 Years	Fox Chase Cancer Center

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