Patient-partnered Research: a Key to Investigating Fear of Cancer Recurrence in Patients With Surgically Treated Kidney Cancer (PP-RECURK)


Condition: Fear of Cancer Recurrence, Renal Cell Carcinoma (Kidney Cancer)

Study Type: Observational

Clinical Trials Identifier NCT 8-digits: NCT07234656

Sponsor: Brigitta Rasmussen Villumsen

Phase:

Eligibility:

  • Age: minimum N/A maximum N/A
  • Gender: All

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Phase 1:
  • Single patients diagnosed with Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) or patients with RCC being in an intimate relationship with a partner/spouse
  • Partner/spouse to patients who fullfil the inclusion criteria
  • Patients have undergone surgery due to localized RCC (T1-T2-T3 tumor)
  • Time since surgery: 0-120 months
  • Danish speaking patients and partners/spouses. Must be able to speak, write and read Danish
  • Patients/partners/spouses able to and willing to attend online project meetings or in person at Gødstrup Hospital. Phase 2:
  • Single patients diagnosed with Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) or patients with RCC being in an intimate relationship with a partner/spouse
  • Partner/spouse to patients who fullfill the inclusion criteria
  • Patients who have undergone surgery due to localized RCC (T1-T2-T3 tumor)
  • Danish speaking patients and partners/spouses. Must be able to speak, write and read Danish
  • Able to receive digital communication from the hospital
  • Informed consent must be signed before answering Fear of Cancer Recurrence questions

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Both phases, both patients and partners/spouses:
  • Diagnosed with cognitive impairment
  • Untreated psychiatric disorders due to non-compliance Phase 2: • Patients and partners/spouses who were panelists in phase 1

View trial on ClinicalTrials.gov