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N/ACompleted· 560 enrolled
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Prostate Cancer Education and Resources for Couples (PERC) +1 morebehavioral
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Testing the Efficacy of a Couple-Focused, Tailored mHealth Intervention for Symptom Self-Management Among Men With Prostate Cancer and Their Partners

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center·interventional·Posted Apr 5, 2018·Updated Oct 3, 2024

In Brief

A clinical study evaluating Prostate Cancer Education and Resources for Couples (PERC) and usual care plus NCI website for Prostate Cancer. Completed, enrolled 560 participants across 1 site.

Detailed Summary

In this study, the investigators propose to test the efficacy of a couple-focused, web-based tailored prostate cancer symptom management program, Prostate Cancer Education and Resources for Couples (PERC) in a randomized clinical trial. A two-group (PERC versus National Cancer Institute (NCI) website plus treatment as usual) randomized controlled design will be used, and data will be collected at baseline (T1), 4 (T2), 8 (T3), and 12 months (T4) among 300 patients completing initial treatment for localized prostate cancer and their intimate partners (i.e., 600 participants in total).

Study Details

Study Typeinterventional
Allocation--
Masking--
Primary Purpose--
ConditionsProstate Cancer
CountriesUnited States
CollaboratorsNational Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)

Timeline

N/ACompletedFinished
20192020202120222023202420252026
First PostedApr 5, 2018
Enrollment StartMay 30, 2018
Primary CompletionJul 6, 2022
Study CompletionJul 31, 2022
TodayJul 2, 2026
Enrollment to primary: 4.1 yearsPosted 8.2 years ago

Interventions

Prostate Cancer Education and Resources for Couples (PERC)behavioral

PERC uses mHealth technologies to dramatically increase couples' accessibility to posttreatment supportive care whenever and wherever they feel comfortable accessing it. PERC aims to improve QOL for both patients and partners by enhancing positive appraisals of illness and boosting self-efficacy, social support from multiple sources, and healthy behaviors for symptom self-management at home.

usual care plus NCI websitebehavioral

The usual care plus NCI website provides generic information about prostate cancer treatment options, research, causes, and statistics; coping resources that are not prostate cancer-specific; support from non-providers via a toll free phone and LiveHelp Online Chat about cancer-related questions, clinical trials, and quitting smoking.