Journal article
ProCare Trial: a phase II randomized controlled trial of shared care for follow-up of men with prostate cancer
JD Emery, M Jefford, M King, D Hayne, A Martin, J Doorey, A Hyatt, E Habgood, T Lim, C Hawks, M Pirotta, L Trevena, P Schofield
BJU International | WILEY | Published : 2017
DOI: 10.1111/bju.13593
Abstract
Objectives: To test the feasibility and efficacy of a multifaceted model of shared care for men after completion of treatment for prostate cancer. Patients and Methods: Men who had completed treatment for low- to moderate-risk prostate cancer within the previous 8 weeks were eligible. Participants were randomized to usual care or shared care. Shared care entailed substituting two hospital visits with three visits in primary care, a survivorship care plan, recall and reminders, and screening for distress and unmet needs. Outcome measures included psychological distress, prostate cancer-specific quality of life, satisfaction and preferences for care and healthcare resource use. Results: A tota..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This trial was funded by the NHMRC (Project Grant 1003414). Development of the trial protocol was supported by the Primary Care Collaborative Cancer Clinical Trials Group (PC4) and the Australian and New Zealand Urogenital and Prostate Cancer Trials Group (ANZUP). The sponsors of this research had no role in any aspect of the development, conduct, analysis or interpretation of the results of the trial. Jon D. Emery is funded by an NHMRC Practitioner Fellowship. Marie Pirotta is supported by an NHMRC Career Development Fellowship. Madeleine King is supported by the Australian Government through Cancer Australia. We thank Roger Constable, Akhlil Hamid, Suki Gill, John Violet, Mark Frydenberg, Sema Cakan, Sharon Ray, and all the participants and their GPs for their contributions to the ProCare Trial.