Pancreatic cancer presents significant challenges for patients, with high morbidity and substantial treatment-related side effects impacting physical function, quality of life, and overall well-being.
Accordingly, there is significant need for rehabilitative interventions in this patient population. However, to develop effective rehabilitative strategies greater understanding of the rehabilitative needs of this patient group is required to identify key targets for rehabilitation.
To this end this, this project will define a Core Outcome Set (COS) for pancreatic cancer rehabilitation to aid the design of future rehabilitative interventions.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR:
Dr. Linda O’Neill, Assistant Professor in Clinical Trials, University College Dublin.
STUDY TEAM:
Professor Jamie Kirkham, Head of Division for Population Health, Health Services Research and Primary Care. Centre for Biostatistics
Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
The University of Manchester
Jean McFarlane Building
Oxford Road
Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
Professor Valerie Smith, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems, University College Dublin.
Professor Grainne O’Kane, Pat Smullen Chair in Pancreatic Cancer at University College Dublin
Dr. Oonagh Griffin, Senior Dietitian -Pancreatic Cancer Care SVUH and Adjunct Lecturer/ Assistant Professor University College Dublin.
Professor Peter Doran, Director of UCD CRC and Professor of Clinical Trials, University College Dublin
Ms. Pamela Deasy, Patient Representative
Dr. Grainne Sheill, Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist in Cancer Rehabilitation, St James’s Hospital and Adjunct Assistant Professor, Trinity College Dublin
Ms. Lisa Brennan, PhD Candidate, School of Medicine UCD
Disease Category: Cancer, Rehabilitation
Disease Name: Pancreatic cancer
Age Range: 18 - 120
Sex: Either
Nature of Intervention: Rehabilitation
- Clinical experts
- Consumers (caregivers)
- Consumers (patients)
- Families
- Patient/ support group representatives
- COS for clinical trials or clinical research
- COS for practice
- Consensus meeting
- Delphi process
- Focus group(s)
- Interview
- Literature review
- Systematic review
A Core outcome set will be created throughout the four phases of the study: (1) systematic literature review, (2) patient, caregiver and medical professional focus groups/interviews, (3) Delphi survey generation, (4) Consensus meeting to Define Core Outcome Set.