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Trial reportJournal of cancer survivorship : research and practice2015

A survivorship care plan for breast cancer survivors: extended results of a randomized clinical trial.

Annelies H Boekhout, Elizabeth Maunsell, Gregory R Pond, Jim A Julian, Doug Coyle, Mark N Levine, Eva Grunfeld, FUPII Trial Investigators

Registry-linked trialAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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In one paragraph

Trial report in Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05425797 (Building on Existing Tools To Improve Chronic Disease Prevention and Screening in Primary Care Virtually), which is not on this map. Cited by 54 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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54citing papers in PubMed, 7 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05425797 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Building on Existing Tools To Improve Chronic Disease Prevention and Screening in Primary Care Virtually: the Virtual BETTER Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorMemorial University of NewfoundlandRan2023 to 2024Enrolled92ConditionsDelivery Modality of BETTER InterventionArmsIn-Person Prevention Practitioner Visit, Video-Call Prevention Practitioner Visit, Phone Prevention Practitioner Visit
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

54 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 90 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The effectiveness of personalised surveillance and aftercare in breast cancer follow-up: a systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024
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  6. Systematic Review of the Impact of Cancer Survivorship Care Plans on Health Outcomes and Health Care Delivery.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2018
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  7. The role of the GP in follow-up cancer care: a systematic literature review.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2016
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Annelies H BoekhoutDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. a.boekhout@nki.nl.
Elizabeth MaunsellCenter de Recherché du CHU de Québec, Québec, Québec, Canada.
Gregory R PondOntario Clinical Oncology Group, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Jim A JulianOntario Clinical Oncology Group, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Doug CoyleDepartment of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Mark N LevineOntario Clinical Oncology Group, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Eva GrunfeldDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
FUPII Trial Investigators
Ontario Clinical Oncology Group · CAOntario Institute for Cancer Research · CAUniversity of Ottawa · CAUniversity of Toronto · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposePrevailing wisdom suggests that implementation of a survivorship care plan (SCP) will address deficits in survivorship care planning and delivery for cancer patients. Here, we present 24-month results of a randomized clinical trial on health service and patient-reported outcomes among breast cancer patients transferred to their primary care physician for follow-up care. The 24-month assessments represent the long-term benefit and sustainability of the implantation of a SCP.

methodsIn all, 408 patients with early-stage breast cancer were randomized to the SCP or control group. Patient self-completed questionnaires, supplemented with telephone interviews, during the 24-month study period assessed health service and patient-reported outcomes. The primary outcome was cancer-specific distress. Secondary outcomes included health-related quality of life, patient satisfaction, continuity and coordination of care, and health service outcomes such as adherence to guidelines.

resultsOver the course of 24 months, there were no differences between both groups in health service and patient-reported outcomes. Women from Quebec compared to those from Western Canada (p < 0.001), women within 2 years of completion of primary treatment compared to a longer period (p = 0.013), and those with a higher SF-36 mental component score compared to a lower score (p = 0.044) were positively associated with adherence to guidelines.

conclusionThe implementation of a SCP in the transition of survivorship care from cancer center to primary care did not contribute to improved health service or patient-reported outcomes in this study population. Therefore, additional research is needed before widespread implementation of a SCP in clinical practice. IMPLICATIONS OF CANCER SURVIVORS: The transition of survivorship care from cancer center to the primary care setting showed no negative effect on health service and patient-reported outcomes.

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Health Systems PlansSurvivorsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBreast NeoplasmsCanadaContinuity of Patient CareFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMiddle AgedPatient SatisfactionPrimary Health CareQuality of LifeQuebecBreast cancerRandomized clinical trialSurvivorship care plan

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PMID25896265
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