iCanWork: A Randomized Controlled Trial
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In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: iCanWork Intervention.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Cancer-related Problem/Condition, Survivorship, Quality of Life. Basic parameters: 18 years — 65 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Canada
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Effects of the iCanWork Intervention to Improve Cancer Survivors' Experience With Return to Work: A Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT)
Overview
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the iCanWork intervention in assisting cancer survivors (CS) to return to work (RTW) and its impact on their health-related quality of life (QoL), health service utilization, RTW readiness, time to RTW, and work capacity.
Detailed description
The iCanWork intervention comprises several elements related to health and work, taken from the latest reviews that recommend a remote and individual intervention, led by a vocational rehabilitation counsellor (VRC), experts in assisting RTW for CS. The intervention includes 6 sessions with a VRC and 1-4 sessions with an occupational therapist (OT). A total of 270 CS will be recruited into 2 groups (intervention or control). The duration of this study is 24 months. Study participants will complete electronic questionnaires measuring study variables at baseline before randomization and at 6-month, 12-month, 18-month, and 24-month follow-ups.
Interventions
- Behavioral iCanWork Intervention
Participants will receive RTW support from the VRC and OT.
Primary outcome measures
- Change from baseline return to work status in the course of the 24-month study [Time frame: baseline, 6 months, 12 months, 18 months, 24 months]
Secondary outcome measures (3)
- Change from baseline health related quality of life in the course of the 24-month study [Time frame: baseline, 6 months, 12 months, 18 months, 24 months]
- Change from baseline readiness to return to work in the course of the 24-month study [Time frame: baseline, 6 months, 12 months, 18 months, 24 months]
- Change from baseline work capacity in the course of the 24-month study [Time frame: baseline, 6 months, 12 months, 18 months, 24 months]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- diagnosed with cancer (all types) treated with curative intent and of working age (between 18 and 65 at the time of diagnosis)
- gainfully employed at the time of diagnosis (full or part-time, including students)
- still on sick leave, including long-term disability leave, but for less than 2 years
- has not started to return to work, since stopping due to cancer
- can read and understand English or French
- reside in Canada.
Exclusion criteria
\- If the cancer survivor's physicians consider returning to work unwise, such as due to a metastatic cancer diagnosis
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Double blind
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
Study locations
Canada · 1 center
- McGill University — Montreal
Identifiers
NCT: NCT05546736 · iCanWork_CIHR