BT-LIFE
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Brain Tumours, Lifestyle Interventions, and Fatigue Evaluation: a multi-centre, feasibility, Randomised Controlled Trial.
IRAS ID
234569
Contact name
Alasdair G Rooney
Contact email
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 3 months, 30 days
Research summary
'BT-LIFE' stands for “Brain Tumours, Lifestyle Interventions, and Fatigue Evaluation."
We aim to see if it is feasible to treat fatigue without using drugs, in people who have (or have had) a brain tumour. We are testing two non-drug treatments. The first treatment involves improving lifestyle factors with an intervention called “Health Coaching”. The second treatment involves interviews with a trained life coach, called “Patient Activation”. These new approaches have a lot of potential to change how we manage fatigue in clinic, if they are feasible to deliver.
To answer the question of feasibility we will conduct a feasibility randomised controlled trial in three UK neuro-oncology centres. A total of 60 participants will be randomised to control (information leaflet), Health Coaching, or Health Coaching + Patient Activation arms. We will monitor recruitment and retention, administer questionnaires, and develop systems that we may use in a future, definitive trial.
REC name
South East Scotland REC 02
REC reference
18/SS/0025
Date of REC Opinion
23 Mar 2018
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion