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Testing the Feasibility of Balance, Activity, Quality of Life and Social Equity (BALanSE): An Activity- and Resource-oriented Rehabilitation and Palliative Care Intervention for People With Cancer

NCT07557043 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2026-04-29

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Summary

Research shows that people living with cancer often struggle to manage their energy and resources in a way that allows them to take part in the everyday activities that matter most to them. Studies also show that activities that bring joy, involve physical movement, and offer social connection are especially important for coping with advanced cancer. These kinds of activities can help shift focus away from illness and problems, and instead bring meaning to the time that remains.

Because of this, people with cancer need support that both helps them function as well as possible and gives them opportunities to experience relief and well-being.

The project "Balance, Activity and Quality of Life" (BALanSE) focuses on developing and testing a community-based program that supports people in finding balance in their daily activities, experiencing joy, and improving their quality of life. The program is mainly group-based and includes workshops with presentations and hands-on activities.

A first version of the program was tested at the research clinic at REHPA - the Danish Knowledge Centre for Rehabilitation and Palliative Care - and showed that participants experienced improved health-related quality of life. This positive outcome forms the basis for further developing the program into a municipal service, so more people can benefit from it.

The next phase of development and testing is being done in collaboration with the Center for Cancer Rehabilitation and Palliative Care in Odense Municipality. The project also includes research-based strategies to reduce social inequality in health.

The project is anchored at the Research Unit for User Perspectives and Citizen-Centered Interventions at the University of Southern Denmark.

The overall goal of the project is to further develop and test the program as a municipal service for people with cancer, supporting them in managing daily life and participating in meaningful activities that bring joy and balance-ultimately helping them experience the best possible quality of life.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

BALanSE intervention

The BALanSE intervention combines group sessions, individual consultations, and home visits delivered by occupational therapists, physiotherapists, dieticians, nurses and psychologists. Each participant is assigned a coordinating healthcare professional, who remains their primary point of contact. Each participant receives an initial consultation, where a HP and the participant discuss current needs and set goals by Goal Attainment Scale - Light (GAS-L). A final consultation evaluates the needs and three weeks after the final consultation the participant receives a follow-up phone call. Additionally, one home visit is included to support that the participant integrates newly acquired knowledge from the intervention into their everyday life. The BALanSE intervention includes four themes each covered across 11 group sessions. 1. Activity, balance, and everyday life. 2. Life in change. 3. Movement and nature. 4. Creativity, diet and immersion.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Southern Denmark

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-06-01
Primary Completion
2026-09-01
Completion
2026-11-01

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