MOSES-Survivorship Study 

Thank you for your interest in the MOSES-Survivorship Study. Please read below for further information about the Study.
If you would like more detailed information, you can access the full Participant Information Sheet HERE.
In addition, please feel free to contact the Study Investigators via MOSES@flinders.edu.au.    

Overview of the Study
This study is designed to find out whether a new model of survivorship care called MOSES-Survivorship will benefit your quality of life and healthcare experiences when compared with the Usual Care provided by specialists and hospitals. Survivorship care is the management of the physical, mental, emotional, social, and financial effects of prostate cancer from diagnosis and continues through treatment and beyond. Currently, usual care models are specialist-led. This means that the appointment schedules and coordination of care between different healthcare providers can vary from patient-to-patient depending on the hospitals and the healthcare providers involved. In MOSES-Survivorship, the care responsibilities will be shared between your cancer specialists (urologist, radiation oncologist or medical oncologist) and your general practitioner (GP). To work out which model of care is best, some study participants will receive the MOSES-Survivorship program, whilst others will receive usual care. We will then compare data from both groups to see if there are differences in outcomes for each models of care.  

What does participation in the study involve?
If you agree to participate, you will: 
  • be provided with detailed information about the study by a study researcher, and you will be asked to sign a Consent Form.
  • Complete a survey to tell us about yourself.
  • Be placed into one of the study groups: MOSES-Survivorship OR Usual Care. 
If placed into the MOSES-Survivorship group you will receive a shared-care or an enhanced-care arrangement between your cancer specialists and nominated GP or GP clinic which is informed by your Survivorship Care Plan. These arrangements involve a range of appointments offered by your healthcare team (cancer specialists, specialist cancer nurse, and GP). These appointments will take place for up to 5 years. These appointments may be face-to-face or be delivered by video-/tele-conferencing. To prepare your cancer survivorship care plan, the following processes will occur:
  • Nurse-led consultation with a Prostate Cancer Specialist Nurse (30-60 minutes) to develop a Survivorship Care Plan which includes details of your diagnosis, medications, and a summary of treatment, health issues, up to three (3) health-related goals that you identify as a priority for you and the shared or enhanced care appointment schedule detailing the responsibilities of all healthcare providers involved relating to surveillance and self-management support.
  • Initial GP appointment to discuss the Survivorship Care Plan. 
  • If you are allocated to Usual Care, you will continue to be cared for by your urologist, radiation oncologist and/or medical oncologist as usual. We will also provide you with an information booklet on “Living Well After Cancer” published by Cancer Council Australia.
     
All study participants (MOSES-Survivorship and Usual Care) will:

  • complete surveys (at the start of study enrolment, 6 months, and 12 months).

  • be asked to give consent for the MOSES research team to access your medical records, your Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS), Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), and Australian Immunisation Register records for up to five years concerning healthcare use, disease, and treatment.
In addition, a member of the study team may contact you during the study to invite you to participate in a one-off, individual interview to find out about your experience of participating in this study. 

Ethics
All research in Australia involving humans is reviewed by an independent group of people called a Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC). The ethical aspects of this research study have been approved by the Metro South HREC. This research study will be carried out according to the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research (2007).

Your participation in this research is voluntary, and you can withdraw from the study at any time. There are no costs associated with participating in this research study, nor will you be paid.

If you are interested in being contacted by one of our researchers to discuss the study further and/or indicate your consent, please click the arrow below. Note: by clicking this button you are NOT consenting to participate in the study.