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Post-Op Quality of Life After Colorectal Surgery

NCT00468455 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2014-12-15

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to produce a user-friendly tool- in the form of a questionnaire - to accurately assess early quality of life in patients after abdominal colorectal surgery from the first day after surgery to 6 months after. The study will also compare this questionnaire to the other currently available assessment tools. Patients are invited to participate if they are undergoing abdominal colorectal surgery at University Hospitals of Cleveland.

Conditions

  • Colorectal Neoplasms
  • Colitis, Ulcerative
  • Diverticulitis
  • Colonic Polyps
  • Crohn Disease

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Laparoscopic or open colorectal surgery

Application of a post-operative diary to be completed by subjects. The intervention is standard of care laparoscopic or open surgery.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Conor Delaney, MD, PhD · University Hospitals of Cleveland/ Institute for Surgical Innovation

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-10-31
Primary Completion
2008-04-30
Completion
2008-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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