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Follow-up After Surgery for Colon Cancer. General Practice vs. Surgical-based Follow-up?

NCT00572143 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 180

Last updated 2016-01-27

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to clarify cost effectiveness and quality of life issues among colon cancer patients followed up in a hospital setting or by their GP's.Statement of study hypothesis:Postoperative follow up of colon cancer patients (according to national guidelines) by general practitioners will not have any influence on patients' quality of life. There will not be observed any increase in serious clinical events and cost effectiveness will be improved.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

ca coli follow-up by GP

patients randomized to follow up by GP

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospital of North Norway

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Rolv-Ole Lindsetmo, MD, PHd · University of Tromso

  • Caroline Sagatun, MD · Bodø Hospital Trust

  • Niels Krum-Hansen · University Hospital of North Norway (Harstad)

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-06-30
Primary Completion
2012-12-31
Completion
2013-06-30

Countries

  • Norway

Study Locations

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Diseases

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