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Functional Outcomes and Quality of Life in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Rectal Cancer

NCT00579579 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 229

Last updated 2023-02-17

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to find out what happens to patients after they have surgery for rectal cancer. After being treated for rectal cancer, patients tell us that their bowel, bladder and sexual function have changed. We are trying to understand how these changes affect your quality of life. The research that we have now does not explain these changes or problems very well. The patients will be asked questions about bowel function, bladder function, sexual function, and quality of life so we can understand these changes better. This will help us take better care of our patients in the future, before and after their treatment for rectal cancer.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Questionaires

Prior to surgery, patients will be asked to complete baseline surveys. In addition, a random subsample of approximately 30 patients will be asked to participate in a short qualitative interview to explore expectations regarding bowel function and quality of life following surgery. Follow-up surveys will be completed at 6, 12 and 24 months after bowel continuity has been restored (defined by their last surgical procedure). Patients with a permanent stoma will receive the Stoma-specific QOL questions in place of the MSKCC Bowel Function Instrument at 6 and 12 months after initial surgery.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Julio Garcia-Aguilar, MD · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-11-28
Primary Completion
2023-02-15
Completion
2023-02-15

Countries

  • United States

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