Effects of Structured Rehabilitation Program on Quality of Life in Rectal Cancer Patients- a Randomized Controlled Trial

NCT00895388 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2024-03-05

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Summary

Quality of life after rectal surgery is reported to be impaired. Side effects of surgery and/or neoadjuvant treatment as functional disturbances like sexual dysfunction, urinary incontinence, anal incontinence or stoma problems are commonly experienced. The investigators hypotheses is that structured rehabilitation program addressing these problems will improve quality of life. A RCT are performed in order to document the effects of the rehabilitation.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Structured Rehabilitation program

Questionnaire send by post at 3, 6, 12, 18 and 24 months after operation

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Helse Nord

    collaborator INDUSTRY
  • University Hospital of North Norway

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Rolv-Ole Lindsetmo, MD, Phd, Mph · Dep of gastrointestinal surgery, University Hospital of North Norway

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-05-31
Primary Completion
2019-11-30
Completion
2019-12-02

Countries

  • Norway

Study Locations

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