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Interactive Online Informational and Peer Support App for Patients with Low Anterior Resection Syndrome

NCT04469426 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 101

Last updated 2024-11-29

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

After surgery for rectal cancer, many people undergo changes in bowel habits, which may include the need to empty their bowels more often, accidental leakage of stool or gas, the sudden urge to go to the bathroom, and more. The term "Low Anterior Resection Syndrome" or LARS is used to describe these symptoms. LARS has a negative impact on one's quality of life, and can lead to frustration, as there is no single intervention that has proven to be effective for LARS, and each patient has to undergo trial and error to find one's solution. As people struggle with LARS, they describe feeling hopeless and isolated. Peer support is a supportive relationship between individuals who share common experiences or face similar challenges. The goal of our study is to evaluate whether use of an online peer support application with trained mentors who themselves have lived or are living with LARS will empower patients to better manage their LARS symptoms and improve their quality of life.

Conditions

  • Patient Empowerment
  • Low Anterior Resection Syndrome
  • Colo-rectal Cancer
  • Peer Group
  • Patient Satisfaction
  • Health Attitude
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice

Interventions

OTHER

Interactive online informational and peer support app

The app contains LARS information, bowel function diaries, and online platform with trained peer support mentor

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Providence Healthcare

    collaborator OTHER

  • Mount Sinai Hospital, Canada

    collaborator OTHER

  • University Health Network, Toronto

    collaborator OTHER

  • McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre

    collaborator OTHER

  • Jewish General Hospital

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-08-15
Primary Completion
2022-10-31
Completion
2024-11-12

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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