NCT00895388

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

Effects of Structured Rehabilitation Program on Quality of Life After Surgical Treatment for Rectal Cancer- a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 0 (actual)
• Sponsor: University Hospital of North Norway · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

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

• Quality of Life
• Sexual Function
• Urinary Incontinence
• Anal Incontinence

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Structured Rehabilitation program	Questionnaire send by post at 3, 6, 12, 18 and 24 months after operation

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-05-01
• Primary completion: 2019-11-01
• Completion: 2019-12-02
• First posted: 2009-05-08
• Last updated: 2024-03-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Norway