The Role of Biofeedback in Improving Continence After Anterior Resection

January 3, 2022 updated by: University of Southampton
The purpose of this study is to determine whether biofeedback exercises improve anal continence after anterior resection for rectal cancer.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

See above

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

121

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Hampshire
      • Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom, SO16 6YD
        • Southampton General Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Rectosigmoid or rectal cancer

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Inoperable

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Biofeedback
Received feedback
Biofeedback sessions or biofeedback exercises
No Intervention: No biofeedback
Did not received feedback

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Cleveland Clinic Incontinence (CCI) Score
Time Frame: 1 year
The Cleveland Clinic incontinence score (CCI) is an anal incontinence severity score. It is easy to use and gives the patient a score of 0 to 20, where zero equates to perfect continence and twenty equates to complete anal incontinence.
1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: S A Pilkington, Southampton University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

November 27, 2006

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 13, 2010

Study Completion (Actual)

May 13, 2010

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 10, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 10, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

August 14, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 7, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 3, 2022

Last Verified

January 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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