Nurse-or Surgeon-led Follow-up After Rectal Cancer

January 7, 2010 updated by: Centrallasarettet Västerås

Nurse-or Surgeon-led Follow-up After Rectal Cancer: a Randomised Trial.

Follow-up programmes consume a large amount of resources with less time for the surgeon to take on new patients. The aim of this randomised study was to compare patient satisfaction, resource utilisation, and medical safety in patients curatively operated for rectal cancer that were followed-up by a surgeon or a nurse.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

110

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

  • Sweden
      • Västerås, Sweden
        • Departement of Surgery, Central 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

19 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

Operated for rectal cancer at the colorectal unit of the Central Hospital in Västerås, Sweden.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients curatively operated for rectal cancer.
  • Patients had to be more than 18 years of age and written and oral informed consent was obtained.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Those with psychiatric disorders, dementia and whose general condition had deteriorated with an expected survival of less than six months were not eligible.

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

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Follow-up
Patients curatively operated for rectal cancer
Other: Comparison of follow-up
Comparison of follow-up by nurse or surgeon after rectal cancer surgery
Other Names:
  • Rectal cancer patients

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Patient satisfaction
Time Frame: At each patient visit, i.e. every 6 months during the first three years than every year after rectal cancer surgery.
At each patient visit, i.e. every 6 months during the first three years than every year after rectal cancer surgery.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Resource utilisation
Time Frame: at each patient visit, i.e. every 6 months during the first three years than every year after rectal cancer surgery.
at each patient visit, i.e. every 6 months during the first three years than every year after rectal cancer surgery.

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Centrallasarettet Västerås

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

January 1, 2002

Primary Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2004

Study Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2009

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 6, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 7, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

January 8, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 8, 2010

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 7, 2010

Last Verified

January 1, 2002

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • DNR 01-498

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