Care Pathways for Colorectal Cancer Surgery (CP4GICAN)

January 27, 2020 updated by: Dr. Kris Vanhaecht, European Pathway Association

Descriptive Study to Evaluate the Care Process and the Quality of Care for Adult Cancer Patients Who Are Admitted for Colorectal Cancer Surgery.

EVALUATE THE CARE PROCESS AND THE QUALITY OF CARE FOR ADULT CANCER PATIENTS WHO ARE ADMITTED FOR COLORECTAL SURGERY

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This descriptive study uses an interrupted time series approach combining a retrospective with a prospective multicenter design to evaluate the current state of the care process for adult colorectal cancer patients who are admitted for surgery. This study will give attention to evidence based key interventions, follow-up and interprofessional teamwork necessary to provide appropriate care. In 4 countries (Belgium, Germany, France and The Netherlands) 3 hospitals will participate (total number of hospitals is 12). They will perform a clinical audit of the actual organization of the care process, and a team audit on the level of interprofessional teamwork. Each team will develop and implement a quality improvement initiative based on the concept of care pathways, the findings from the audit and the available evidence, and will measure the effect of their improvement strategy.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

480

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

  • Belgium
      • Leuven, Belgium, 3000
        • KULeuven

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

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

Adults undergoing surgery for colorectal cancer

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. All consecutive scheduled admissions starting September 2, 2013;
  2. Minimum age of 18 years;
  3. Elective admission for colorectal cancer surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Emergency (not planned) admission for colorectal cancer surgery;
  2. Patients with severe dementia (DSM IV) or severe concomitant disease that may affect very short-term outcome (life expectancy less than 3 months) and hence influence deviations from standard acute care.

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
Usual care
quality of care will be measured in the participating hospitals, using a retrospective patient record analysis
Care Pathway
Care pathways for colorectal cancer
Other: Care pathways for colorectal cancer
development of a care pathway for this patient group
Other Names:
  • care pathway
  • clinical pathway
  • critical pathway

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Length of stay
Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 4 months
Number of days in hospital
through study completion, an average of 4 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Time to return to normal diet
Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 4 months
number of days in between surgery and day of normal diet
through study completion, an average of 4 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

European Pathway Association

Collaborators

KU Leuven

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Kris Vanhaecht, PhD, KU Leuven

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2014

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2018

Study Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 4, 2014

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 16, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

November 17, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

January 28, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 27, 2020

Last Verified

January 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CP4NutriGICAN2014

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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