The CONNECT Program Pilot Study: Evaluation of a nurse delivered telephone supportive care interventon for post-operative patients with colorectal cancer
- Conditions
- Colorectal cancerCancer - Bowel - Back passage (rectum) or large bowel (colon)
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12609000601235
- Lead Sponsor
- A/Prof Jane Young
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 75
To be eligible patients must be *over 18 years *diagnosed with primary colorectal cancer (ACPS A to D) * admitted for a surgical intervention with curative intent *have access to a telephone * have sufficient English skills (or have a person available to act as an interpreter) to participate *are able to give informed consent
Patients will be ineligible to participate if they *do not have access to or are unable to use (eg due to deafness) a telephone *do not speak or read English (or have a person who can act as an interpreter) *plan to not reside in Australia for the next 6 months
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method