Energy for life in colorectal cancer survivors: How do physical activity and dietary factors affect their quality of life?

Completed

Conditions: large intestinal cancer
tumors of the colon and/or rectum
10017990

Registration Number: NL-OMON53143

Lead Sponsor: niversiteit Maastricht

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 750

Inclusion Criteria

Prospective study:
- Men and women aged 18 years or older;
- Established diagnosis of stage I, II or III CRC, including recurrent CRC.,
Cross-sectional study:
- Men and women aged 18 years or older;
- History of stage I, II or III CRC, including recurrent CRC, for which the
cases concerned received treatment in the preceding 2 to 10 years.

Exclusion Criteria

Prospective study:
- Established diagnosis of stage IV CRC;
- CRC survivors with a current home address not in the Netherlands;
- Inability to understand the Dutch language in speech as well as in writing
(e.g. reading disorders or illiteracy);
- Presence of comorbidities that may obstruct successful participation,
including cognitive disorders such as Alzheimer*s disease or aphasia, and
severe visibility or hearing disorders such as complete blindness and/or
deafness. , Cross-sectional study:
- History of stage IV CRC in the preceding 2 to 10 years;
- Former stage I to III CRC cases who are not alive at present;
- CRC survivors with a current home address not in the Netherlands;
- Inability to understand the Dutch language in speech as well as in writing
(e.g. reading disorders or illiteracy);
- Presence of comorbidities that may obstruct successful participation,
including cognitive disorders such as Alzheimer*s disease or aphasia, and
severe visibility or hearing disorders such as complete blindness and/or
deafness.

Study & Design

Study Type: Observational invasive

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>The main outcome parameter is (change in) quality of life of colorectal cancer<br /><br>survivors, and main determinants are (changes in) physical activity and dietary<br /><br>factors. </p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Secondary study parameters are biomedical, personal, and environmental factors<br /><br>related to (specific aspects of) quality of life, physical activity, and diet<br /><br>of colorectal cancer survivors (as depicted in Fig. 1 on p. 12 of the research<br /><br>protocol). </p><br>