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The locally recurrent rectal cancer quality of life study

Not Applicable
Conditions
Health-related quality of life and survivorship in locally recurrent rectal cancer
Cancer
Registration Number
ISRCTN13692671
Lead Sponsor
niversity of Leeds
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Ongoing
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
320
Inclusion Criteria

Workstream I:
1.1 Aged over or equal to 18 years
1.2 Radiological and/or histological diagnosis of locally recurrent rectal cancer
1.3 Undergone treatment for locally recurrent rectal cancer within the last 2 years
1.4 Able to provide informed written consent to participate
1.5 Able to read and write in the target language.

Workstream II:
2.1 Aged over or equal to 18 years
2.2 New radiological and/or histological diagnosis of locally recurrent rectal cancer
2.3 Able to provide informed written consent to participate
2.4 Able to read and write in the target language.

Workstream III:
3.1 Aged over or equal to 18 years
3.2 Treated for locally recurrent rectal cancer and are disease-free for more than 3 years
3.3 Able to provide informed written consent to participate
3.4 Able to read and write in the target language

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients with cognitive impairment
2. Patients who are in remission from treatment of primary rectal cancer with no evidence of local recurrence
3. Patients who are receiving treatment for distant metastatic disease following previous treatment of rectal cancer with no evidence of local recurrence

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Health-related quality of life assessed using the LRRC-QoL questionnaire at baseline, 10 - 14 days, 3, 6 and 12 months.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The survivorship issues relevant to patients who have undergone treatment for locally recurrent rectal cancer, these will be established through using qualitative interviews at a single time point.
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