Validation of the Japanese Low Anterior Resection Syndrome(LARS) score as a self-administered questionnaire for postoperative bowel dysfunction after rectal cancer surgery: a multi-center prospective observational study
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Rectal cancer
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000035271
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Sapporo Medical University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 200
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
Disseminated or recurrent disease Presence of stoma less than 1 year after surgery or stoma closure Aged<20 years Patients with mental dementia Any inability to participate in this study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The correlation between the LARS score and conventional faecal incontinence scores, and quality of life scores.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Comparison with the jpLARSs, and the patient characteristics, surgical factors, and postoperative course The collection rate and completion rate of the LARS score.