Impact of digital information on managing symptoms and recovery after surgery for gullet or stomach cancer
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Oesophago-gastric cancerCancer
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN51267295
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Ongoing
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 206
Inclusion Criteria
1. Adults aged >=18 years
2. Referred by the hospital multidisciplinary healthcare team for elective oesophagectomy (oesophageal resection) or total/subtotal gastrectomy (gastric resection) for oesophago-gastric cancer
Exclusion Criteria
1. Planned discharge NOT back to their home
2. No access to a personal email account
3. No access to a computer/mobile device or internet at their usual place of residence
4. Unwilling to use electronic information tool/electronic questionnaire system or participate in research
5. Unable to provide written informed consent
6. Insufficient understanding of English to complete questionnaires
7. Participating in other research that would interfere with participation in this study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Quality of recovery from surgery measured using the Quality of Recovery questionnaire (QoR-40) over 4 weeks post-randomisation (approximately 4 weeks post-discharge)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> 1. Economic impact from the NHS perspective of the electronic information tool compared with usual care within 4 weeks post-hospital discharge<br> 2. Disease-specific symptoms and wellbeing/quality-of-life measured using Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy<br> Esophageal/Gastric (FACT-E/Ga) questionnaires and general health status (EQ-5D-5L questionnaires) at 4 weeks post-discharge<br> 3. Clinical events (including complications, readmission/reintervention, healthcare contacts) recorded within 4 weeks post-discharge<br> 4. Healthcare resource use recorded within 4 weeks post-discharge<br>