Pelvic floor rehabilitation to improve bowel symptoms, pelvic floor function and quality of life among patients with rectal cancer

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Rectal cancer; Bowel dysfunction; Pelvic floor dysfunction; Cancer - Bowel - Back passage (rectum) or large bowel (colon); Oral and Gastrointestinal - Other diseases of the mouth, teeth, oesophagus, digestive system including liver and colon; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy

• Registration Number: ACTRN12620000040965
• Lead Sponsor: niversidad del Desarrollo

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2020-01-21
• Study Completion: 2024-01-15
• Last Update Posted: 5 February 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 14

Inclusion Criteria

Eligible participants for this study will be adults with rectal cancer who will undergo sphincter preserving surgery at Hospital del Salvador, cancer stages I to III, and with enough understanding of Spanish.

Exclusion Criteria

Observed cognitive deficit [mini-mental test score lower than 24], and those patients not meeting criteria for inclusion in ERAS protocols, such as: urgency surgery, neurological diseases like stroke, Parkinson or epilepsy, previous gastrectomy, diabetic patient using insulin or with glycosylated hemoglobin higher than 8.5, renal insufficiency, congestive heart failure, anesthetic risk ASA 4. Having previous radiotherapy will not be an exclusion criterion.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified