Experiences and Needs of Patients, Their Informal Caregiver and Healthcare Professionals Regarding LARS

Completed

• Conditions: Low Anterior Resection Syndrome; Rectal Cancer
• Interventions: Behavioral: interviews

• Registration Number: NCT04896879
• Lead Sponsor: University Hospital, Ghent

Brief Summary

Exploration of the experiences and needs of patients with the low anterior resection syndrome, their informal caregiver and health care professionals. This is a qualitative study where semi-structured interviews will be conducted with patients and informal caregivers. next to that focus groups will be performed with healthcare professionals from different professions.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-11-22
• Primary Completion: 2020-12-31
• Study Completion: 2020-12-31
• Study First Submitted: 2020-12-31
• Status Verified: 2021-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-05-20
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-05-20
• Study First Posted: 2021-05-21
• Last Update Posted: 2021-05-21

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 69

Inclusion Criteria

• adult patients (18+)
• confronted with major low anterior resection syndrome after rectal cancer surgery

Exclusion Criteria

• stoma at time interview
• abdominal perineal resection

INFORMAL CAREGIVERS Inclusion criteria

• Adults (18+)
• Nominated by the participating patient as their principal caregiver Exclusion criteria None

HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS inclusion criteria

• Adults (18+)
• Caring for patients with LARS Exclusion criteria None

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Informal caregivers	interviews	Informal caregivers of patients with major LARS
Healthcare professionals	interviews	Healthcare professionals taking care for patients with LARS
Patients	interviews	Patients with major LARS

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Needs and experiences of healthcare professionals caring for patients with LARS through focus groups	Focus group will last about 60 minutes	Exploring needs and experiences of healthcare professionals caring for patients with LARS
needs and experiences of patients with major lars and their informal caregiver through individual semistructered interviews	Interview will last about 60 minutes	Exploring needs and experiences of patients with major lars and their informal caregiver through individual semistructured interviews