Study of the changes in bowel movements after surgery for rectal cancer and how it affects the quality of life of such patients.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: K599- Functional intestinal disorder, unspecified
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2020/04/024819
- Lead Sponsor
- Regional Cancer Centre
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Patients undergoing low anterior resection in Regional Cancer centre, Trivandrum at least one year before the recruitment date and who voluntarily give informed consent to participate in the study.
Exclusion Criteria
1.History of any pelvic surgery for malignancy in the past
2.History of radiation to pelvis for reasons other than neo adjuvant radiation for rectal cancer at present
3.Recurrent cancers
4.Presence of inflammatory bowel disease
5.Presence of irritable bowel syndrome
6.History of surgery for hemorrhoids, fissure or anal fistula
7.History of pelvic inflammatory disease
8.History of pelvic peritonitis in the past
9.History of Pelvic floor disease or incontinence of neuro muscular origin.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Incidence of LARS syndrome in patients undergoing low anterior resection for rectal cancer.Timepoint: Post surgery, 3 months and 6 months post op.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Factors affecting the causation of low anterior resection syndrome and changes in QoL in these patients.Timepoint: Post surgery, 3 months and 6 months post op.