Follow-up After Surgery for Colon Cancer. General Practice vs. Surgical-based Follow-up?
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Colon Cancer
- Interventions
- Other: ca coli follow-up by GP
- Registration Number
- NCT00572143
- Lead Sponsor
- University Hospital of North Norway
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to clarify cost effectiveness and quality of life issues among colon cancer patients followed up in a hospital setting or by their GP's.Statement of study hypothesis:Postoperative follow up of colon cancer patients (according to national guidelines) by general practitioners will not have any influence on patients' quality of life. There will not be observed any increase in serious clinical events and cost effectiveness will be improved.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 180
Inclusion Criteria
- Surgery for colon cancer (including rectosigmoid) with histological grade Duke stages A, B or C.
- Completion of postsurgical chemotherapy (Dukes stage C patients).
- Informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
- Patients with rectal cancer defined as cancer within 15 cm from anus.
- A poor health status or operative complications making it natural to perform follow up by specialists.
- Additional cancer diagnoses.
- Disseminated cancer.
- Poor mental status.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description 2 ca coli follow-up by GP Postoperative follow-up of ca coli patients by GP's 1 ca coli follow-up by GP Postoperative follow-up of ca coli patients at the surgical outpatient dpt
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Quality of life; EORTC-QLQ-C30 and EQ 5D 2 years
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Cost-effectiveness Serious clinical events 2 years
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
University Hospital of North Norway
🇳🇴Tromsø, Norway