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Studying a Quality of Life Questionnaire in Patients With Colorectal Cancer

Completed
Conditions
Colorectal Cancer
Registration Number
NCT00564694
Lead Sponsor
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Collecting information about the quality of life of patients with colorectal cancer may help doctors learn more about the disease.

PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying the European Organization of Research for the Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) quality-of-life-questionnaire in patients with colorectal cancer.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

* To test the reliability and clinical and psychometric validity of the European Organization of Research for the Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) quality of life questionnaire (QLQ-CR29) in an international sample of patients with colorectal cancer.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients are stratified into predetermined clinically distinct groups (colon cancer after surgery vs colon cancer undergoing adjuvant chemotherapy vs rectal cancer undergoing neoadjuvant radiotherapy vs rectal cancer after anterior resection with temporary stoma vs rectal cancer after abdominoperineal excision of rectum vs colorectal cancer undergoing palliative chemotherapy).

Quality-of-life data is collected alongside standard outcomes in patients undergoing treatment for colorectal cancer. Patients complete the European Organization of Research for the Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) quality of life questionnaire (QLQ-C30), the revised colorectal cancer module (QLQ-CR29), case report forms for clinical and sociodemographic data, and a debriefing questionnaire at different time points before, during, and after treatment. Some patients complete more sets of the same questionnaire at later time points to assess sensitivity to change over time and test-retest reliability. Reliability, and clinical and psychometric validity of the questionnaires are assessed by correlation analyses, exploration of known group comparisons, and responsiveness to clinical changes.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
350
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Reliability and clinical and psychometric validity of the European Organization of Research for the Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) quality of life questionnaire (QLQ-CR29)
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (5)

Centre Alexis Vautrin

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Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France

Charite University Medical Center of Berlin

🇩🇪

Berlin, Germany

Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre

🇬🇧

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Klinikum der Universitaet Regensburg

🇩🇪

Regensburg, Germany

Basingstoke and North Hampshire NHS Foundation Trust

🇬🇧

Basingstoke, England, United Kingdom

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