Cancer care after surgery – the CONNECT study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Colorectal cancer; Cancer - Bowel - Back passage (rectum) or large bowel (colon)

• Registration Number: ACTRN12608000252314
• Lead Sponsor: A/Prof Jane Young

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2008-05-19
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 720

Inclusion Criteria

Patients who:
* Are aged 18 years or more
* Are having surgery for a newly diagnosed primary colorectal cancer (Dukes stage A-D)
* Are aware of cancer diagnosis
* Are able to understand the study and give consent

Exclusion Criteria

Patients who:
* Are diagnosed with recurrent colorectal cancer
* Die during the admission
* Are cognitively impaired or cannot give informed consent
* Do not have access to a telephone at their primary residence
* Do not plan to reside in Australia for the next 6 months
* Are hearing impaired to a level that they are unable to participate in a telephone conversation
* Do not speak and read English to a level that would allow them to participate in the telephone discussions and follow-up interviews (unless a family member or friend is able to translate for them).

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Care coordination (as measured by a self-complete multiple-choice questionnaire we developed in the pilot study for this project)[At baseline, then 1, 3 and 6 months after discharge from hospital];Quality of life (as measured by the self-complete FACT-C questionnaire).[At baseline, then 1, 3 and 6 months after discharge from hospital]