Health-related Quality of Life in Colon Cancer

• Conditions: Health Related Quality of Life

• Registration Number: NCT03910894
• Lead Sponsor: Region Västmanland

Brief Summary

This study investigates health-related Quality of life in colon cancer patients in Västmanland, Sweden, at diagnosis, at 6 months, 1, 2 and 3 years after diagnosis, measured by the well-validated EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire.

Detailed Description

See above.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-03
• Status Verified: 2019-03
• Study First Submitted: 2019-03-31
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-04-09
• Study First Posted: 2019-04-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-04-10
• Last Update Posted: 2019-04-12
• Primary Completion: 2019-09
• Study Completion: 2022-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 376

Inclusion Criteria

All patients diagnosed with colon cancer in Region Västmanland 2012-2016.

Exclusion Criteria

Language problems, declined inclusion,

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Health-related Quality of Life	2012-2016	The EORTC QLQ-C30, a HRQoL questionnaire was used. It consists of 30 items comprising five functional scales (physical, role, emotional, cognitive, and social), three symptom scales (fatigue, nausea and vomiting, and pain). Six single items are also included (dyspnoea, insomnia, appetite loss, constipation, diarrhoea, and financial difficulties). The final two items in the questionnaire assess global health and overall QoL. Raw data were transformed to standardized scores ranging from 0 to 100 using the EORTC scoring manual. A high score on the functional scale represents a high level of functioning (i.e., higher is better), whereas a high score on the symptom scale represents a high level of symptoms (i.e., lower is better).