Effects of Structured Rehabilitation Program on Quality of Life in Rectal Cancer Patients- a Randomized Controlled Trial

University Hospital of North Norway

Status: Withdrawn

Conditions: Anal Incontinence; Quality of Life; Sexual Function; Urinary Incontinence

Treatments: Behavioral: Structured Rehabilitation program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT00895388

P REK NORD 105/2007

Details and patient eligibility

About

Quality of life after rectal surgery is reported to be impaired. Side effects of surgery and/or neoadjuvant treatment as functional disturbances like sexual dysfunction, urinary incontinence, anal incontinence or stoma problems are commonly experienced. The investigators hypotheses is that structured rehabilitation program addressing these problems will improve quality of life. A RCT are performed in order to document the effects of the rehabilitation.

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 75 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Rectal cancer Surgically treated for rectal cancer Informed concent Included in national guidelines for surveillance of rectal cancer patients

Exclusion criteria

• Older than 75 years Mentally or physically not able to participate Non curative surgical treatment

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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0 participants in 2 patient groups

Structured Rehabilitation program

Other group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Structured Rehabilitation program

Controls

No Intervention group