Pretreatment Group Consultation for Patients With Colorectal Cancer

Sahlgrenska University Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Colorectal Neoplasm

Treatments: Other: Pretreatment group consultation

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03888313

INFOM

Details and patient eligibility

About

An explorative study of the patients' experience of participating at a group consultation, together with other patients with newly diagnosed colon or rectal cancer

Full description

The group consultation is planned to be on the Friday of the same week as the patient recieved a suggested treatment plan i.e. after MDT, at a personal consultation with his/her colorectal surgeon. During the group consultation the steps necessary for the patient to take responsability for in connection with the operation. Ample time for questions, clarifications and discussions. Appropriate clinical trials are presented

Enrollment: 161 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 120 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients participating in the pretreatment group consultation

Exclusion criteria

• Not able to answer questionnaire

Trial design

161 participants in 1 patient group

Patients participating in the pretreatment group consultation

Description:

Patients who chosse to participate in a group consultation (with other patients also in the process of undergoing surgery for colorectal cancer).

Treatment:

Other: Pretreatment group consultation