Psychological Well-being Outcomes in Disease-free Survivors of Colorectal Cancer Following Curative Surgery

Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Functional Insufficiency; Adaptation, Psychological

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01675505

Phd Antoniadis

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the study is to investigate whether there are prognostic factors regarding the mental and functional adjustment of colon cancer patients following curative surgery. Patients will be selected using specific inclusion criteria. Prognostic factors investigated include personality characteristics, initial distress, medical, social and economic factors. The utmost purpose of the study is to assist clinicians with the timely identification of vulnerable patients in order to ensure their proper management and their optimal adjustment.

Moreover this is the first study using the Distress Thermometer in Greek patients with cancer.

Enrollment: 80 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with first-diagnosed colon cancer.
• Age 18-60 years

Exclusion criteria

• Metastatic colon cancer.
• Former psychiatric history.
• Substance use.
• Previous serious medical conditions.

Trial design

80 participants in 1 patient group

Patients

Description:

Inclusion criteria: Patients with first-diagnosed colon cancer. Age 18-60 y.o. Exclusion criteria: Metastatic colon cancer. Former psychiatric history. Substance use. Previous serious medical conditions.