The Role of Biofeedback in Improving Continence After Anterior Resection

University of Southampton

Status: Completed

Conditions: Fecal Incontinence; Aged; Rectal Neoplasms

Treatments: Behavioral: Biofeedback

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00515853

RHM GSU 0132

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine whether biofeedback exercises improve anal continence after anterior resection for rectal cancer.

Full description

See above

Enrollment: 121 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Rectosigmoid or rectal cancer

Exclusion criteria

• Inoperable

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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121 participants in 2 patient groups

Biofeedback

Experimental group

Description:

Received feedback

Treatment:

Behavioral: Biofeedback

No biofeedback

No Intervention group

Description:

Did not received feedback