Health-related quality of life and survivorship in locally recurrent rectal cancer Cancer
Conditions
Interventions
The study has been designed as an international, multi-centre, mixed methods study. The study consists of 3 workstreams.
The first workstream will adapt the LRRC-QoL into a number of languages and fo
Sponsors
University of Leeds
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 120 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Workstream I: 1.1 Aged over or equal to 18 years 1.2 Radiological and/or histological diagnosis of locally recurrent rectal cancer 1.3 Undergone treatment for locally recurrent rectal cancer within the last 2 years 1.4 Able to provide informed written consent to participate 1.5 Able to read and write in the target language. Workstream II: 2.1 Aged over or equal to 18 years 2.2 New radiological and/or histological diagnosis of locally recurrent rectal cancer 2.3 Able to provide informed written consent to participate 2.4 Able to read and write in the target language. Workstream III: 3.1 Aged over or equal to 18 years 3.2 Treated for locally recurrent rectal cancer and are disease-free for more than 3 years 3.3 Able to provide informed written consent to participate 3.4 Able to read and write in the target language
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with cognitive impairment 2. Patients who are in remission from treatment of primary rectal cancer with no evidence of local recurrence 3. Patients who are receiving treatment for distant metastatic disease following previous treatment of rectal cancer with no evidence of local recurrence
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Health-related quality of life assessed using the LRRC-QoL questionnaire at baseline, 10 - 14 days, 3, 6 and 12 months. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The survivorship issues relevant to patients who have undergone treatment for locally recurrent rectal cancer, these will be established through using qualitative interviews at a single time point. | — |
Countries
Australia, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, England, France, India, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Scotland, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States of America, Wales
Contacts
Public ContactNiamh McKigney
Outcome results
None listed