Cancer: Colorectal Cancer Colorectal
Conditions
Interventions
Interviews with patients, postal administration of questionnaire and exploratory trial with a small randomised controlled trial. For the RCT part, patients recruited to the telephone pare will be give
Sponsors
Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2007 Update - Department of Health
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Interviews with outpatients at surgical and oncology clinics, 30 patients; questionnaires with patients on follow-up treatment, 150-200 patients; RCT with outpatients at surgical and oncology clinics, 60 patients. Inclusion criteria for RCT participants: 1. Adults >18 2. Aware of diagnosis of colorectal cancer 3. Complete treatment for colorectal cancer 4. No evidence of local or regional recurrence 5. No current clinical problems 6. In addition for RCT stage: access to a telephone
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Not aware of diagnosis of colorectal cancer 2. Treatment ongoing 3. Evidence of recurrent disease 4. Clinical problems that warrant hospital visits 5. Patient already taking part in a clinical trial 6. Hard of hearing/deaf with no telephone adaptation system in operation. No telephone access
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Patients views and preferences on follow-up care after treatment for colorectal cancer. Added 05/11/08: 2. Satisfaction with information received 3. Satisfaction with follow-up service provision 4. Psychological morbidity | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Added 05/11/08: Cost effectiveness | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed