Sexual Dysfunction and the Quality of Sexual Life in Patients With Colorectal Cancer and Their Partners.

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01234246

Enrollment

1371

Registered

2010-11-04

Start date

2010-09-30

Completion date

2014-03-31

Last updated

2024-04-11

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Conditions

Colorectal Cancer Patients and Their Partners

Keywords

Colorectal cancer, Sexual function, Sexual dysfunction, Quality of (sexual) life, Partners, Body image, Anxiety (state and trait), Depressive symptoms, Personality

Brief summary

In this project the main focus is on assessing sexual functioning and the quality of sexual life after the treatment of colorectal cancer in patients and their partners. Patients and their partners complete questionnaires concerning sexual functioning, quality of life, body image, fatigue, anxiety, depressive symptoms, personality factors, and demographic factors. Questionnaires are completed before surgical treatment, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months after diagnosis. The results of this prospective study will give insight in 1) the incidence of sexual problems and the extent patients with colorectal cancer and their partners are bothered by these problems across time, 2) the effect of different treatment modalities on sexual functioning, 3) the relation between sexual problems and quality of life, 4) the determinants of sexual problems and the quality of sexual life adopting the biopsychosocial approach of patients with colorectal cancer who have been treated with surgery, radiation and/or chemotherapy, and more specifically to the role of personality and patient factors and sexual functioning/the quality of sexual life.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 75 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Patients who are diagnosed with colorectal cancer in one of the participating centra, and their partners are asked to participate in this study prior to treatment. * Patients have to be between 18 and 75 years old.

Exclusion criteria

* Disease recurrence at baseline or metastases. * Poor expression of the Dutch language. * Dementia. * History of psychiatric illness.

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results