Quality of Life in Colorectal (ex-)Cancer Patients, Based on the Belgian Cancer Registry.

Quality of Life in (ex-)Cancer Patients, Based on the Belgian Cancer Registry. Pilot Study: Quality of Life in Colorectal (ex-)Cancer Patients.

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02545725

Acronym

QOLColorect

Enrollment

1220

Registered

2015-09-10

Start date

2015-04-30

Completion date

2015-08-31

Last updated

2015-09-10

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Conditions

Colorectal Cancer, Quality of Life

Keywords

Colorectal Cancer, Quality of life, Questionnaires

Brief summary

This study is collecting data on quality of life, (care)needs and socio-economic factors in colorectal (ex-)cancer patients via a written questionnaire completed by the patient him/herself. The collected data will be linked with the patient- and tumour characteristics available in the database of the Belgian Cancer Registry and with the facturation data supplying information about diagnostic techniques and performed treatments (available via the insurance companies). Based on the selection criteria, 1220 patients were finally selected from the database of the Belgian Cancer Registry. These patients received an invitation letter by regular mail, a detailed questionnaire and an informed consent. The questionnaire contains topics as sociodemographic, life style, comorbidity, satisfaction with the provided information, care needs, quality of life, anxiety and depression, financial situation etc. The patients were asked to complete the questionnaire and send it back, together with the signed informed consent, to the study-collaborators. After 2-4 weeks, a reminder was sent. At that time, a reply card was added. If a patient doesn't want to participate in this study, a reason can be mentioned on the reply card. The collected data are linked with the clinical data. The dataset will be coded before analyses will start.

Interventions

OTHERQuestionnaire on Quality of Life

The patients were asked to complete a questionnaire on Quality of Life

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 90 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Invasive colorectal cancer (ICD-10: C18-C19-C20) * Patient knows his/her diagnosis of cancer * Incidence in 2008, 2009 or 2010 * The patient is at least 18 years at diagnosis * The patient is maximal 90 years when completing the questionnaire * The patient lives in Flanders and speaks Dutch * The patient is treated/followed by 1 of the 7 participating hospitals * The patient is able to complete the questionnaire him/herself (no cognitive problems)

Exclusion criteria

* More than 1 invasive tumour diagnosed

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Questionnaire on Quality of Life	5-8 years after diagnosis

Countries

Belgium

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026