Care Pathways for Colorectal Cancer Surgery

Descriptive Study to Evaluate the Care Process and the Quality of Care for Adult Cancer Patients Who Are Admitted for Colorectal Cancer Surgery.

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02965794

Acronym

CP4GICAN

Enrollment

480

Registered

2016-11-17

Start date

2014-10-31

Completion date

2019-11-30

Last updated

2020-01-28

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Conditions

Cancer

Keywords

surgery, bowel, rectum, cancer, nutrition

Brief summary

EVALUATE THE CARE PROCESS AND THE QUALITY OF CARE FOR ADULT CANCER PATIENTS WHO ARE ADMITTED FOR COLORECTAL SURGERY

Detailed description

This descriptive study uses an interrupted time series approach combining a retrospective with a prospective multicenter design to evaluate the current state of the care process for adult colorectal cancer patients who are admitted for surgery. This study will give attention to evidence based key interventions, follow-up and interprofessional teamwork necessary to provide appropriate care. In 4 countries (Belgium, Germany, France and The Netherlands) 3 hospitals will participate (total number of hospitals is 12). They will perform a clinical audit of the actual organization of the care process, and a team audit on the level of interprofessional teamwork. Each team will develop and implement a quality improvement initiative based on the concept of care pathways, the findings from the audit and the available evidence, and will measure the effect of their improvement strategy.

Interventions

OTHERCare pathways for colorectal cancer

development of a care pathway for this patient group

Study design

Observational model

OTHER

Time perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

1. All consecutive scheduled admissions starting September 2, 2013; 2. Minimum age of 18 years; 3. Elective admission for colorectal cancer surgery

Exclusion criteria

1. Emergency (not planned) admission for colorectal cancer surgery; 2. Patients with severe dementia (DSM IV) or severe concomitant disease that may affect very short-term outcome (life expectancy less than 3 months) and hence influence deviations from standard acute care.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Length of stay	through study completion, an average of 4 months	Number of days in hospital

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Time to return to normal diet	through study completion, an average of 4 months	number of days in between surgery and day of normal diet

Countries

Belgium

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 24, 2026