Health-related Quality of Life in Colon Cancer

Health-related Quality of Life in Colon Cancer Patients

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03910894

Enrollment

376

Registered

2019-04-10

Start date

2012-03-31

Completion date

2022-09-30

Last updated

2019-04-12

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Conditions

Health Related Quality of Life

Brief summary

This study investigates health-related Quality of life in colon cancer patients in Västmanland, Sweden, at diagnosis, at 6 months, 1, 2 and 3 years after diagnosis, measured by the well-validated EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire.

Detailed description

See above.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

All patients diagnosed with colon cancer in Region Västmanland 2012-2016.

Exclusion criteria

Language problems, declined inclusion,

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Health-related Quality of Life	2012-2016	The EORTC QLQ-C30, a HRQoL questionnaire was used. It consists of 30 items comprising five functional scales (physical, role, emotional, cognitive, and social), three symptom scales (fatigue, nausea and vomiting, and pain). Six single items are also included (dyspnoea, insomnia, appetite loss, constipation, diarrhoea, and financial difficulties). The final two items in the questionnaire assess global health and overall QoL. Raw data were transformed to standardized scores ranging from 0 to 100 using the EORTC scoring manual. A high score on the functional scale represents a high level of functioning (i.e., higher is better), whereas a high score on the symptom scale represents a high level of symptoms (i.e., lower is better).

Outcome results