Trial Information
Nurse-or Surgeon-led Follow-up After Rectal Cancer: a Randomised Trial.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients curatively operated for rectal cancer.
- Patients had to be more than 18 years of age and written and oral informed consent
was obtained.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Those with psychiatric disorders, dementia and whose general condition had
deteriorated with an expected survival of less than six months were not eligible.
Type of Study:
Observational
Study Design:
Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective
Outcome Measure:
Patient satisfaction
Outcome Time Frame:
At each patient visit, i.e. every 6 months during the first three years than every year after rectal cancer surgery.
Safety Issue:
No
Authority:
Sweden: Regional Ethical Review Board
Study ID:
DNR 01-498
NCT ID:
NCT01045200
Start Date:
January 2002
Completion Date:
September 2009
Related Keywords:
- Rectal Cancer
- rectal cancer
- follow-up
- specialist nurse
- Rectal Neoplasms