Studying a Quality of Life Questionnaire in Patients With Colorectal Cancer

NCT ID: NCT00564694

Last Updated: 2013-10-29

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

350 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-05-31

Brief Summary

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RATIONALE: Collecting information about the quality of life of patients with colorectal cancer may help doctors learn more about the disease.

PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying the European Organization of Research for the Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) quality-of-life-questionnaire in patients with colorectal cancer.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES:

* To test the reliability and clinical and psychometric validity of the European Organization of Research for the Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) quality of life questionnaire (QLQ-CR29) in an international sample of patients with colorectal cancer.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients are stratified into predetermined clinically distinct groups (colon cancer after surgery vs colon cancer undergoing adjuvant chemotherapy vs rectal cancer undergoing neoadjuvant radiotherapy vs rectal cancer after anterior resection with temporary stoma vs rectal cancer after abdominoperineal excision of rectum vs colorectal cancer undergoing palliative chemotherapy).

Quality-of-life data is collected alongside standard outcomes in patients undergoing treatment for colorectal cancer. Patients complete the European Organization of Research for the Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) quality of life questionnaire (QLQ-C30), the revised colorectal cancer module (QLQ-CR29), case report forms for clinical and sociodemographic data, and a debriefing questionnaire at different time points before, during, and after treatment. Some patients complete more sets of the same questionnaire at later time points to assess sensitivity to change over time and test-retest reliability. Reliability, and clinical and psychometric validity of the questionnaires are assessed by correlation analyses, exploration of known group comparisons, and responsiveness to clinical changes.

Conditions

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Colorectal Cancer

Keywords

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adenocarcinoma of the colon recurrent colon cancer stage I colon cancer stage II colon cancer stage III colon cancer stage IV colon cancer adenocarcinoma of the rectum recurrent rectal cancer stage I rectal cancer stage II rectal cancer stage III rectal cancer stage IV rectal cancer

Interventions

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psychosocial assessment and care

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

quality-of-life assessment

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

* Histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the colon or rectum
* No brain metastases or intracranial tumor extension with cognitive impairment

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

* No limit on performance status
* Able to understand the language of the questionnaire
* No psychological, familial, sociological, or geographical condition potentially hampering compliance with the study protocol and follow-up schedule
* No other concurrent malignancies except basal cell carcinoma of the skin

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

* No prior participation in this study (in a different subgroup)
* No concurrent participation in other quality of life studies that might interfere with this study
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

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Jane Blazeby, MB, CHB, FRCS, BSc, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust

Locations

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Centre Alexis Vautrin

Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, , France

Site Status

Charite University Medical Center of Berlin

Berlin, , Germany

Site Status

Klinikum der Universitaet Regensburg

Regensburg, , Germany

Site Status

Basingstoke and North Hampshire NHS Foundation Trust

Basingstoke, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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France Germany United Kingdom

References

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Arraras JI, Suarez J, Arias de la Vega F, Vera R, Asin G, Arrazubi V, Rico M, Teijeira L, Azparren J. The EORTC Quality of Life questionnaire for patients with colorectal cancer: EORTC QLQ-CR29 validation study for Spanish patients. Clin Transl Oncol. 2011 Jan;13(1):50-6. doi: 10.1007/s12094-011-0616-y.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 21239355 (View on PubMed)

Nowak W, Tobiasz-Adamczyk B, Brzyski P, Salowka J, Kulis D, Richter P. Adaptation of quality of life module EORTC QLQ-CR29 for Polish patients with rectal cancer: initial assessment of validity and reliability. Pol Przegl Chir. 2011 Sep;83(9):502-10. doi: 10.2478/v10035-011-0078-5.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 22166739 (View on PubMed)

Whistance RN, Conroy T, Chie W, Costantini A, Sezer O, Koller M, Johnson CD, Pilkington SA, Arraras J, Ben-Josef E, Pullyblank AM, Fayers P, Blazeby JM; European Organisation for the Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Group. Clinical and psychometric validation of the EORTC QLQ-CR29 questionnaire module to assess health-related quality of life in patients with colorectal cancer. Eur J Cancer. 2009 Nov;45(17):3017-26. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2009.08.014. Epub 2009 Sep 16.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 19765978 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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EORTC-QLQ-CR29

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

EU-20783

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CDR0000574769

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id