Experiences and Needs of Patients, Their Informal Caregiver and Healthcare Professionals Regarding LARS

NCT ID: NCT04896879

Last Updated: 2021-05-21

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

Get a concise snapshot of the trial, including recruitment status, study phase, enrollment targets, and key timeline milestones.

Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

69 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-11-22

Study Completion Date

2020-12-31

Brief Summary

Review the sponsor-provided synopsis that highlights what the study is about and why it is being conducted.

Exploration of the experiences and needs of patients with the low anterior resection syndrome, their informal caregiver and health care professionals. This is a qualitative study where semi-structured interviews will be conducted with patients and informal caregivers. next to that focus groups will be performed with healthcare professionals from different professions.

Detailed Description

Dive into the extended narrative that explains the scientific background, objectives, and procedures in greater depth.

Conditions

See the medical conditions and disease areas that this research is targeting or investigating.

Low Anterior Resection Syndrome Rectal Cancer

Study Design

Understand how the trial is structured, including allocation methods, masking strategies, primary purpose, and other design elements.

Observational Model Type

OTHER

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

Review each arm or cohort in the study, along with the interventions and objectives associated with them.

Patients

Patients with major LARS

interviews

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

semi-structured interviews will be conducted in patients with major LARS and their informal caregiver to explore their experiences and needs. Focus groups will be perfomed with healthcare professionals of several professions.

Informal caregivers

Informal caregivers of patients with major LARS

interviews

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

semi-structured interviews will be conducted in patients with major LARS and their informal caregiver to explore their experiences and needs. Focus groups will be perfomed with healthcare professionals of several professions.

Healthcare professionals

Healthcare professionals taking care for patients with LARS

interviews

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

semi-structured interviews will be conducted in patients with major LARS and their informal caregiver to explore their experiences and needs. Focus groups will be perfomed with healthcare professionals of several professions.

Interventions

Learn about the drugs, procedures, or behavioral strategies being tested and how they are applied within this trial.

interviews

semi-structured interviews will be conducted in patients with major LARS and their informal caregiver to explore their experiences and needs. Focus groups will be perfomed with healthcare professionals of several professions.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Check the participation requirements, including inclusion and exclusion rules, age limits, and whether healthy volunteers are accepted.

Inclusion Criteria

* adult patients (18+)
* confronted with major low anterior resection syndrome after rectal cancer surgery


* Adults (18+)

* Adults (18+)

Exclusion Criteria

* stoma at time interview
* abdominal perineal resection
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

Meet the organizations funding or collaborating on the study and learn about their roles.

Kom Op Tegen Kanker

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

AZ Sint-Jan AV

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

AZ Delta

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

AZ Sint-Lucas Gent

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University Hospital, Ghent

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

Identify the individual or organization who holds primary responsibility for the study information submitted to regulators.

GIHeelkunde

Principal investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

References

Explore related publications, articles, or registry entries linked to this study.

Pape E, Decoene E, Debrauwere M, Van Nieuwenhove Y, Pattyn P, Feryn T, Pattyn PRL, Verhaeghe S, Van Hecke A; Belgian LARS collaborative group. Information and counselling needs of patients with major low anterior resection syndrome: A qualitative study. J Clin Nurs. 2023 Apr;32(7-8):1240-1250. doi: 10.1111/jocn.16277. Epub 2022 Mar 6.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 35253296 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

Review additional registry numbers or institutional identifiers associated with this trial.

EC2016/1016

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

More Related Trials

Additional clinical trials that may be relevant based on similarity analysis.

Transanal Irrigation for the Management of LARS
NCT05007015 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING NA