Study of the Prevalence of Sexual Dysfunction in Women After Rectal Cancer Surgery and Analysis of the Impact of a Sexologist Intervention

NCT ID: NCT05933122

Last Updated: 2024-12-02

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

144 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-04-03

Study Completion Date

2027-10-31

Brief Summary

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RectSexQoL is a study aiming at determining the prevalence of female sexual dysfunction after rectal cancer surgery. It has the goal as well to analyse the impact of an intervention given by a sexologist to such patients.

Detailed Description

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The treatment of rectal cancer is multimodal combining surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Each therapeutic tool may affect the sexual life of treated patients.

The incidence of sexual dysfunction in patients with rectal cancer varies according to literature from 5 to 88%. This may be due to the lack of a common definition relating to sexual dysfunction making it difficult to compare results. On the other hand, it should be noted that all of the work related to sexual dysfunction after treatment for rectal cancer is mainly interested in men. The sexual well-being of women treated for rectal cancer is based on the assessment and management of their sexual functions as well as that of their overall sexual health in a personalized manner. The establishment of a sexology consultation before and after such a surgical procedure could improve the sexual functions as well as the sexual well-being of these women. The main aim of our study is to evaluate the prevalence of sexual dysfunctions at M-1 (before treatment) in the two cohorts "here" and "elsewhere" in the context of surgery for rectal cancer in females. The second aim will be to determine the impact of sexology consultation in the cohort "here" in comparison to the standart cohort without any intervention called "elsewhere".

Conditions

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Rectal Tumor Women Sexuality Life Quality

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

* Cohort called "elsewhere" = cohort without specific care by a sexologist
* Cohort called "here" = cohort with an intervention by a sexologist
Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Cohort called "elsewhere"

cohort without specific care by a sexologist

Group Type SHAM_COMPARATOR

standart of care

Intervention Type OTHER

in the cohort called "elsewhere" , patients will be treated according to standards of care, without specific care by a sexologist

Cohort called "here"

cohort with an intervention by a sexologist

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

sexologist consult

Intervention Type OTHER

in the cohort called "here", after the diagnosis of rectal cancer, patients will be seen by a sexologist before any kind of treatment for rectal cancer. Sexual dysfunctions will be assessed by a sexologist. After the surgery of rectal cancer, the sexologist will see them again to assess sexual dysfunctions after such a management of rectal cancer. If there is any discovery of a sexual dysfunction or aggravation of a previous one or alteration of sexual life, the sexologist will help the patients to improve their sexual quality of life.

Interventions

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sexologist consult

in the cohort called "here", after the diagnosis of rectal cancer, patients will be seen by a sexologist before any kind of treatment for rectal cancer. Sexual dysfunctions will be assessed by a sexologist. After the surgery of rectal cancer, the sexologist will see them again to assess sexual dysfunctions after such a management of rectal cancer. If there is any discovery of a sexual dysfunction or aggravation of a previous one or alteration of sexual life, the sexologist will help the patients to improve their sexual quality of life.

Intervention Type OTHER

standart of care

in the cohort called "elsewhere" , patients will be treated according to standards of care, without specific care by a sexologist

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Women
* Diagnosis of stage I-III rectal adenocarcinoma or rectosigmoid junction with anastomosis less than 15 cm from the anal margin
* Surgical management, preceded or not by Radio-chemotherapy, with restoration of continuity
* Age : over 18
* Proficiency in French or English

Exclusion Criteria

* Current pregnancy
* Significant cognitive/psychiatric disorders
* Guardianship
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University Hospital, Limoges

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Brive Hospital

Brive-la-Gaillarde, , France

Site Status RECRUITING

Les cedres Clinical

Brive-la-Gaillarde, , France

Site Status RECRUITING

Gueret Hospital

Guéret, , France

Site Status RECRUITING

Chenieux clinical

Limoges, , France

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Limoges University Hospital

Limoges, , France

Site Status RECRUITING

Saint Junien Hospital

Saint-Junien, , France

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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France

Central Contacts

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Niki Christou, MD

Role: CONTACT

+335 55 05 67 30

Facility Contacts

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Ali Abdeh, MD

Role: primary

Ali Abdeh, MD

Role: backup

Frederic Bretagnol, MD

Role: primary

Frederic Bretagnol, MD

Role: backup

Youssef Souliman, MD

Role: primary

Youssef Souliman, MD

Role: backup

Etienne Chuffart, MD

Role: primary

Etienne Chuffart, MD

Role: backup

Niki Christou, MD

Role: primary

+335 55 05 67 30

Niki Christou, MD

Role: backup

Denis Valleix, MD

Role: primary

Denis Valleix, MD

Role: backup

Other Identifiers

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87RI22_0006

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id