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NCT Number: NCT01003600

Colorectal Cancer Survivors' Needs and Preferences for Survivorship Information

We are doing this study to learn more about colon and rectal cancer survivors. We want to know if survivors want more information about life after cancer. Do cancer survivors want to know more about their own cancer? Do cancer survivors want to know about their treatment? Do cancer survivors want to know what health care they should get in the future? We want to know what information to give to cancer survivors when they finish treatment.

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Key information

Conditions

Colon Cancer Colonic Diseases Colonic Neoplasms Colorectal Neoplasms Digestive System Diseases Digestive System Neoplasms Gastrointestinal Diseases Gastrointestinal Neoplasms Intestinal Diseases Intestinal Neoplasms Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Rectal Cancer Rectal Diseases Rectal Neoplasms

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Queens Cancer Center of Queens Hospital, Jamaica, New York, United States

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • 18 years of age or older at diagnosis
  • Diagnosed with first primary colorectal cancer (stage I-III)
  • Completed last treatment for colorectal cancer (surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation) at least 6 months and no more than 2 years before the date of study enrollment
  • Able to speak English, because questionnaire is only available in English
  • Able to provide informed consent
  • Received all treatment for colorectal cancer at MSKCC or QCC or, surgical treatment at an outside facility, and all other treatment (chemotherapy or radiation) at MSKCC or QCC

Exclusion criteria

  • Undergoing active treatment for colorectal cancer
  • Diagnosed with metastatic colorectal cancer
  • Prior history of colorectal or any other cancer (except non-melanoma skin cancer)
  • Diagnosed with new or recurrent colorectal or other cancer after the primary colorectal cancer diagnosis
  • Received a survivorship care plan from the treating institution

Treatment and study plan

Questionnaire

Behavioral

The questionnaire will be administered by telephone and will take approximately 20-30 minutes. The questionnaire will elicit survivor responses along five domains: knowledge about diagnosis and treatment, knowledge about ongoing risks and recommended testing, history of health care utilization since the end of treatment, preferences for relevant information about these topics, and employment after the end of cancer treatment.

Other names: The questionnaire will be administered using a Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI), system. The CATI form of the questionnaire enables the interviewer to read aloud from a script and, enter responses into the computer in real-time, regardless of whether the interview is conducted on the, phone or in person. The CATI form of the questionnaire enables the interviewer to read aloud from a, script and enter responses into the computer in real-time, regardless of whether the interview is, conducted on the phone or in person.

Primary outcomes

  1. Assess colorectal cancer survivors' basic knowledge of their own cancer history, including date of diagnosis, stage, and treatments received.

    Time frame: 6 months to 2 years after completion of treatment

Secondary outcomes

  1. Assess survivors' knowledge of medical issues relevant to colorectal cancer survivors.

    Time frame: 6 months to 2 years after completion of treatment

  2. Describe the types of health care providers that survivors have visited since completing treatment for colorectal cancer.

    Time frame: 6 months to 2 years after completion of treatment

  3. Assess survivors' preferences for the content, format, and delivery of survivorship care plans.

    Time frame: 6 months to 2 years after completion of treatment

  4. Assess whether survivors who had concerns about working after cancer treatment spoke with health care professionals about their concerns.

    Time frame: 6 months to 2 years after completion of treatment

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Other

Collaborators

  • Queens Cancer Center of Queens Hospital

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2009
Primary completion
2014
Study completion
2014
First posted
Oct 29, 2009
Registry last updated
Dec 2, 2014

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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