Nurse-or Surgeon-led Follow-up After Rectal Cancer

Follow-up programmes consume a large amount of resources with less time for the surgeon to take on new patients. The aim of this randomised study was to compare patient satisfaction, resource utilisation, and medical safety in patients curatively operated for rectal cancer that were followed-up by a surgeon or a nurse.

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Key information

Conditions

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

Age range

19 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Departement of Surgery, Central Hospital

Västerås, Sweden

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

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.

Treatment and study plan

Comparison of follow-up

Other

Comparison of follow-up by nurse or surgeon after rectal cancer surgery

Other names: Rectal cancer patients

Primary outcomes

Patient satisfaction

Time frame: At each patient visit, i.e. every 6 months during the first three years than every year after rectal cancer surgery.

Secondary outcomes

Resource utilisation

Time frame: at each patient visit, i.e. every 6 months during the first three years than every year after rectal cancer surgery.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Centrallasarettet Västerås

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Nurse-or Surgeon-led Follow-up After Rectal Cancer: a Randomised Trial.

Important dates

Study start: 2002
Primary completion: 2004
Study completion: 2009
First posted: Jan 8, 2010
Registry last updated: Jan 8, 2010

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