Follow-Up Phone Calls After Colorectal Surgery
Completed
Conditions studied: Colorectal Surgery, Colorectal Neoplasms, Colitis, Ulcerative, Diverticulitis, Colonic Polyps
In brief
The purpose of this study is to assess if follow-up telephone calls after colorectal surgery affects a patient's satisfaction, the outcome of their surgery, and their quality of life. In addition, readmissions, complications and emergency room visits can be tracked via these telephone calls, ensuring optimal communication between patients and the surgical office.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00474097
- Run by
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
- People needed
- 100
- Starts
- 2006-02-01
- Expected to finish
- 2007-12-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2014-12-15
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Subjects who are 18 years of age and older
- Subjects of either sex
- Subjects who will undergo any moderate or major colorectal surgery requiring an overnight hospital stay at University Hospitals Case Medical Center
- Subjects who agree to participate in the study program and provide written informed consent
- Diagnoses such as Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, rectal or colon cancer, colon or rectal polyps and diverticulitis
You may not qualify if…
- Patients in the middle of three part surgery or had recent surgery (i.e., back for stoma closure for J-pouch)
- Patients with diagnosis of rectal prolapse, condyloma, and any conditions that require non-invasive outpatient procedures
- Pregnant women, minors, psychiatric patients and prisoners
Where it is running
- University Hospitals of Cleveland Case Medical Center — Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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