The Patient-Perspective of Complications After Colon and Rectum Surgery: A Qualitative Analysis

Completed

Conditions studied: Colorectal Cancer

In brief

The purpose of this study is to understand the patient experience with an adverse event after surgery. An adverse event is an undesirable experience or complication associated with your surgery.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02836535

Run by

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

People needed

9

Starts

2016-07-01

Expected to finish

2017-06-28

Last updated by the study team

2017-06-29

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 18 or older
• Patients who had elective surgery for a primary colorectal cancer within the last 90 days.
• Patients who either:
• Develop an eligible complication (Appendix 1) within 30 days of surgery (n = 25 - 30)
• Do not develop any complication after surgery (n = 25 - 30)

You may not qualify if…

• Multivisceral resections
• Metastatic or locally-recurrent disease
• Physical impairment that may prevent participation in an interview or survey setting
• Active psychiatric illness, cognitive or sensory impairment
• Inability to speak or understand English
• Refusal to participate in an audio-recorded interview
• Inability to participate in an audio-recorded interview for reasons not otherwise specified
• Any second surgical procedure unrelated to the complication within the 90-day period

Where it is running

• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center — New York, New York, United States

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