Clinical trial · Observational
Psychological Well-being Outcomes in Disease-free Survivors of Colorectal Cancer Following Curative Surgery
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The purpose of the study is to investigate whether there are prognostic factors regarding the mental and functional adjustment of colon cancer patients following curative surgery. Patients will be selected using specific inclusion criteria. Prognostic factors investigated include personality characteristics, initial distress, medical, social and economic factors. The utmost purpose of the study is to assist clinicians with the timely identification of vulnerable patients in order to ensure their proper management and their optimal adjustment. Moreover this is the first study using the Distress Thermometer in Greek patients with cancer.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adaptation, Psychological | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Functional Insufficiency | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
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Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- label
- Patients
- description
- Inclusion criteria: Patients with first-diagnosed colon cancer. Age 18-60 y.o. Exclusion criteria: Metastatic colon cancer. Former psychiatric history. Substance use. Previous serious medical conditions.
Primary outcomes (0)
[]Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 60 Years
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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with first-diagnosed colon cancer. * Age 18-60 years Exclusion Criteria: * Metastatic colon cancer. * Former psychiatric history. * Substance use. * Previous serious medical conditions.
References
Publications (1)
- BACKGROUNDJimmie C. Holland, William S. Breitbart, Paul B.Jacobsen, Marguerite S. Lederberg, Matthew J. Loscalzo, Ruth McCorkle. Psycho-oncology, second edition, Oxford University Press, 2010 National Comprehensive Cancer Network. Distress management. Clinical practice guidelines. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2003;1:344-74. Ward WL, Hahn EA, Mo F, Hernandez L, Tulsky DS, Cella D. Reliability and validity of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Colorectal (FACT-C) quality of life instrument. Qual Life Res. 1999;8:181-95. Watson M, Law M, dos Santos M, Greer S, Baruch J, Bliss J. The Mini-MAC: further development of the Mental Adjustment to Cancer Scale. J Psychosoc Oncol1994;12:33-46.