Clinical trial · Observational
Living With Colorectal Cancer: Patient and Caregiver Experience
NCT03572101CI-TRIAL-00054204completedClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- 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)
This observational study will gather outcome and experience data of patients living with advanced colorectal cancer and their caregivers. The primary objective is to measure how quality of life in this population changes over time (before, during, and after a palliative pathway becomes the new standard of care in Calgary, Alberta, Canada).
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorectal Cancer | Malignant Colorectal Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.80 |
Interventions
Interventions (0)
Data not yet available
No intervention recorded.
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (4)
- label
- Calgary Patient Cohort
- description
- Patients with advanced colorectal cancer who are recruited from Calgary, Canada before, during, and after an early palliative care pathway becomes the new standard of care in Calgary.
- label
- Calgary Caregiver Cohort
- description
- Caregivers of patients with advanced colorectal cancer who are recruited from Calgary, Canada before, during, and after an early palliative care pathway becomes the new standard of care in Calgary.
- label
- Edmonton Patient Cohort
- description
- Patients with advanced colorectal cancer who are recruited from Edmonton, Canada during the same time period (no palliative care pathway introduced).
- label
- Edmonton Caregiver Cohort
- description
- Caregivers of patients with advanced colorectal cancer who are recruited from Edmonton, Canada during the same time period (no palliative care pathway introduced).
Primary outcomes (1)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * All advanced colorectal cancer patients \> 18 years of age with one or more of the following: i) Failed first-line chemotherapy (disease progression on imaging); ii) Unable to receive first-line chemotherapy; iii) High symptom need (any score on the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System Revised (ESASr) ≥ 7); iv) Surprise question: In the opinion of a healthcare provider, would not be surprised if the patient died in the next 12 months. * Caregivers of patients who meet inclusion/exclusion criteria. Exclusion Criteria: • A participant deemed inappropriate by clinic staff to be approached for an outcomes study for any reason (for example, in crisis).
References
Publications (0)
Data not yet available
No reference posted for this study.