Clinical trial · Observational
Experiences and Needs of Patients, Their Informal Caregiver and Healthcare Professionals Regarding LARS
Rectal Cancer Survivorship, the Struggle of the Low Anterior Resection Syndrome (LARS). Experiences and Needs of Patients, Their Informal Caregiver and Healthcare Professionals
- 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)
Exploration of the experiences and needs of patients with the low anterior resection syndrome, their informal caregiver and health care professionals. This is a qualitative study where semi-structured interviews will be conducted with patients and informal caregivers. next to that focus groups will be performed with healthcare professionals from different professions.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low Anterior Resection Syndrome | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Rectal Cancer | Malignant Rectal Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| interviews | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (3)
- label
- Patients
- description
- Patients with major LARS
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: interviews
- label
- Informal caregivers
- description
- Informal caregivers of patients with major LARS
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: interviews
- label
- Healthcare professionals
- description
- Healthcare professionals taking care for patients with LARS
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: interviews
Primary outcomes (2)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
PATIENTS Inclusion Criteria: * adult patients (18+) * confronted with major low anterior resection syndrome after rectal cancer surgery Exclusion Criteria: * stoma at time interview * abdominal perineal resection INFORMAL CAREGIVERS Inclusion criteria * Adults (18+) * Nominated by the participating patient as their principal caregiver Exclusion criteria None HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS inclusion criteria * Adults (18+) * Caring for patients with LARS Exclusion criteria None
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDPape E, Decoene E, Debrauwere M, Van Nieuwenhove Y, Pattyn P, Feryn T, Pattyn PRL, Verhaeghe S, Van Hecke A; Belgian LARS collaborative group. Information and counselling needs of patients with major low anterior resection syndrome: A qualitative study. J Clin Nurs. 2023 Apr;32(7-8):1240-1250. doi: 10.1111/jocn.16277. Epub 2022 Mar 6. PMID 35253296