Clinical trial · Interventional
Rectal Cancer Shared Care
Assessing Current Survivorship Care Needs of Rectal Cancer Patients and Piloting a Dedicated Survivorship Initiative
- 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 investigators propose a multifaceted rectal cancer survivorship care program involving oncology specialists, nursing support and primary care physicians. This initiative centers on regular meetings with oncology nursing support, enhanced communication and coordination of care among clinicians including primary care physicians, and an educational platform for patients regarding the late and long-term effects of cancer. Initial efforts will target rectal cancer patients specifically as they have been identified as being at high risk of having unmet needs. Once we have realized measurable, successful implementation in this population, our hope is then to expand our initiative to all colon cancer patients.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survivorship Care Initiative | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Survivorship Care
- description
- Survivorship care will consist of: 1. Regular meetings with the rectal cancer oncology pivot nurse 2. Identification of a primary care physician 3. Development of an individualized survivorship plan 4. Educational resources for patients
- interventionNames
- Other: Survivorship Care Initiative
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Standard Care
- description
- The control arm will consist of patients treated at the same institution who are receiving standard of care. Standard of care consists of meeting with colorectal oncology pivot nurse as needed (i.e. by referral from specialist based on patient needs).
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Short Form-Survivor Unmet Needs Survey (Unmet needs) at 12 months
- timeFrame
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Adult (\>18 years-old) * rectal cancer patients who underwent curative intent treatment between 2019-2020 (i.e. in the last 2 years), including those who underwent surgical resection (abdominoperineal resection or restorative proctectomy with or without ileostomy) and those managed non-operatively, with chemoradiotherapy will be included. Exclusion Criteria: * Cannot be contacted by telephone * Unable to read and comprehend English or French; * Unable to give clear and informed consent.
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