Clinical trial · Observational
Illness Perception and Quality of Life in Colorectal Cancer With Ascites
Impact of Illness Perception on Quality of Life in Patients With Colorectal Cancer and Ascites
NCT07059052CI-TRIAL-00091968completedClinicalTrials.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 study aimed to investigate the impact of illness perception on the quality of life (QoL) in patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer (CRC) complicated by ascites. The study explores how patients' cognitive and emotional beliefs about their illness relate to their physical, psychological, and social well-being.
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 (MSI-H) | Malignant Colorectal Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.80 |
Interventions
Interventions (0)
Data not yet available
No intervention recorded.
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- label
- Patients with Colorectal Cancer and Ascites
- description
- A single cohort of 218 patients with a confirmed diagnosis of colorectal cancer and concomitant ascites. These patients were treated at the Hebei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine between January 2024 and April 2025. Data on their clinical characteristics, illness perceptions, and quality of life were collected at a single point in time for this cross-sectional analysis.
Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Quality of Life Score
- timeFrame
- Assessed once per participant during the study period from January 2024 to April 2025
- description
- Assessed using the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30 (EORTC QLQ-C30, version 3.0). This 30-item questionnaire evaluates global health status, five functional scales (physical, role, emotional, cognitive, social), and symptom scales. All scores are transformed to a 0-100 scale. For functional scales and global QoL, higher scores represent better functioning or QoL.
- measure
- Illness Perception Score
- timeFrame
- Assessed once per participant during the study period from January 2024 to April 2025
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Confirmed diagnosis of colorectal cancer with ascites, verified by imaging and pathological examination. * Patient and/or legal guardian provided informed consent. * Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) score ≥50. * Estimated survival ≥6 months. Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of other active malignant tumors. * Severe physical disability precluding participation. * Severe cardiac, hepatic, or renal dysfunction not related to CRC. * Presence of severe psychiatric or cognitive disorders. * History of alcohol or drug addiction.
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