Status:
COMPLETED
Care of Cancer Patients With Bowel Injury Caused by Radiation Therapy to the Pelvis
Lead Sponsor:
Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Conditions:
Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
RATIONALE: A step-by-step procedure may help health care practitioners diagnose and treat cancer patients with bowel injury symptoms caused by radiation therapy. PURPOSE: This randomized clinical tri...
Detailed Description
OBJECTIVES: * To undertake a systematic review of the published effectiveness of investigations and treatments for patients with radiation-induced bowel injury after pelvic radiotherapy for cancer. *...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
- Has undergone radical pelvic radiotherapy with curative intent to the prostate, bladder, vulva, vagina, cervix, endometrium, anus, or rectum OR para-aortic irradiation for a tumor at any of these primary sites, including the testes, \> 6 months ago
- Has new-onset, troublesome gastrointestinal symptoms that developed \> 6 months after completion of pelvic radiotherapy
- Does not require immediate gastroenterological assessment, as deemed by the clinical oncologist
- Recruited directly from radiotherapy follow-up clinics at the Royal Marsden Hospital
- PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
- Life expectancy \> 1 year
- PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
- See Disease Characteristics
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
July 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
250 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00737230
Start Date
April 1 2007
End Date
July 1 2012
Last Update
August 26 2013
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Royal Marsden - London
London, England, United Kingdom, SW3 6JJ