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