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Filter by:Although there is evidence for reducing complication rate and improving recovery after the implementation of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols into colorectal surgery, most published papers include patients undergoing open resections. The aim was to analyse factors affecting recovery and length of stay (LOS) in patients after laparoscopic colorectal surgery for cancer combined with ERAS protocol.
Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers in Denmark, annually 4,200 men and women are diagnosed and approx. 2000 patients die of their colorectal cancer. As with other cancers, the risk of colorectal cancer increases with age, and the median age at diagnosis is 71 years. Improved treatment has increased the number of survivors with an expected 5-year survival rate of 50-60%. Characteristic of this group of patients is that at the time of diagnosis they often live with comorbidities and have limited leisure time physical activity. There is evidence that rehabilitation in the form of physical exercise for cancer patients after their initial treatment has a positive effect on a number of physical and psychological parameter such as health-related quality of life, physical capacity and physical function, fatigue, anxiety and depression. However, the most frequently studied diagnosis group is women with breast cancer. Until now only few studies have evaluated the effects of physical activity among colorectal cancer patients receiving chemotherapy The purpose of this study is: to examine the effect of two different training initiatives - 12 weeks progressive, high-intensity training versus low intensity exercise intervention - on physical, emotional and social habitus, in sedentary patients with colorectal cancer during adjuvant chemotherapy. The hypothesis of the study are: 1. That both interventions will show a positive association between increased physical capacity (measured by aerobic capacity VO2-peak / peak oxygen uptake) and improved physical function, reduced fatigue and anxiety in the included sedentary colorectal cancer patients undergoing adjuvant chemotherapy. Participants: Patients undergoing adjuvant chemotherapy for colorectal cancer who have self-reported physical activity level below the national recommended levels (less than 150 min/week of moderate leisure time physical activity, and exercises at least 20 minutes of strenuous physical activity twice a week). Benefits and risks of participating: Possible benefits of the interventions: to reduce treatment related symptoms and side-effects, increase vitality and well-being and promote lifestyle changes among sedentary colorectal cancer patients receiving adjuvant chemotherapy. At participation in the interventions minor sports injuries may occur.
The risk of CRC in families of patients with CRC is well established, but it is less well-defined for families of patients with adenomas. Screening recommendations to families when an index subject has an adenoma on colonoscopy are not clear. Previous studies demonstrating an increased CRC risk in close relatives of subjects with adenomas were mostly limited by the lack of a suitable comparison group, did not offer colonoscopy to all relatives or did not have verification on true status of adenoma history in the relatives. A systematic review has reported that most studies cited for risk of CRC in relatives with adenomas have not addressed the intended question. Currently International guidelines recommended screening colonoscopy in close relatives and at a younger age when there is a proband with an adenoma, however this recommendation has not been fully supported by all societies due to the lack of robust evidence. This gap in knowledge highlights the need of well-designed and adequately powered studies to estimate the risk of colorectal neoplasms in subjects who have first-degree relatives with adenomas. Up to 30% of average risk asymptomatic individuals 50 years or older will have at least one adenoma. Based on current guidelines, nearly half the population will be counseled to undergo a colonoscopy from 40 years old based on a positive family history of adenoma. This will have enormous burden on the healthcare system if screening is implicated in all these individuals. Secondly, not all adenomas carry the same risk. Large or villous adenomas are associated with a nearly 70% increased risk of CRC in first degree relatives (FDR) whereas small adenomas may be associated with a modest increased risk 19. It is therefore important to determine the risk of colorectal neoplasms in families of subjects with non-advanced adenomas to justify more intensive screening in these individuals. Investigators hypothesize that first-degree relatives of patients with non-advanced adenoma have an increased risk of both CRC and adenomas. Investigators aim to quantify this risk, and to identify other individual patient or neoplasm characteristics that may contribute to this increased risk. In addition, Investigators aim to determine molecular alteration profiles of colonic adenoma in siblings of patients with advanced neoplasm.
This Phase 2 study was an open label, single-center 18-week study to compare basal and meal stimulated plasma gastrin levels before and after treatment with 3 intramuscular injections of 250 µg G17DT, with and without the concomitant administration of Omeprazole.
The goal of this research is to evaluate the relative advantage of remote counseling over usual care in community health practices without access to genetic services. We will evaluate ability of remote telemedicine, referred to going forward as TeleGenetic services (phone or videoconferencing), to increase uptake of genetic testing and identification of genetic carriers compared to usual care. Secondly, we will evaluate the advantages of videoconferencing over telephone for delivery of remote genetic services and the short-term and longitudinal outcomes of TeleGenetic services in socio-demographically diverse patients in community practices.
Objective : to demonstrate that providing to GPs a list of their patients who are not compliant to colorectal cancer screening will 1) enhance patient participation to screening, and 2) decrease the proportion of cancer diagnosed outside the screening organisation. Design : Randomised controlled study, 3 parallel arms. Enrollment: GPs allocated in the 3 groups of the study will be all GPs 1) from the "Loire-Atlantique and Vendée" geographic area (1300 GPs on average) and 2) who have more than 100 patients in their patient list (based on data provided by the Healthcare Insurance System Services). Patients will be eligible to the study depending on their eligibility to the Faecal Occult Blood Test for colorectal cancer screening : 1) they should be older than 50 and younger than 74; 2) they should not have a personal history of colorectal cancer (or history of adenoma bigger than 1 cm) nor a family history of colorectal cancer. Main outcomes measures : Patient participation to colorectal cancer screening, and number of cancers screened in (versus diagnosed outside) the screening procedure.
This study is being done to test the safety and effectiveness of the combination of intravenous (IV) romidepsin and/or oral 5-azacitidine with IV MK-3475 in people with microsatellite stable (MSS) advanced colorectal cancer.
This pilot clinical trial studies an electronic monitoring device of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) and function in improving patient-centered care in patients with gastrointestinal cancer undergoing surgery. Electronic monitoring is a technology-based way of asking patients about the quality of life, symptoms, and activity using online surveys and an activity tracking watch may make it easier for patients to tell their doctors and nurses about any issues before and after surgery. Electronic systems of assessing PROs may increase the depth and accuracy of available clinical data, save administrative time, prompt early intervention that improves the patient experience, foster patient-provider communication, improve patient safety, and enhance the consistency of data collection across multiple sites.
This trial is designed to try two new cancer drugs together for the first time. The investigators think that they might be effective in some types of bowel cancer. The first part of the trial will see what doses of the two drugs can safely be given together. Once the investigators have identified a suitable dose combination they will look at how effective treatment is in bowel cancers where either the RAS gene is mutated, or MET is over-active. In the trial the investigators will look at samples of blood, skin and tumour to check the drugs are working in the way expected. The trial will take place in three sites in the UK and 5 sites in Europe. The trial is funded as part of the European commission's FP7 program.
Objectives: This study aims to assess the effectiveness, safety, and feasibility of intensive acupuncture treatments combined with standard antiemetic medication as compared with P6 acupoint stimulation combined with standard antiemetic medication or with standard antiemetic medication alone, to prevent postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) in patients undergoing laparoscopic colorectal surgery. Background: PONV is one of the prevalent discomforts in the early phase of recovery after surgery. Evidence suggests that the stimulation of the P6 acupuncture point can reduce the occurrence of PONV. What remains unclear is whether a higher dose of acupuncture produces more benefits compared with P6 stimulation alone or whether acupuncture combined with standard antiemetic medication yields better outcomes. This study aims to assess the effectiveness and safety of different acupuncture regimen for the prevention of PONV: high-dose acupuncture treatments combined with standard antiemetic medication, P6 acupuncture-point stimulation combined with standard antiemetic medication, or medication alone.