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Filter by:Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death and the fourth most commonly diagnosed cancer in the world. The importance of improving the quality of life of patients after colorectal cancer surgery has been gradually emphasized as the survival period after treatment increases. Especially, patients who underwent rectal cancer surgery experience complex bowel movement abnormalities called 'lower anterior resection syndrome' such as urgency, tenesmus, frequent stool passing, which severely degrades the quality of life after surgery. To manage these symptoms, several treatment modalities including medication, neurostimulation, or biofeedback have been tried, but they are not fully effective. Therefore, we designed this clinical trial to examine the effects of dietary supplementation of the fruit, 'Prune', on improving bowel function after anterior resection rectal cancer surgery. Prune is a dried fruit made from American plums with no seeds, and popular in the worldwide for its sweet and sour flavor and texture. In particular, the high content of sorbitol and dietary fiber softens the stool and improves the overall intestinal function, showing an excellent effect on alleviating constipation symptoms, which has been well studied in several clinical trials. This study is going to be performed on patients under the age of 65 with primary rectal cancer and rectosigmoid colon cancer who underwent low anterior resection (LAR) exclusive of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy. Patients who are treated preoperatively with metallic stent insertion will be excluded. Those who have fruit allergy, diabetes, or chronic constipation will also be excluded. Subjects will be randomly assigned to treatment (Prune) or control group (No-prune) immediately after the surgery. Subjects who are assigned to the treatment group consume a total of 100 g of prune per day and the subjects assigned to the control group are allowed to have a normal meal without prune for 18 days. All subjects should fulfill the LAR syndrome questionnaire, The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer quality of life questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-c30), and the defecation habit questionnaire on the day before the surgery and the postoperative day 21. And the subjects also fulfill the defecation diary till the postoperative day 21. The primary endpoint is the incidence of LAR syndrome. The secondary endpoint was the score of EORTC QLQ-C30, defecation habit questionnaire. Prune intake is less costly than conventional medical treatments for improving bowel function, and it is expected to show high compliance for patients due to the ease of application. Furthermore, if this study demonstrates that prune intake improves the symptoms of LAR syndrome and quality of life after rectal cancer surgery, the ingredients and components of prune could be used to develop new drugs for alleviating the symptoms of LAR syndrome.
Sphincter sparing rectal resection surgery, either total mesorectal excision (TME) with a temporary loop ileostomy or partial mesorectal excision (PME), is the mainstay of rectal cancer treatment , however, these treatments are associated with the development of Low anterior resection syndrome (LARS). This syndrome is characterized by a constellation of symptoms such as fecal frequency, urgency and clustering of bowel movements and can lead to fecal and flatus incontinence. There is no gold standard therapy designed to treat the root cause of the problems associated with LARS. Paula Method of exercises, based on the theory that the body has the natural ability to self-heal and that all sphincter muscles in the body affect one another other and thus, exercising one healthy region can positively impact another. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the usefulness of the Paula Method of exercises in patients post sphincter sparing rectal resection surgery with LARS Syndrome.
The purpose of this study is to develop a new severity scoring tool for Low Anterior Resection Syndrome (LARS) drawing on the international consensus criteria for LARS as well as opinions of patients with lived-experience of LARS.
Double-blind, randomized, placebo controlled phase 2 study to explore the efficacy and safety of HEM1036 in the treatment of subjects with LARS
The ACO-ASSO (Austrian Society of Surgical Oncology) colorectal group and Austrian Working Group for Coloproctology present the LARS Austria study. It is a prospective, multicenter observational study. The primary objective of this study is to collect information about LARS (LARS score) and QoL (EORTC -CR29) in patients with non-metastatic rectal cancer who received therapy. As a secondary objective, the impact of radiotherapy on the occurrence of LARS will be investigated.
The aims are to identify the trajectory of LAR Syndrome and explore the adaptation process and coping strategies of LAR Syndrome in patients newly diagnosed with rectal cancer. The participants will recruit from a CRC surgical outpatient department of a medical center in northern Taiwan.
This study aims to evaluate the incidence of low anterior resection syndrome and quality of life after cytoreductive surgery for advanced ovarian cancer patients.
The survival rate of colorectal cancer patients is increasing due to the development of medical technology. However, many colorectal cancer survivors (CRCs) have bowel dysfunction unlike other cancer survivors. After bowel dysfunction of CRCs was known, many previous studies were conducted to improve bowel dysfunction. Medication, probiotics, Biofeedback training (BFT), Kegel exercise, and sacral nerve stimulation were the methods of intervention research to improve bowel movements in CRCs. Research on randomized control trial of BFT and Kegel exercise is very insufficient. Surgery, chemo, and radiation have a lot of influence on the bowel process of CRCs. In particular, damage to the abdominal muscles, pelvic floor muscles, and autonomic nervous system can also be caused by secondary symptoms such as increased fatigue, reduced physical strength, and musculoskeletal diseases. Therefore, the investigators examine that exercise which can improve fatigue, physical fitness, and musculoskeletal disease affects bowel symptoms of colon cancer survivors.
The treatment of rectal cancer is currently based on surgical resection of the rectum with total excision of the mesorectum, associated with neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy. Surgical resections with sphincter preservation are frequently (60% of cases) associated with problems related to intestinal and defecatory function, which together are called Anterior Resection Syndrome (ARS) with varying degrees of severity. Among the different treatments the investigators find posterior tibial nerve stimulation, a simple and non-invasive technique, which is currently used. The study aims to analyze whether postoperative posterior tibial nerve stimulation in patients undergoing low anterior resection of the rectum has an impact on the incidence and duration of low anterior resection syndrome (LARS) and therefore on the quality of life of patients undergoing this type of intervention. Therefore, treatment with PNTS is currently established for the management of LARS symptoms. Given that a large percentage of patients operated on for rectal neoplasms will develop this syndrome, the investigators intend to apply this treatment before the onset of symptoms in patients at risk for LARS. It is also an intervention with a low rate of side effects, the benefit that the investigators can obtain from its preventive application is clearly superior to the risk of undergoing such treatment. The investigators´ hypothesis is: Posterior tibial stimulation for 6 weeks post-operative of low anterior resection with anastomosis has a favorable impact by reducing the incidence and duration of ARS and improving the quality of life of patients undergoing anterior rectal resections for cancer.
Currently, no standard exists for the treatment and management of Low Anterior Resection Syndrome (LARS)- a common disorder that affects patients who have had part of their bowel removed due to colorectal cancer. Decisions about which treatment patients receive is at the discretion of local clinicians, leading to a variation in both clinical practice and the outcomes of these patients. As a result, there is a need for research to assess what treatments are most effective in treating or managing LARS to establish a consensus and develop a treatment pathway in the UK. This study aims to assess the feasibility of undertaking such a trial utilising a novel 'trial within cohorts (TWiCs)' study design, with a view to informing the design of a full-scale trial.