Patient-led Follow-up from Home After Surgery for Colorectal Carcinoma
Patient-empowered Remote Oncology: the Prospective, Multicentre Implementation Study - the PROMISE
Erasmus Medical Center
200 participants
Jul 18, 2024
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The primary goal of the patient-led follow-up from home, is the improvement of quality of life and the reduction of stress in patients, while obtaining a more complete picture of their health status. A series of assessments are performed in the home setting: * Blood withdrawal for CEA determination * Quality of life questionnaires to assess both mental and physical symptoms * Vital parameters using a Smart Sensor
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria5
- Age ≥ 21 years
- Histologically confirmed colorectal adenocarcinoma without distant metastasis and treated with curative intent surgical resection less than 6 months ago
- Scheduled or currently undergoing postoperative surveillance according to national guidelines
- Written informed consent by the patient
- Access to a smartphone
Exclusion Criteria5
- Patients with a severely complicated postoperative course, needing in hospital follow- up longer than 6 months postoperatively
- Patients enrolled in other studies that require strict adherence to any specific follow-up practice with regular imaging - yearly or more frequent - of the abdomen and/or thorax
- Patients with comorbidity or other malignancy that requires imaging of the abdomen and/or thorax every year or more frequent
- Patients with active implantable devices - e.g. pacemaker or implantable defibrillator
- Inability to complete the questionnaires due to illiteracy and/or insufficient proficiency of the Dutch language
Interventions
Follow-up after surgery for colorectal carcinoma, performed from home, within the bounds of the Dutch National guidelines
Locations(5)
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NCT06613581