Development and evaluation of a patient-centred program for low anterior resection syndrome: protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Low anterior resection syndrome (LARS) is described as disordered bowel function after rectal resection that leads to a detriment in quality of life, and affects the majority of individuals following restorative proctectomy for rectal cancer. The management of LARS includes personalised troubleshooting and effective self-management behaviours. Thus, affected individuals need to be well informed and appropriately engaged in their own LARS management. This manuscript describes the development of a LARS patient-centred programme (LPCP) and the study protocol for its evaluation in a randomised controlled trial.

Methods and analysis

This will be a multicentre, randomised, assessor-blind, parallel-groups, pragmatic trial evaluating the impact of an LPCP, consisting of

SUBMITTER: Garfinkle R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7264642 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature