IRB Study Number 25-697
Status Recruiting
Location Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital
Institute Digestive Disease & Surgery Institute
Description
This study is for adults who had surgery for rectal or sigmoid cancer and are living with bowel changes after surgery. We are testing how easy it is for patients to understand a new questionnaire about bowel function and daily life after low anterior resection.
If you join, you will complete a one-time phone or video interview (about 30–60 minutes) with a trained researcher. During the interview, you will answer the questionnaire and then talk about how you understood each question, what was clear, and what was confusing. Your feedback will help us improve the questionnaire for future patients.
Inclusion Criteria
Age 18 years or older
Able to provide written informed consent
Diagnosis of rectal or sigmoid cancer
Had low or high anterior resection (colorectal surgery with an anastomosis to the rectum) with a functioning anastomosis
Primary surgery was less than 10 years before joining the study
At least 6 months since stoma reversal or, if no stoma was created, at least 6 months since the primary surgery
Able and willing to participate in a cognitive interview (phone or video) and follow study instructions
Exclusion Criteria
Currently receiving chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or immunotherapy treatment for cancer
History of anterior exenteration surgery
