The Role of Biofeedback in Improving Continence After Anterior Resection

University of Southampton121 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to determine whether biofeedback exercises improve anal continence after anterior resection for rectal cancer.

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Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

121

Conditions

Rectal Neoplasms Fecal Incontinence Aged

Interventions

BiofeedbackBEHAVIORAL

Biofeedback sessions or biofeedback exercises

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Rectosigmoid or rectal cancer Exclusion Criteria: * Inoperable

Locations (1)

Southampton General Hospital

Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Cleveland Clinic Incontinence (CCI) Score

The Cleveland Clinic incontinence score (CCI) is an anal incontinence severity score. It is easy to use and gives the patient a score of 0 to 20, where zero equates to perfect continence and twenty equates to complete anal incontinence.

Time frame: 1 year

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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