New app aims to improve bowel symptom tracking for rectal cancer survivors

NCT ID NCT06274190

Recruiting now Diagnosis Sponsor: KU Leuven Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study is testing a smartphone app that lets rectal cancer patients log their bowel symptoms daily. The goal is to create a better tool for doctors to understand and manage these symptoms. About 158 participants who had rectal surgery or are on a watch-and-wait plan will use the app for a week. Researchers will check if the app is easy to use and accurately captures symptoms.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: bowel e-diary (smartphone app)
What this could lead to: If successful, this app could give doctors a better way to monitor and manage bowel problems after rectal cancer treatment.
What could go wrong: This is an early-stage study focused on developing and testing the diary, not on treating symptoms. The app may not prove useful or easy for all patients to use.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Low Anterior Resection Syndrome rectal cancer rectal neoplasm

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

LARS - LOW ANTERIOR RESECTION SYNDROME RECTAL CANCER

Contacts and locations

Locations

UZ Leuven
RECRUITING

Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, 3000, Belgium

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