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Can a counseling program restore intimacy after rectal cancer?

NCT ID NCT00712751

Symptom relief Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Aug 26, 2026 · Last updated Aug 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether a specialized sexual health education program can help people who have been treated for rectal, colorectal, or anal cancer improve their sexual function and emotional well-being. Participants are randomly assigned to either the new counseling program or standard care, and their sexual function and distress are measured over time. The goal is to see if this type of support can ease the sexual challenges that often follow cancer treatment.

What this could mean

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Active substance
A structured sexual health educational counseling program
What this could lead to
If effective, this program could become a standard support tool to help rectal cancer survivors regain sexual confidence and emotional well-being.
What could go wrong
This is a small pilot study, so results may not apply broadly. The program's benefit over usual care is unproven, and individual outcomes may vary.

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Study facts

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Participants

149 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jun 2008

Finished

Nov 2024

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Who is studied

Colorectal patients

Ages

21 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * At least six months post radiation and/or surgery for stage I-III rectal adenocarcinoma or rectosigmoid for cancer with an anastomosis at 15 cm or below and completed treatment * At least six months post radiation and/or chemotherapy for anal cancer. * Have no evidence of disease or recurrence * For women indicate Indicate moderate satisfaction or below on their overall sexual life (a score of "4" or lower on the question "Over the past 4 weeks, how satisfied have you been with your overall sexual life?" * For men indicate, and a score of "3" or lower on the question "How would you rate your confidence that you could get and keep an erection" for men) and a score of "2" or higher on the question "How much does this problem bother you? * In the judgment of the consenting professional interventionists, able to communicate in English well enough to work with English speaking and complete the study assessments. * Age 21 years or older. Exclusion Criteria: * Significant cognitive or psychiatric disturbance sufficient, in the investigator's judgment, to preclude participation in a psychotherapeutic intervention. * Are actively participating in protocol 06-151 * Participated in focus group or qualitative interview.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

anal carcinoma rectal cancer rectal neoplasm rectum adenocarcinoma

As listed by the trial registrant

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Rectal cancer RECTUM

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10065, United States

  • Mount Sinai Hospital

    New York, New York, 10029, United States

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