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Walking and mental imagery may tame Post-Cancer bowel troubles

NCT ID NCT07732894

Symptom relief Sponsor: Biruni University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jul 29, 2026 · Last updated Jul 30, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This trial tests whether adding aerobic exercise and guided imagery to standard care can reduce bowel symptoms and improve quality of life in people with low anterior resection syndrome (LARS) after rectal cancer surgery. Participants will be randomly assigned to either the exercise-plus-imagery group or standard care alone. The study measures changes in bowel function, physical capacity, and well-being over the intervention period.

What this could mean

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Active substance
aerobic exercise and guided imagery
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a simple, drug-free way to manage bowel symptoms and improve quality of life for rectal cancer survivors.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage trial with only 50 participants. The benefits seen may not apply to all patients, and the exercise and imagery routines require ongoing commitment.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

About 50 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Dec 2025

Expected to finish

May 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 to 65 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Upper-Middle-Lower Rectal Cancer * Having undergone surgery with TMJ * Having a protective ileostomy and a closed stoma * Being tumor-free according to laboratory reports (carcinoembryonic antigen), endoscopic findings, and abdominal ultrasonography and/or computed tomography data * Having at least minor LARS scores ("between 21" and "42") according to the -LARS scoring questionnaire * Having the ability to perform voluntary perineal traction contractions with perineal palpation * Being a volunteer with informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * History of incontinence or defecation disorder not related to rectal cancer * Having another type of surgery for rectal cancer (Hartmann procedure, abdominoperineal excision, transanal endoscopic microsurgical resection, or sigmoid resection) * Deterioration in general health, neurological disease and/or physical disability * BMI \> 30 kg/m2 (obese individuals) * Inability to answer questions or make interventions due to mental disorder

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

constipation disorder Fecal Incontinence Low Anterior Resection Syndrome rectal cancer rectal neoplasm

As listed by the trial registrant

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Aerobic exercise Fecal incontinence and constipation Guided imagery exercise Pelvic floor muscle training Pelvic floor physical therapy Rectal cancer

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Memorial Bahçelievler Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

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