What matters more: cure or quality of life? new study asks rectal cancer patients
NCT ID NCT04925154
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how rectal cancer patients and their doctors decide between three effective treatment options. Researchers want to understand what factors—like age, income, or personal values—influence these choices. About 192 patients and their doctors will fill out questionnaires to share their thinking.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 192 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2021
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
This study will evaluate 192 participants: * 14 physicians (group A) * 178 patients (group B)
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: Group A * New rectal cancer patient * Operable patients * Capable adults older than 18 years of age * Capacity to sign a consent form * Capacity to answer questionnaires on an online platform Group B * Treating physician specialists * Capacity to sign a consent form * Capacity to answer questionnaires on an online platform Exclusion Criteria: Group A: * Patient unable to sign a consent form * Patients with metastasis * Recurrent tumours * Inability to answer questionnaires on an online platform * Inability to communicate in french or english Group B: * Participant unable to sign a consent form * Inability to answer questionnaires on an online platform
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Jewish General Hospital
RECRUITINGMontreal, Quebec, H3T 1E2, Canada
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