Tradeoffs in Patient Decision Making About Rectal Cancer Treatment: Benefits Compared to Quality Of Life. (NCT04925154)
🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)
This study is aiming to look into patients' treatment preferences and their socio economic background as well as the exploration of thought processes leading to these preferences. It will integrate, in two exploratory questionnaires, the three most common treatment schema (standard of care, non-operative management, surgery alone) all of which have been demonstrated efficacious.
Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (9 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (8 items).
Location: Jewish General Hospital — Montreal, Quebec
📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener
Instant ChecklistCheck every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).
Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:
- 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
🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.
📍 All Participating Trial Locations (1 Sites)
- Jewish General Hospital — Montreal, Quebec
💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights
- 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
- Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
- Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.