Patient-led Follow-up from Home After Surgery for Colorectal Carcinoma

Summary

The primary goal of the patient-led follow-up from home, is the improvement of quality of life and the reduction of stress in patients, while obtaining a more complete picture of their health status. A series of assessments are performed in the home setting: * Blood withdrawal for CEA determination * Quality of life questionnaires to assess both mental and physical symptoms * Vital parameters using a Smart Sensor

Eligibility

inclusion criteria

* Age ≥ 21 years
* Histologically confirmed colorectal adenocarcinoma without distant metastasis and treated with curative intent surgical resection less than 6 months ago
* Scheduled or currently undergoing postoperative surveillance according to national guidelines
* Written informed consent by the patient
* Access to a smartphone

Exclusion criteria

* Patients with a severely complicated postoperative course, needing in hospital follow- up longer than 6 months postoperatively
* Patients enrolled in other studies that require strict adherence to any specific follow-up practice with regular imaging - yearly or more frequent - of the abdomen and/or thorax
* Patients with comorbidity or other malignancy that requires imaging of the abdomen and/or thorax every year or more frequent
* Patients with active implantable devices - e.g. pacemaker or implantable defibrillator
* Inability to complete the questionnaires due to illiteracy and/or insufficient proficiency of the Dutch language

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