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Improving patient information about recovery after bowel surgery

Not Recruiting

Open to: All Genders

Age: Adult

Leeds

Medical Conditions

Colorectal surgery

This information is provided directly by researchers, and we recognise that it isn't always easy to understand. We are working with researchers to improve the accessibility of this information. In some summaries, you may come across links to external websites. These websites will have more information to help you better understand the study.


Bowel cancer is the fourth most common cancer in the UK. Many patients with bowel cancer have an operation, followed by several months of recovery. There is guidance about eating and moving around after an operation but most hospitals give patients poor-quality information about their recovery, which is not accessible, engaging, or supportive. If people understand the recovery process and are more actively engaged in their own recovery, they may have a better and faster return to their everyday lives.
Recover Together is an information package (comprising a booklet, video and goal board) to support patients recovering from bowel surgery. The booklet and video give information about preparing for the operation, and recovering in hospital and at home. The goal board sits at the end of the patient’s hospital bed and is used to set daily goals for their inpatient recovery. These were developed by patients, clinicians and information design experts and are based on existing guidelines for recovery after bowel surgery. They are not currently used in the NHS.
This is a small study (called a feasibility study) which aims to find out whether it is worthwhile running a large trial to see how helpful the new Recover Together booklet, video and goal board are.

Start dates may differ between countries and research sites. The research team are responsible for keeping the information up-to-date.  

The recruitment start and end dates are as follows:

01 Nov 2023 01 Nov 2024

Publications

2024 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39497473/ (added 06/11/2024)

Patients will be given the booklet and a link to the video before their operation. They will be asked to complete some questionnaires about their care, and how useful the booklet was. Some patients and staff will also be asked to give feedback in interviews with a researcher, and the researcher will visit hospital wards to see how the goal boards are used. The findings will help improve the Recover Together information, and tell us whether a large trial is worthwhile.


Any patient aged 18 years or over who is due to have an operation for bowel cancer

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No further exclusion criteria will apply although participants will be required to understand either English or Urdu language. There will be no exclusions based on literacy or disability.


Below are the locations for where you can take part in the trial. Please note that not all sites may be open.

  • St James University Hospital
    Gledow Wing Beckett Street
    Leeds
    LS9 7TF

There are no serious anticipated risks of taking part in the study. Whilst the researchers cannot be certain about the benefit of the information resources right now, this work will may benefit those taking part and in the future.

Dr Stephen Chapman
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s.chapman@leeds.ac.uk



The study is sponsored by University of Leeds and funded by National Institute for Health and Care Research.



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Read full details for Trial ID: ISRCTN62430915

Or CPMS 58103

Last updated 10 April 2025

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