Major Program
NCI Community Oncology Research Program
Research Group
Community Oncology and Prevention Trials
Sponsor
SWOG Cancer Research Network
Status
Completed
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
For more information, see ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02270450
This partially randomized clinical trial studies surgery or non-surgical management in treating patients with intra-abdominal cancer and bowel obstruction. Bowel obstruction is a common problem for advanced cancer patients and can negatively affect quality of life. It is not yet known whether surgery or non-surgical management is the best treatment option for bowel obstruction and can lead to better quality of life.
Intervention
therapeutic conventional surgery, gastrointestinal complications management/prevention, quality-of-life assessment
Condition
Constipation, Impaction, and Bowel Obstruction, Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
Investigators
Robert S Krouse, M.D., F.A.C.S.