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Patient's Quality of Life and Functional Changes After Fistula Surgery
Sponsor: Mansoura University Hospital
Summary
This is a prospective observational study that will monitor the effects of surgery for anal fistula on the patient quality of life using many valid questionnaires
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 80 Years
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
70
Start Date
2021-08-01
Completion Date
2024-12
Last Updated
2024-08-12
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
assessment of quality of life before and after anal surgery
Preoperatively, the state of continence will be assessed using Wexner Incontinence Score (WIS) . Also, the basal state of quality of life (QoL) will be assessed using a validated disease-specific tool known as Quality of Life in patients with Anal Fistula Questionnaire (QoLAFQ) (Ferrer-Márquez et al., , faecal incontinence quality of life (FIQL) Surgical Techniques: The selection of surgical technique depends on the type of fistula , patient choice and commitment to guidelines . Follow-up Patients will be followed-up in the outpatient clinic weekly in the first month, then every two weeks in the second month, then at 3, and 6 months postoperatively. The continence state and QoL change will be assessed using QoLAF-Q and GIQLI 3 months and6 months postoperatively.
Locations (1)
Mansoura university hospital
Al Mansurah, Dakahlyia, Egypt