NCT07253298Enrolling by invitation
The Effects of Kegel Exercise Combined With Biofeedback Therapy on Bowel Function Recovery, Emotional Distress, and Quality of Life in Patients Following Low Anterior Resection for Rectal Cancer
Effects of Kegel Exercise Combined With a Single Biofeedback Intervention on Bowel Function, Emotional Distress, and Quality of Life in Patients After Rectal Cancer Surgery
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 11 May 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effects of combining Kegel exercise with a single biofeedback session on bowel function, emotional distress, and quality of life in patients who have undergone low anterior resection (LAR) for rectal cancer. Low anterior resection syndrome (LARS) is a common postoperative complication following LAR, characterized by increased stool frequency, urgency, and incontinence, which can significantly impair patients' psychological well-being and daily quality of life. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: (1) Kegel exercise combined with one non-invasive biofeedback session, or (2) Kegel exercise alone. Both groups will perform home-based Kegel exercises for eight weeks. The study aims to determine whether the combined biofeedback and Kegel exercise intervention results in greater improvements in bowel control, emotional well-being, and quality of life compared with Kegel exercise alone.
- Status (registry)
- Enrolling by invitation
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 66 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 19 Nov 2025
- Start date
- 5 Jan 2026
- Primary completion date
- 31 Dec 2026
- Lead sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
- Diseases
- Colorectal cancer
- NCT number
- NCT07253298
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 66
- From 5 Jan 2026 to the primary completion date, 31 Dec 2026
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Prior treatment
- Scheduled to receive postoperative adjuvant radiotherapy.
Other illness
- Implanted cardiac pacemaker.
- History of psychiatric disorders (e.g., depression).
- Postoperative complications such as anastomotic leakage, intra-abdominal infection, or fistula formation.
Other
- Presence of a current intestinal stoma.
- Unable to cooperate with or complete biofeedback training.
Who the study is looking for
- Patients who have undergone their first low anterior resection (LAR) for rectal cancer, or LAR with temporary stoma reversal at least 4 weeks prior to enrollment.
- Age ≥ 18 years.
- Hemodynamically stable with stable vital signs.
- Conscious, able to communicate in Mandarin or Taiwanese, and capable of following verbal instructions to perform exercises.
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Taiwan University Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Taipei | Taiwan | Unknown status |
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