Please note
This trial is no longer recruiting patients. We hope to add results when they are available.
Bowel (colorectal) cancer, Colon cancer, Rectal cancer
Closed
Other
This trial is looking at a programme to help people lose weight before surgery for bowel cancer.
It is for people who are carrying excess weight.
Recruitment start: 1 March 2023
Recruitment end: 1 November 2024
Please note: In order to join a trial you will need to discuss it with your doctor, unless otherwise specified.
Dr Dimitrios Koutoukidis
National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)
Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford
Surgical Intervention Trials Unit, University of Oxford
The trial team have made a video about the CARE trial(link is external) and what it involves.
Last reviewed: 1 November 2024
CRUK internal database number: 19141
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