Measuring Patient Satisfaction and Quality of Life Following Body Image Altering Surgery

This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified March 2013 by Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Sponsor:
Collaborators:
McMaster University
University College, London
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
University of British Columbia
Johns Hopkins University
University of Pittsburgh
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00605670
First received: January 11, 2008
Last updated: March 18, 2013
Last verified: March 2013
  Purpose

The goal of this study is to develop a questionnaire to measure patient satisfaction with their breast surgery. This questionnaire will help surgeons better understand how patients feel about their surgical results. We hope that such a questionnaire will improve the understanding of breast surgery results and patient care.


Condition Intervention
Breast Cancer
Breast Surgery
Breast Reconstruction
Breast Reduction
Breast Augmentation
Behavioral: questionnaires

Study Type: Observational
Study Design: Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
Official Title: Measuring Patient Satisfaction and Quality of Life Following Body Image Altering Surgery: Development and Validation of a Patient-Reported Outcomes Instrument

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Further study details as provided by Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • To develop and validate a new patient derived measure of satisfaction with breast surgery. [ Time Frame: conclusion of study ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Determining variations in satisfaction related to patient characteristics and preoperative expectations. [ Time Frame: conclusion of study ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment: 610
Study Start Date: June 2005
Estimated Study Completion Date: June 2014
Estimated Primary Completion Date: June 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Groups/Cohorts Assigned Interventions
1
Postoperative Breast Surgery Patients
Behavioral: questionnaires
patients will fill out two questionnaires post surgery
2
Preoperative Breast Surgery Patients
Behavioral: questionnaires
Patient will fill out questionnaire before and 3 to 6 months after treatment.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 85 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Sampling Method:   Non-Probability Sample
Study Population

Clinics at the various sites

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • All stages (1-4)
  • Age > or = to 18 to 85 years.
  • Postoperative Group: Male and Female patients who have undergone mastectomy, breast reconstruction, reduction, augmentation, bariatric or body contouring surgery between 1 month to 8 years ago

Or

  • Preoperative Group: Male and Female patients who are scheduled to undergo mastectomy, breast reconstruction, reduction, or augmentation or body contouring surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Inability to speak or understand English
  • Active psychiatric illness, cognitive or sensory impairment
  • Physical impairment that may prevent filling out a paper and pencil survey or responding to interview questions
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00605670

Contacts
Contact: Andrea Pusic, MD 212-639-5085
Contact: Peter Cordeiro, MD 212-639-2521

Locations
United States, Maryland
John Hopkins Medical Center Recruiting
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287
Contact: Michele SHERMAK            
United States, New Hampshire
Dartmouth Medical Center Recruiting
Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States
Contact: Carolyn Kerrigan, MD            
Principal Investigator: Carolyn Kerrigan, MD            
United States, New York
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Recruiting
New York, New York, United States, 10065
Contact: Andrea Pusic, MD     212-639-5085        
Contact: Peter Cordeiro, MD     212-639-2521        
Principal Investigator: Andrea Pusic, MD            
United States, Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Recruiting
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Contact: J Peter Rubin            
Canada, British Columbia
University of British Columbia Recruiting
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Contact: Nancy Van Laeken, MD            
Principal Investigator: Nancy Van Laeken, MD            
Sponsors and Collaborators
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
McMaster University
University College, London
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
University of British Columbia
Johns Hopkins University
University of Pittsburgh
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Andrea Pusic, M.D., M.H.S. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
  More Information

Additional Information:
No publications provided

Responsible Party: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00605670     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 05-058
Study First Received: January 11, 2008
Last Updated: March 18, 2013
Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Breast Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Neoplasms
Breast Diseases
Skin Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 23, 2013