Quality of Life Following Radical Prostatectomy
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Prostatic Neoplasms
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
- Enrollment
- 888
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- sexual and hormonal index as self-reported in the questionnaires
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 4 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This study will utilize the Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite questionnaire to learn what impact the surgery has upon the participant's sense of health, sexual and urinary quality of life.
Detailed Description
To define impact on quality of life issues for patients undergoing radical prostatectomy. This study will distribute a questionnaire to patients who are being scheduled for radical prostatectomy, both before and after surgery, to assess the impact on quality of life issues. This will provide important information regarding the temporal return of issues pertaining to quality of life.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Patients scheduled to undergo radical prostatectomy at Stanford
Exclusion Criteria
- •Patients treated with neoadjuvant or adjuvant hormonal therapy or radiation therapy
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
sexual and hormonal index as self-reported in the questionnaires
Time Frame: before and after surgery
urinary and bowel habits
Time Frame: before and after surgery