Pathway to Diagnosis of Ovarian Cancer

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Ovarian Cancer

• Registration Number: NCT01061619
• Lead Sponsor: National Cancer Institute, Naples

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to describe the prediagnostic symptoms and the events along the pathway to diagnosis of women with ovarian cancer, referred for first-line chemotherapy.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-01
• Study First Submitted: 2010-02-02
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-02-02
• Study First Posted: 2010-02-03
• Status Verified: 2023-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-03-23
• Last Update Posted: 2023-03-24
• Primary Completion: 2024-11
• Study Completion: 2024-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 400

Inclusion Criteria

• Histological diagnosis of ovarian cancer
• Indication for chemotherapy
• Age > 18 years
• Signed informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

• Previous chemotherapy
• Unable or unwilling to participate in interview

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
the frequency and duration of symptoms in 12 months preceding ovarian cancer diagnosis	at baseline
time intervals in weeks between prediagnostic sentinel events (onset of persistent symptoms, first physician visit, diagnosis of ovarian cancer)	at baseline
description of prediagnostic patient experiences according to modified Andersen's model of 'total patient delay'	at baseline

Trial Locations

Locations (30)

UZ Leuven-Gynecological Oncology,; 🇧🇪 Leuven, Belgium

Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin Campus Virchow-Klinikum / Frauenklinik; 🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany

IRCCS Oncologico Bari, Oncologia Medica; 🇮🇹 Bari, BA, Italy

Ospedale Riuniti di Bergamo, U.O. di Ostetricia e Ginecologia; 🇮🇹 Bergamo, BG, Italy

Ospedale Fatebenefratelli, U.O. di Oncologia; 🇮🇹 Benevento, BN, Italy

Azienda Ospedaliera G. Rummo; 🇮🇹 Benevento, BN, Italy

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Dipartimento di Oncologia; 🇮🇹 Campobasso, CB, Italy

Azienda Ospedaliera C. Poma; 🇮🇹 Mantova, MN, Italy

Azienda Ospedaliera V. Cervello; 🇮🇹 Palermo, PA, Italy

Ospedale S. Massimo, Day Hospital Oncologico; 🇮🇹 Penne, PE, Italy

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