Totally Implantable Venous Access Devices: Quality of Life and Body Image
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Neoplasms Undergoing Chemotherapy
- Interventions
- Behavioral: psychological support (interactive/cognitive strategies)
- Registration Number
- NCT02075580
- Lead Sponsor
- Istituto Oncologico Veneto IRCCS
- Brief Summary
Our hypothesis is that totally Implantable Venous Access Devices in neoplastic patients modify body image and self-representation. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of psychological intervention on patients undergone this surgical practice.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 128
Inclusion Criteria
- neoplastic patients
- adults
- not visible demolitive interventions
- not psychopathological diagnosis
- language understanding
Exclusion Criteria
- not neoplastic patients
- psychopathological diagnosis
- language misunderstanding
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description psychological support psychological support (interactive/cognitive strategies) Arm A will undergo psychological support and standard care prior and post TIVAD (Totally Implantable Venous Access Devices) insertion Arm B will undergo standard care prior and post TIVAD insertion
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Generic and quality of life and body image 15 days EORTC (European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer) questionnaire:
BR23 (Breast questionnaire, used just for BI scale, that is Body Image items)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Satisfaction with care 15 days EORTC (European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer) questionnaire: QLQ C30 (Quality of Life Questionnaire)
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV-IRCCS
🇮🇹Padova, Italy