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Validation of Scales in Reconstructive Breast Surgery

Recruiting
Conditions
Breast Cancer
Breast Hypertrophy
Interventions
Procedure: Breast reconstruction
Procedure: Breast reduction
Registration Number
NCT05233891
Lead Sponsor
Vastra Gotaland Region
Brief Summary

The main purpose of the project is to validate patient reported outcomes measures (PROMs) in reconstructive breast surgery. BREAST-Q will be evaluated for Swedish and Sweden.Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), EuroQol 5D (EQ5D), and SF-36 will be validated for reconstructive breast surgery. In addition, the complication classification system according to Clavien-Dindo will be validated for reconstructive breast surgery.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
500
Inclusion Criteria
  • Women who have had or will have reconstructive breast surgery in Sahlgrenska university hospital.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Do not understand Swedish.

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Breast reconstruction after breast cancerBreast reconstructionWomen who have had/have breast cancer and will have/have had a breast reconstruction.
Breast reductionBreast reductionWomen who have had/will have a breast reduction due to breast hypertrophy.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Validation and reliability of BREAST-Q for Sweden5 years postoperatively

Breast-Q measures breast related quality of life on a scale 1-100. A higher score indicates a higher quality of life.

Validation and reliability of Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale (HADS) for Reconstructive breast surgery5 years postoperatively

The HADS is a self-report rating scale of 14 items on a 4-point Likert scale (range 0-3). It is designed to measure anxiety and depression (7 items for each subscale). The total score is the sum of the 14 items, and for each subscale the score is the sum of the respective seven items (ranging from 0-21).

Validation and reliability of EuroQol-5 dimensions, 3 levels for reconstructive breast surgery5 years postoperatively

EuroQol-5 dimensions-3 levels (EQ5D) is a generic instrument developed for health economic and clinical evaluation of healthcare. A total score between 0 and 1 is calculated. Zero equals death and 1 perfect health.

Validation and reliability of RAND-36 for reconstructive breast surgery5 years postoperatively

It comprises eight subdomains: physical functioning (10 items), role limitations caused by physical health problems (4 items), role limitations caused by emotional problems (3 items), social functioning (2 items), emotional well-being (5 items), energy/fatigue (4 items), pain (2 items), and general health perceptions (5 items) where patients score their health during the last four weeks on Likert scales. Every item score is transformed linearly to the per cent of total possible score (0-100) and then averaged by the values of the scale. A subscore is calculated for each domain and in addition two summary scores, physical and mental health, are calculated.

Validation of Clavion-Dindo classification for reconstructive breast surgery5 years postoperatively

The Clavien-Dindo system is based on ranking the severity of the intervention required to treat a given complication, as follows: grade I includes deviations from the postoperative course without the need for pharmacological treatment or surgical/endoscopic/radiological intervention; grade II complications require pharmacological treatment, blood transfusion, or total parental nutrition; grade III complications require surgical/endoscopic/radiological intervention; grade IV includes life-threatening complications, including those involving the central nervous system, that require intensive care treatment; and grade V includes complications that result in death.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Sahlgrenska university hospital

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Gothenburg, Sweden

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