Health Related Quality of Life After Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Lobectomy for Lung Cancer

Completed

• Conditions: Operable Early Stage NSCLC by the VATS Approach

• Registration Number: NCT01555502
• Lead Sponsor: University of Alberta

Brief Summary

To test the effect of post operative complications on the health related quality of life (HRQOL) after Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC).

The HRQOL of patients with early stage NSCLC will be assessed at baseline (before surgery) using 3 different reliable and valid HRQOL questionnaire (SF-36, EQ-5D and QLQ30/13), then at regular intervals in the early post-operative period (2,4,8 and 12 weeks) the HRQOL will be assessed using the same questionnaires to determine the difference between patients with low/no post operative complications to those with high grade post-operative complications.

Post operative complications will be assess while the patients in the hospital on a daily basis using the Clavien classification system for surgical complications.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-03
• Primary Completion: 2012-03
• Study Completion: 2012-03
• Study First Submitted: 2012-03-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-03-13
• Study First Posted: 2012-03-15
• Status Verified: 2015-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-05-26
• Last Update Posted: 2015-05-27

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

• Adults (more than 18 years)
• early stage NSCLC
• speak English
• No hearing/Speaking difficulties
• Able to walk without assistance
• Surgery via the VATS approach

Exclusion Criteria

• Less than 18 years old
• Metastatic disease to the lung
• Benign Lung disease
• Advanced NSCLC
• Small Cell Lung Cancer
• Non English speakers
• Walking/Hearing/Speaking difficulties

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Health related Quality of life	Change in health related quality of life at 2 weeks. Change of Health Related Quality of Life at 4 weeks. Change in Health Related Quality of Life at 8 weeks. Change in Health Related Quality of Life at 12 weeks.	Health Related Quality of Life will be assessed using the SF-36, EQ-5D and QLQ30/13 questionnaires.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Royal Alexandra Hospital; 🇨🇦 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada