Health Related Quality of Life After Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Lobectomy for Lung Cancer
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Operable Early Stage NSCLC by the VATS Approach
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
- Enrollment
- 50
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Health related Quality of life
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 10 years ago
Overview
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.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
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
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Health related Quality of life
Time Frame: 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.