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Functional Outcomes Following Limb Sparing Surgery for Sarcoma Patients

Withdrawn
Conditions
Sarcoma
Interventions
Behavioral: Questionnaire
Registration Number
NCT00508339
Lead Sponsor
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Brief Summary

Primary Objectives:

1. To classify the types of wound healing complications that occur after pre-operative radiation therapy and limb sparing resection for the treatment of soft tissue sarcomas of the extremity.

2. To evaluate the impact of each complication type on patient function and quality of life using the Toronto Extremity Salvage Score (TESS).

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
WITHDRAWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Diagnosis of soft tissue sarcoma with histopathologic confirmation.
  2. Treatment protocol that includes pre-operative radiation therapy.
  3. Treatment protocol that includes limb-sparing surgical resection.
  4. Patient has received MD Anderson Cancer Center multidisciplinary care.
  5. Patient must be at least three years post-operative.
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Exclusion Criteria
  1. Previous radiotherapy to the local site.
  2. Presence of regional or distant metastases.
  3. Major medical co-morbidities (eg. cerebrovascular accident, congestive heart failure, concurrent malignancy) or disabilities unrelated to treatment for soft tissue sarcoma.
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Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
1QuestionnairePatients with a diagnosis of soft tissue sarcoma.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Endpoints for this study will be anatomic site, histological subtype, primary wound closure, wound complication type, need for secondary operation and type of secondary operation.1 Year
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

U.T.M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

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Houston, Texas, United States

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