Metastatic Breast Carcinoma and Women Sexual Quality of Life
- Conditions
- Metastatic Breast Carcinoma
- Registration Number
- NCT03408769
- Lead Sponsor
- Institut de Cancérologie de Lorraine
- Brief Summary
Sexual health is one of the relevant parameters for assesing the quality of life.
Improvement sexual and emotional function improves quality of life scores and depression or anxiety in curative phase.
The purpose of the study is to assess the quality of sexual life of postmenopausal women with metastatic breast cancer in couples and to establish links with overall quality of life and the quality of the relationship.
- Detailed Description
We use a quantitative methodology to assess quality of female sexual life, quality of life and quality o relationship with validated scientific questionnaires.
The sexual and emotional intimacy will be explored by semi structured interview, not mandatory for patients.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 30
- Women with metastatic breast cancer
- Age ≥ 50 and < 70 years old
- Diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer at least 6 months prior to study participation
- Patient living with a partner
- Menopausal women (absence of menstruation for 1 year minimum)
- ECOG performance status ≤ 2
- Affiliated to public health system
- Informed and having expressed her non-opposition
- Patient in exclusive palliative care
- Single or not living in a couple
- Non-menopausal patient
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Quality of sexual life of postmenopausal women with metastatic breast carcinoma living in couples 1 day Quality of sexual life will assessed by BISF-W (Brief index of sexual functioning for women) questionnaire
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Quality of Relationship of the couple 1 day Quality of Relationship of the couple will assessed by partnership questionnaire (PFB). 30 items making up a global scale measuring the Quality of relationship (PFB).Quality of relationship (PFB) score can be obtained with the following equation: PFB = (30 - Quarreling) + Tenderness + Togetherness/communication ( Rossier et al, 2006).
Quality of life 1 day Quality of life will assessed by quality of life breast cancer module questionnaire (QLQ-BR23) (Hinz et al, 2014)
Sexual and emotional intimacy 1 day Patients will be interviewed by open-ended questions face to face concerning their Sexual and emotional intimacy.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Institut de Cancérologie de Lorraine
🇫🇷Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France