Burden and Medical Care of Sarcoma in Germany

Completed

• Conditions: Sarcoma

• Registration Number: NCT03521531
• Lead Sponsor: Technische Universität Dresden

Brief Summary

The main objective of the study is to assess the treatment situation of sarcoma patients in Germany and to investigate their potential influence on Quality of Life (and other Patient Reported Outcomes) of the affected persons. Impaired quality of life domains and factors associated with it are to be identified.

To this end, a national network of sarcoma treatment specialists and a structure for patient recruitment will be established. This care network is intended to reflect the current situation of the treatment of sarcoma patients in Germany.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-09-30
• Study First Submitted: 2018-04-30
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-04-30
• Study First Posted: 2018-05-11
• Primary Completion: 2019-11-01
• Study Completion: 2021-07-01
• Status Verified: 2021-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-08-23
• Last Update Posted: 2021-08-27

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1309

Inclusion Criteria

• patients with sarcoma diagnosis according to International Classification of Diseases for Oncology (ICD-O) and World Health Organisation (WHO) classification

Exclusion Criteria

• not mentally able to fill out questionaires
• not able to till out questionaires in German

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Quality of Life - EORTC QLQ-C30	1 year	Measured with European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Core Questionaire (EORTC QLQ-C30). The questionnaire consists of 30 questions assessing general quality of life issues of cancer patients. The EORTC QLQ-C30 includes 5 functional scales, measuring physical, role, emotional, cognitive, and social functioning, three multi-item symptom scales (fatigue, nausea/vomiting, and pain), and six single-item scales. High scores on the functional and global scales represent better quality of life. In contrast, high scores on the symptom scale indicate poor quality of life. Each instrument can reach values from 0-100.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Psychological Distress - PHQ-4	1 year	Measured with the Patients Health Questionnaire (PHQ-4). The PHQ-4 comprises 4 items and consists of the diagnostic core criteria for depression (PHQ-2) and for generalized anxiety disorders (GAD-2). Each instrument can reach values from 0-6. Higher Scores are indicating higher distress.
Pain - Intensity (BPI)	1 year	Measured with Brief Pain Inventory (BPI). The BPI gives two scores: a pain severity score and a pain interference score. The pain severity score is calculated from the four items about pain intensity. Each item is rated from 0, no pain, to 10, pain as bad as you can imagine, and contributes with the same weight to the final score, ranging from 0 to 40. The pain interference score consists of seven subitems rated from 0, does not interfere, to 10, completely interferes, and contributes with the same weight to the final score, ranging from 0 to 70.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University Hospital Dresden; 🇩🇪 Dresden, Saxony, Germany