QI: Patient Satisfaction With Facial Appearance, Scar Outcome and Quality of Life After Skin Cancer Surgery

• Conditions: Skin Cancer

• Registration Number: NCT03503240
• Lead Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate patient satisfaction and quality of life as it relates to skin cancer surgery. This research study involves taking a one-time survey online.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-04-06
• Study First Submitted: 2018-04-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-04-18
• Study First Posted: 2018-04-19
• Status Verified: 2024-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-05-16
• Last Update Posted: 2024-05-17
• Primary Completion: 2025-04
• Study Completion: 2025-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 3000

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients ≥ 18 years of age at the time of surgery.

• Had a diagnosis of a cutaneous malignancy on the face

  • Cutaneous malignancy includes, but is not limited to basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and melanoma
  • The face is defined as location in the following areas: forehead, temple, eyebrow, eyelids, cheek, nose, lips, chin, and ears.

• Able to speak and read English

• MSK Only Cross Sectional Study: Radiation therapy patients ≥ 18 years of age who have received RT for skin cancer

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Exclusion Criteria

• Unable to speak and read English

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Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
number of patients satisfied with scar outcome	1year	Appraisal of Scars Scale, Appearance-related Psychosocial Distress Scale and Adverse Effects Checklist using the FACE-Q Skin Cancer instrument.
number of patients satisfied with facial appearance	1 year	Satisfaction with Facial Appearance Scale, Appearance-related Psychosocial Distress Scale and Adverse Effects Checklist using the FACE-Q Skin Cancer instrument.

Trial Locations

Locations (5)

Brigham and Women's Hospital (Data Collection Only); 🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States

University of Nebraska Medical Center; 🇺🇸 Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States

UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center; 🇺🇸 Sacramento, California, United States

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas; 🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas, United States