Awareness about breast reconstruction surgery

Not yet recruiting

Conditions: Malignant neoplasm of breast,

Registration Number: CTRI/2023/09/057537

Lead Sponsor: Farhanul Huda

Brief Summary: Breastcancer is the most common cancer affecting women. Mastectomy is still the mostcommon surgery performed for the treatment of breast cancer. Breastreconstruction refers to the surgical restoration of the breast followingmastectomy. Reconstruction has a positive impact on breast cancer survivors interms of increasing/restoring their self-esteem, confidence, body image, andsocial acceptance. Despite these advantages, the rate of breast reconstructionvaries widely and is poor in developing countries as compared to the developedworld. There is very little literature looking into the awareness andperspectives regarding breast reconstruction in patients afflicted with breastcancer. At a time when oncoplasty is gaining popularity, we need to get rid ofthe misconceptions associated with breast reconstruction and increase itsawareness. The current study is planned to assess the level of awareness aboutbreast reconstruction and to understand its perception among females withbreast cancer. It is a cross-sectional study that will be conducted over aperiod of 12 months on patients with breast cancer scheduled for mastectomy.The eligible participants will be interviewed face-to-face by asking themquestions from a questionnaire, adapted from published literature on thistopic. This study will help us generate evidence regarding awareness aboutbreast reconstruction, the reasons for the choices, and myths surroundingbreast reconstruction.

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Not Yet Recruiting

Sex: Female

Target Recruitment: 148

Inclusion Criteria

Females more than 18 years of age diagnosed with Stage I to III BC (AJCC staging, 8th edition) and planned for MRM.
Females giving consent to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

1.Male patients with BC 2.Females with Stage IV ((AJCC staging, 8th edition) BC 3.Females with other concomitant cancers 4.Females with Recurrent or Bilateral cancers 5.Females with a history of psychiatric disease not related to their present diagnosis 6.Females who cannot read or speak English or Hindi (The local language) 7.Females who have already undergone BR before.

Study & Design

Study Type: Observational

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Awareness about breast reconstruction surgery	Baseline

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
reasons for refusing or accepting breast reconstruction surgery	single time point

Trial Locations

Locations (1): AIIMS Rishikesh
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Dehradun, UTTARANCHAL, India
AIIMS Rishikesh
🇮🇳Dehradun, UTTARANCHAL, India
Dr Farhanul Huda
Principal investigator
9997533211
farhanul1973huda@gmail.com