Quality of Life After Surgery for Pancreatic Carcinoma

Completed

• Conditions: Patients Suspected for a Pancreatic (Pre-)Malignancy

• Registration Number: NCT02175992
• Lead Sponsor: UMC Utrecht

Brief Summary

Pancreatic cancer has a high mortality rate. Patients with an intended curative resection show a median survival of 17-23 months. Therefore, quality of life is very important in this patient group. In this study, the effect of pancreatic surgery on quality of life is measured.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-03
• Study First Submitted: 2014-06-25
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-06-25
• Study First Posted: 2014-06-26
• Primary Completion: 2016-12-31
• Study Completion: 2017-06-30
• Status Verified: 2022-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-05-17
• Last Update Posted: 2022-05-18

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 300

Inclusion Criteria

• patients with a suspected pancreatic malignancy
• eligible for surgery with curative intent
• being able to complete questionnaires in Dutch
• age >=18 years

Exclusion Criteria

• none

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Health-related quality of life	2 years	To assess the influence of pancreatic surgery for patients with a pancreatic malignancy on health-related quality of life

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht; 🇳🇱 Utrecht, Netherlands