Quality of life and patient satisfaction with breast reconstructive surgery as compared to mastectomy only or breast conservation – A prospective, cohort study from Pakista

• Conditions: MALIGNANT NEOPLASM OF BREAST; C50; Malignant neoplasm of breast

• Registration Number: DRKS00029347
• Lead Sponsor: Aga Khan University Hospital

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2022-06-15
• Study Start: 2022-06-30
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 210

Inclusion Criteria

All consented patients who underwent breast conserving surgery, total mastectomy with and without reconstruction at Breast Surgery Unit of a tertiary care hospital from 1st January 2015 to 30th October 2020.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients who had died, those who had undergone breast reconstruction following breast conserving surgery and were unwilling to participate and refused to give informed consent were excluded from the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The primary endpoint is to assess the quality of life of patients following breast conserving surgery (BCS), total mastectomy with and without reconstruction with the help of Breast-Q questionnaire.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Patients who had breast conservation were more satisfied with cosmetic outcome post-surgery as compared to mastectomy with or without reconstruction.