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A 5 Year Follow-up on Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patients

Terminated
Conditions
Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer
Registration Number
NCT01176838
Lead Sponsor
Wake Forest University
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to provide the physicians with quality long term follow up data on subjects from the Breast Cancer Clinic and the Plastic Surgery Clinic who have been newly diagnosed with breast cancer and will receive treatment for the cancer at this facility. Over the last two decades many studies have been done concerning the quality of life after a mastectomy and/or reconstruction process. The majority of these studies only run for one year post reconstruction, some however, do include a two year follow up. The investigators are proposing a 5 year long term follow up study on subjects who will be diagnosed and treated here at the Breast Cancer Clinic and the Plastic Surgery Clinic. The investigators first questionnaire will be given prior to any treatment for breast cancer, giving us a baseline for the subject's current quality of life. At each successive year, the subject will be given another questionnaire with regards to their progression through the reconstructive process. At the end of 5 years, the subject will complete a final questionnaire. These questionnaires will deal with many areas of daily life functions; activities of daily living, anxiety, depression, social interactions, personal and sexual relationships.

Detailed Description

Upon informed consent of subject, a baseline questionnaire will be completed by the subject. At years 1, 2, 3, and 4 follow up questionnaires will be sent for completion to the subject. At year 5 a final questionnaire will be sent to the subject for completion.After all subjects have completed the study, data will be sent to the Department of Biostatics for analysis.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
TERMINATED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
20
Inclusion Criteria

Any female age 18 or over that has been diagnosed with breast cancer and has been treated and followed in the Breast Cancer Clinic and the Plastic Surgery Clinic is eligible for study participation.

Exclusion Criteria

Any person not meeting these requirements will not be eligible for study participation.

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Wake Forest University Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

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Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

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