Evaluating Breast Cancer Patients Modesty During Radiotherapy. A Multicentric Study
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Test
- Registration Number
- NCT05808569
- Brief Summary
Patients affected by breast cancer undergo radiotherapy with bare chest and can therefore live the moments in which they undress in front of the radiation therapy technologists (RTTs) in charge of their treatment as an extremely embarrassing one.
Furthermore, for some of these patients the relationship with their bodies has indeed changed since surgery (i.e. mutilations, scars), particularly for specific age or socio-economic groups. In this context, sub-standard care in maintaining modesty during breast cancer radiotherapy has been reported in literature, even if poorly studied. Aim of this multicentric observational study is to describe how modesty is perceived by patients undergoing radiotherapy for breast cancer.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 537
Not provided
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Breast cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy in adjuvant setting Test -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Primary aim of this study is to identify patients perception of modesty during RT for breast cancer through the use of a dedicated 16 items questionnaire validated in a Delphi consensus for the purposes of this study 1-5 weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "A.Gemelli" IRCCS
🇮🇹Rome, RM, Italy