Developing a New Questionnaire About Patient Expectations of Breast Conserving Therapy

Completed

• Conditions: Breast Cancer

• Registration Number: NCT02753673
• Lead Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to develop a questionnaire to measure patient expectations of breast-conserving therapy (breast-conserving surgery and radiation). This questionnaire will assist both surgeons and patients by helping provide valuable information to patients about what to expect during and after surgery.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-04-20
• Study First Submitted: 2016-04-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-04-25
• Study First Posted: 2016-04-28
• Status Verified: 2020-04
• Primary Completion: 2020-04-13
• Study Completion: 2020-04-13
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-04-13
• Last Update Posted: 2020-04-14

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 22

Inclusion Criteria

• Female
• Age 18-75
• Patients who are scheduled to undergo lumpectomy at MSKCC as part of breast conserving therapy for invasive breast cancer OR who have completed BCT (lumpectomy and radiation) at least 6 months prior to recruitment

Exclusion Criteria

• Inability to speak or understand English
• Inability to provide meaningful informed consent due to physical, cognitive, or psychiatric disability
• Patients undergoing lumpectomy without radiation

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
measure patient expectations of breast-conserving therapy	1 year	This study aims to develop the Patient Expectations with Breast-Conserving Therapy questionnaire. New questionnaire content will be generated using qualitative research methods. Interview data will be analyzed using a grounded theory approach, which involves generating codes, categories, and themes inductively, rather than imposing a priori assumptions or classifications on the data.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States