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Patient Reported Outcome Measures After Treatment of Skin Cancers on the Face

Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Skin Cancer
Registration Number
NCT04485442
Lead Sponsor
University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Brief Summary

This study is to evaluate the psychological well-being in patients diagnosed with skin cancer (melanoma and Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) in the face) at the time of diagnosis and after treatment. Patients diagnosed with primary melanoma and/or SCC and/or infiltrative basal cell carcinoma on the face subjected to surgical treatment (excision or Mohs Surgery) will be included. All patients will receive questionnaires.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
100
Inclusion Criteria
  • individuals diagnosed with melanoma, SCC and/or infiltrative basal cell carcinoma on the face for surgical treatment and planned for excision or Mohs surgery
  • patients who are able to give informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
  • Electrodesication and curettage of the tumour

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in Belastungs-Thermometer questionnaireat Screening Visit (V1), V3 (7 days post surgery), V4 (90 days post surgery), V5 (180 days post surgery), V6 (360 days post surgery)

extent of distress on a scale from 0-10 (0=no distress, 10=extremely distress).

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in photos of the patients' tumorsat Screening Visit (V1), V3 (7 days post surgery), V4 (90 days post surgery), V5 (180 days post surgery), V6 (360 days post surgery)

Change in photos of the patients' tumors

Change in FACE-Q questionnaireat Screening Visit (V1), V3 (7 days post surgery), V4 (90 days post surgery), V5 (180 days post surgery), V6 (360 days post surgery)

The FACE-Q questionnaire measures three overarching domains: facial appearance, quality of life and experience of care over the past 7 days. The FACE-Q Skin Cancer Module is composed of 56 items with scales from 1-4 which range in scoring from 0-100. The FACE-Q Skin Cancer module includes two quality of life scales measuring appearance-related distress and skin cancer worry. Additionally, the participants will be asked about skin protection behaviours and adverse events following the skin cancer treatment. The FACE-Q appearance scale consists of satisfaction with the appearance of the face overall and how bothered a patient is by facial scars

Change in European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC-QLQ-C30) questionnaireat Screening Visit (V1), V3 (7 days post surgery), V4 (90 days post surgery), V5 (180 days post surgery), V6 (360 days post surgery)

TheEORTC- QLQ-C30 is composed of both multiitem scales and single-item measures. These include 5 functional scales (cognitive, CF; emotional, EF; physical, PF; role, RF; and social functioning, SF), 3 symptom scales (fatigue, FA; nausea/vomiting, NV; and pain, PA), a global health status/QoL scale and 5 single items assessing additional symptoms (appetite loss, AP; constipation, CO; diarrhea, DI; dyspnea, DY; and sleep disturbance, SL) and perceived financial impact, FI. Each of the multiitem scales includes a different set of items-no item occurs in more than 1 scale. All of the scales and single-item measures range in score from 0-100. A high scale score represents a higher response level.

Change in WHO-DAS questionnaireat Screening Visit (V1), V3 (7 days post surgery), V4 (90 days post surgery), V5 (180 days post surgery), V6 (360 days post surgery)

The WHO-DAS measures items in six domains of functioning as experienced over the past 30 days: mobility, self-care, life activities, understanding and communicating (U\&C), interpersonal interactions, and participation in society. The 12-item tool assesses each domain with two items that are measured on a 3-point scale in which 1 indicates no disability, 2 indicates mild to moderate disability, and 3 indicates severe to extreme disability. These items were summed to generate a total score between 12 (no disability) and 36 (maximum disability).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery and Department of Dermatology , University Hospital Basel

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Basel, Switzerland

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