Quality of Life of Eye Amputated Patients in Denmark

Completed

• Conditions: Eye Cancer; Panophthalmia; Painful Blind Eye; Traumas
• Interventions: Procedure: eye amputation

• Registration Number: NCT01072253
• Lead Sponsor: University of Copenhagen

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate eye amputated patients health related quality of life, perceived stress, self-rated health, labour marked participation and socio-economic position.

The investigators hypothesis is that quality of life, perceived stress and self- rated health of many eye amputated patients are drastically changed. Eye amputation has a marked negative influence on labour marked participation and socio-economic position of the patients.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-02
• Primary Completion: 2008-05
• Status Verified: 2010-02
• Study First Submitted: 2010-02-18
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-02-19
• Last Update Submitted: 2010-02-19
• Study First Posted: 2010-02-22
• Last Update Posted: 2010-02-22

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 152

Inclusion Criteria

• Inclusion criteria were operation for evisceration, enucleation, orbital exenteration or secondary implantation of an orbital implant during the period 1996-2003. 267 patients were in 2005 invited to a clinical investigation and of those 173 accepted.
• Included in this study were patients who came to the clinical investigation, who accepted to receive questionnaires and were alive in 2008.

Exclusion Criteria

• Dead
• Below 18 years
• Left the country
• Living at Greenland or the Faeroe Islands

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
eye amputated	eye amputation	lost an eye

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Health related quality of life

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Neuroscience and pharmacology, section of eye pathology; 🇩🇰 Copenhagen, Seland, Denmark