A study of Outcome, Quality of Life and Satisfaction in women after breast reconstructio

Completed

• Conditions: health related quality of life; breast reconstruction; mamma reconstruction; 10006291

• Registration Number: NL-OMON38410
• Lead Sponsor: niversitair Medisch Centrum Groningen

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 11 June 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 92

Inclusion Criteria

Women in need of a mastectomy or who had a mastectomy in the past and eligible for a breast reconstruction

Exclusion Criteria

Patients with a poor prognosis (metastases)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational non invasive
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>By using quality of life questionnaires we can score the satisfaction, quality<br /><br>of life and body image of patients who underwent a mastectomy with breast<br /><br>reconstruction. The most important questionnaire is the Breast Q.<br /><br>This can be combined with the objective data that are collected by the surgeon<br /><br>concerning many physical and medical variables. </p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>1. Health related Quality of life as measured by the Rand 36<br /><br>2. The fear for recurrence of cancer on the QoL of the breast cancer patients<br /><br>as measured by the CARS (Concerns about recurrence Scale)<br /><br>3. Anxiety and Depression as measured by the HADS (Hospital anxiety and<br /><br>depression scale)<br /><br>4. Cosmetic outcome as measured by the Strasser Score and the POSAS (Patient<br /><br>and Observer Assessment Score)</p><br>