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Vaginal CancerNCT00588081

Immediate Vaginal Reconstruction After Oncologic Resection: Surgical Outcomes, Patient Satisfaction and Sexual Function

A study testing QOL in people with Vaginal Cancer, run by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This study is being done to find out more about the experience women have with vaginal reconstruction. We hope to learn about their quality of life, sexual function, and body image. We would like to find out how happy women are with surgery. We also want to know what things should be changed or improved. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any age, women only
Conditions the study is for
Vaginal Cancer
What is being tested?
QOL
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
27 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
May 2001to Aug 2016
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages Any age
  • Women only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Immediate partial or total vaginal reconstruction with myocutaneous or fasciocutaneous flaps, following pelvic exenteration or tumor resection at MSKCC during the study period from January 1, 1993 to, March 30, 2007.

Who cannot join

  • None

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10065

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About this study

Official title: Immediate Vaginal Reconstruction Following Oncologic Resection: Surgical Outcomes, Patient Satisfaction and Sexual Function

This study is being done to find out more about the experience women have with vaginal reconstruction. We hope to learn about their quality of life, sexual function, and body image. We would like to find out how happy women are with surgery. We also want to know what things should be changed or improved. Since you have had this surgery, we would like to ask you to take part in an interview.

Read the detailed description

The purpose of this study, entitled immediate vaginal reconstruction following oncologic resection: Surgical outcomes, patient satisfaction and sexual function is to determine postoperative complications, patient satisfaction, quality of life and level of sexual functioning among patients who have undergone vaginal reconstruction following tumor resection and/or pelvic exenteration.This study will have three components: 1) a chart review to determine postoperative complications and anatomic characteristics of the neo-vagina, 2) a postoperative questionnaire consisting of validated survey instruments to assess quality of life, body image and sexual function and 3) a postoperative qualitative interview to examine quality of life after vaginal reconstruction.

Conditions
Vaginal Cancer
Being tested
QOL
Keywords
Vaginal Reconstruction
Medical subject headings
Vaginal Neoplasms

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • QOLBehavioural

    Those women who chose to have an interview will be scheduled for a 45 to 60 minute open-ended interview with a trained research assistant and sign consent at the time of the interview.

Study groups in NCT00588081
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
1OtherParticipants will receive a cover letter, questionnaire and invitation to participate in a post-operative interview.
Receives: Behavioral: QOL

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. To determine perioperative and postoperative complication rates among patients having undergone immediate vaginal reconstruction following tumor resection and/or pelvic exenteration.

    Measured: A single questionnaire and or interview

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. To determine patient satisfaction, quality of life and level of sexual functioning among patients having undergone immediate vaginal reconstruction following tumor resection and/or pelvic exenteration.

    Measured: Single Questionnaire and or interview

  2. To determine the physical adequacy of the neo-vagina among patients having undergone immediate vaginal reconstruction following tumor resection and/or pelvic exenteration.

    Measured: A single questionnaire and or interview

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted8 Jan 2008 (estimated)
  2. Study startMay 2001
  3. Primary completionAug 2016
  4. Study completionAug 2016

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Diagnosis
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
27 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00588081
Sponsor's protocol ID
01-044
Status last verified
Aug 2016
First submitted
22 Dec 2007
Last updated
10 Aug 2016
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing QOL in people with Vaginal Cancer, run by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 10 Aug 2016. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

To determine perioperative and postoperative complication rates among patients having undergone immediate vaginal reconstruction following tumor resection and/or pelvic exenteration. (time frame: A single questionnaire and or interview). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 10 Aug 2016.

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