Quality-of-Life Assessment in Patients With Ovarian Cancer

NCT ID: NCT00003772

Last Updated: 2012-08-27

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

372 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

1999-01-31

Study Completion Date

2003-02-28

Brief Summary

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RATIONALE: Quality-of-life assessment in patients undergoing cancer treatment may help determine the intermediate- and long-term effects of treatment.

PURPOSE: This clinical trial studies the quality of life in patients with ovarian cancer.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES: I. Evaluate the scale structure and reliability of the ovarian cancer specific questionnaire module (EORTC QLQ-OV28) designed to be used in conjunction with the standard nonspecific questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30) in patients with ovarian epithelial cancer. II. Evaluate the psychometric properties of the revised scales (physical and role functioning; global health status/QL) of the EORTC QLQ-C30 among ovarian cancer patients. III. Evaluate the evidence for the validity of EORTC QLQ-OV28.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to prior therapy and disease. Questionnaires are designed to be completed by patients themselves without help. Patients complete the EORTC QLQ-C30, QLQ-OV28, and a debriefing questionnaire regarding time to completion and patient's reaction to the quality of life questionnaires according to one of the following schedules: Group 1: Patients complete the questionnaires once prior to the start of the first course of chemotherapy, and again on the first day of the third course of chemotherapy. Group 2: Patients complete the questionnaires once 1 to 8 weeks following completion of the 6th course of chemotherapy and prior to any further anticancer therapy. Group 3: Patients complete the questionnaires once at a routine follow-up clinic visit and again at home within 3 days of the clinic visit. Group 4: Patients complete the questionnaires once prior to the first course of chemotherapy and again on the first day of the 3rd course of chemotherapy prior to administration OR at the first clinical review following 2 courses of chemotherapy OR 2 months later for patients receiving continuous or weekly chemotherapy. If they are unable to complete written questionnaires due to physical limitations or illiteracy, or if they express a strong preference for oral administration, patients in Groups 1, 2, and 4 may complete the questionnaires orally instead.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A minimum of 280 patients will be accrued for this study within 2 years.

Conditions

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Ovarian Cancer

Keywords

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stage I ovarian epithelial cancer stage II ovarian epithelial cancer stage III ovarian epithelial cancer stage IV ovarian epithelial cancer recurrent ovarian epithelial cancer

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_ONLY

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Interventions

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quality-of-life assessment

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Diagnosis of ovarian epithelial carcinoma No prior participation in this study as a member of a different group Group 1: Prior surgery required Scheduled for first line chemotherapy No chemotherapy prior to surgery Group 2: Prior surgery required Completion of 6 courses of first line platinum-based chemotherapy required within 8 weeks prior to study Group 3: Must have achieved complete response to first line therapy At least 3 months since any therapy for cancer Prior surgery required Prior chemotherapy allowed Prior radiotherapy allowed Group 4: Must have recurrent disease Scheduled for chemotherapy Prior surgery required Prior chemotherapy allowed Prior radiotherapy allowed

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: Any age Performance status: Not specified Life expectancy: At least 3 months Hematopoietic: Not specified Hepatic: Not specified Renal: Not specified Other: No concurrent malignancies except basal cell carcinoma of the skin No mental disease or language barrier that would prevent compliance No concurrent participation in any other quality of life study that might interfere with this study

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: See Disease Characteristics Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: See Disease Characteristics Surgery: See Disease Characteristics
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC

NETWORK

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Ann Cull, PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Edinburgh Cancer Centre at Western General Hospital

Locations

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Landeskrankenhaus/Universitatskliniken Graz

Graz, , Austria

Site Status

Centre Alexis Vautrin

Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, , France

Site Status

Hospital De Navarra

Pamplona, , Spain

Site Status

Western General Hospital

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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Austria France Spain United Kingdom

References

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Chie WC, Tsai CJ, Chiang C, Lee YC. Quality of life of patients with oesophageal cancer in Taiwan: validation and application of the Taiwan Chinese (Mandarin) version of the EORTC QLQ-OES18: a brief communication. Qual Life Res. 2010 Oct;19(8):1127-31. doi: 10.1007/s11136-010-9675-8. Epub 2010 May 22.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 20495876 (View on PubMed)

Cull A, Howat S, Greimel E, Waldenstrom AC, Arraras J, Kudelka A, Chauvenet L, Gould A; EORTC Quality of Life Group [European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer]; Scottish Gynaecological Cancer Trials Group. Development of a European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer questionnaire module to assess the quality of life of ovarian cancer patients in clinical trials: a progress report. Eur J Cancer. 2001 Jan;37(1):47-53. doi: 10.1016/s0959-8049(00)00369-5.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 11165129 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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EORTC-15982

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

EORTC-15982

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id