Protocol
05-058
Full Title
Measuring Patient Satisfaction and Quality of Life Following Body Image Altering Surgery: Development and Validation of a Patient-Reported Outcomes Instrument
Purpose
The goal of this study is to develop a questionnaire to measure how satisfied women are with their breast reconstruction, reduction, or augmentation surgery. Patients will complete an initial questionnaire that will focus on how they feel about their breast surgery after it is completed. A second questionnaire will be sent to patients six months later, which will ask broader questions focusing on patients’ general health and their ability to perform usual activities.
These questionnaires will help surgeons better understand how patients feel about their surgical results. It is hoped that such questionnaires will improve the understanding of breast surgery results and patient care.
Investigator
Eligibility
To be eligible for this study, patients must meet several criteria, including but not limited to the following:
- Participants must be women who are scheduled to have breast reconstruction, reduction, or augmentation surgery, or who had such surgery one to three years before entering the study.
- Participants must be able to speak and understand English.
- Participants must be ages 18 to 75.
For more information about this study, please contact Dr. Andrea Pusic at 212-639-5085.
Disease(s)
Breast Cancer
Survivorship
Locations
ClinicalTrials.gov
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