Analysis of Palliative Surgery in View of Quality of Life and Prognosis

Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Hospital

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Quality of Life; Cancer

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00690391

PS2008

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to define if palliative surgery in patients with cancer improves quality of life and prognosis.

Full description

The purpose of this study is to find out if palliative surgery in patients with cancer improves quality of life and prognosis. There will be a scheduled assessment of quality of life and assessment of postoperative complications. prognostic scoring will be performed before surgical intervention.

Enrollment: 250 estimated patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• clinical diagnosis of inoperable cancer
• planned surgery
• able to give interview
• written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• unconsciousness
• psychiatric disorder
• not able to communicate in German

Trial design

250 participants in 1 patient group

Surgical observation

Description:

patients with cancer in a palliative setting and in need of surgical interventions