Assessment of Patient Experience and Needs for Patients Undergoing Invasive Inguinal Lymph Node Procedures for Penile Cancer

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Penile Cancer

Treatments: Behavioral: Quality of Life Questionnaires; Behavioral: Symptom Management; Behavioral: Patient Educational Needs

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05842031

NCI-2023-03504 (Registry Identifier)

2023-0112

Details and patient eligibility

About

To learn more about the patient experience undergoing inguinal (in the groin) lymph node procedures for penile cancer during and after surgery.

Full description

Objectives

Primary Objective:

To understand the lived experience of patients undergoing invasive inguinal lymph node procedures.

Secondary Objective:

To determine factors that influence decisions and improve experience for patients who need invasive inguinal lymph node procedures.

Enrollment: 20 estimated patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

--Patients diagnosed with penile cancer who have undergone invasive inguinal node procedures (ILND and/or DSNB) and are at least 6 months post-procedure

Exclusion criteria

• Patient's ≤18 years of age
• Patients who have not undergone invasive surgical procedures involving the inguinal lymph nodes
• Non-English-speaking patients For interviews: people who are physically and/or cognitively incapable of participating in a 60minute telephone interview as determined by a clinical provider or the patient.

Trial design

20 participants in 1 patient group

Semi-structured interviews

Description:

Participants with penile cancer who have undergone invasive inguinal lymph node procedure will be recruited to participate in study via telephone recruitment.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Patient Educational Needs

Behavioral: Symptom Management

Behavioral: Quality of Life Questionnaires