Exploratory Prospective of Experienced by Patients in the Surgery of Skin Cancers of the Face in Interventional Dermatology Department (VECUCHIR)

University Hospital of Bordeaux

Status: Completed

Conditions: Surgical Incision; Skin Cancer Face

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Self-administered questionnaires

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04336371

CHUBX 2019/46

Details and patient eligibility

About

Surgery is the first-line treatment of localized skin cancers. Knowledge on the patient's psychological experience is limited. Therefore, the psychological impact on patients before, during and after surgery can be underestimated. Moreover, the diagnosis of cancer disturbs the patient's entire life and the onset of anxiety disorders is frequent following this announcement.

Full description

The main objective of the study is to explore patients' experience assessing anxiety before, during and away from surgery. The investigators will distinguish the anxiety related to the surgical act itself and the anxiety related to the announcement of the disease.

The secondary objective is to assess the impact of surgery on quality of life, self-image and aesthetic satisfaction.

Enrollment: 98 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients ≥ 18 year-old
• Skin cancer on the face ((malignant lentigo, basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma) for which a surgical treatment is proposed and will be performed in the Dermatology unit of the University Hospital (CHU) de Bordeaux
• Surgical procedure under local anesthesia
• Patient affiliated to Health Insurance
• Patients will sign consent after reading the information sheet explaining the objectives of the study.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients not able to complete the self-assessment questionnaires (difficulties for understanding or reading)
• Patient for whom there was no pre-op consultation in the center
• Patient for whom follow-up will not be possible in the center (because of remoteness for example)

Trial design

98 participants in 1 patient group

Anxiety level

Description:

patient's psychological experience the anxiety level

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Self-administered questionnaires