Mental Health of Men Before and After Testicular Cancer Treatment

University of Aarhus

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cognitive Impairment; Sexual Dysfunction; Testis Cancer

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03880994

TC_Horsens

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a prospective observational study, that investigates men diagnosed with testicular cancer before and after treatment.

The patients are included at their visit at the Fertility clinic in Horsens, where they deposit semen for cryopreservation prior to surgery and potential systemic treatment. Here the patients, who want to participate will perform a cognitive test and afterwards complete a questioner (T1). After 9 month the patients will be invited to perform the cognitive test and complete the questionnaire again (T2).

Enrollment: 29 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18 to 45 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Men aged 18 - 45 years.
• Newly diagnosed testicular cancer and referred to the fertility clinic in Horsens fore cryopreservation of semen prior to further treatment.

Exclusion criteria

• Men, who cannot talk, read ore write Danish.
• Men who are not able to give informed consent.