Quality of Life and Surgical Late Effects of Melanoma Treatment

Herlev Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cicatrix; Melanoma; Quality of Life; Lymphedema; Depression; Anxiety; Pain

Treatments: Procedure: Clinical examination; Radiation: DXA scan

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02352623

H-4-2014-127

Details and patient eligibility

About

Health-related Quality of life in Danish stage IB-III cutaneous melanoma patients.

Full description

The aim of the PhD-study is to evaluate, in a large cohort of Danish melanoma patients:

1. Health-related quality of life assessing psychological, physical and social well-being
2. Physical long term side effects (lymphoedema, scarring and neuropathic pain)
3. Lymphoedema assessed by clinical examination and DXA scans

Enrollment: 435 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• AJCC stage IB-III cutaneous melanoma patients
• At least one year follow-up after melanoma surgery

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnancy
• Bilateral axilla or groin melanoma surgery

Trial design

435 participants in 1 patient group

Cutaneous melanoma AJCC stage IB-III

Description:

Patients treated for cutaneous melanoma (AJCC stage IB-III) will fill out a questionnaire, undergo clinical examination and DXA scan

Treatment:

Procedure: Clinical examination

Radiation: DXA scan