Sexual Functıon in Young Women After Breast Cancer Surgery

ATİYE KAŞ ÖZDEMİR

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Breast Cancer Surgery; Young Adult Females

Treatments: Other: No intervention will be performed as part of this study. However, regardless of the study, all participants will have breast cancer surgery

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06966791

E-60116787-020-631173

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this observational study was to analyse sexual function in young women after breast cancer surgery. The main question it aims to answer is Sexual function in young women after breast cancer surgery changes during the one-year follow-up period. Participants will answer demographic information, Female Sexual Function Scale, Breast-Q and Body Perception Scale about their sexual function, quality of life and body perception. These will be recorded before surgery and repeated 6 weeks, 6 months and 1 year after surgery.

Full description

As a result of the power analysis of the preliminary study conducted with the participation of 9 cases; it was calculated that 80% power could be obtained at 95% confidence level when at least 47 people were included in the study. However, considering that the results of the preliminary study will not be conclusive, it is planned to complete the study with at least 52 people by taking 10% more participants. The data will be analysed with SPSS 25.0 package programme. Continuous variables will be given as mean ± standard deviation and categorical variables as number and percentage. Repeated measures ANOVA test, Kruskal-Wallis test or Friedman test will be used according to the parametric test assumptions.

Enrollment: 52 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 50 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Individuals scheduled for surgery for breast cancer
• Accepting to participate in the study
• Being sexually active in the last 1 year
• Continuation of menstruation

Exclusion criteria

• Previous breast cancer surgery
• Previous history of breast cancer
• History of any other cancer
• Refusal to participate in the study
• Refusal to continue working
• Problems in her relationship with her partner

Trial design

52 participants in 1 patient group

Young women with breast cancer

Description:

Sexually active young women scheduled for breast cancer surgery

Treatment:

Other: No intervention will be performed as part of this study. However, regardless of the study, all participants will have breast cancer surgery