A Prospective Longitudinal Study of Health-Related Quality of Life in Men With Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer

to prospectively assess the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) changes during the first year after different treatment modalities for localized prostate cancer.

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Key information

Conditions

Prostate Cancer Genital Diseases Genital Diseases, Male Genital Neoplasms, Male Male Urogenital Diseases Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Prostatic Diseases Prostatic Neoplasms Urogenital Diseases Urogenital Neoplasms

Age range

43 year–82 year

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Department of Urology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine

Seoul, 135-710, South Korea

About this study

Quality of life is of great concern to patients considering treatment options for prostate cancer. Patients with clinically localized prostate cancer treated with active surveillance, radical prostatectomy, external radiotherapy and high intensity focused ultrasound were included. All men completed the questionnaires of Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Prostate (FACT-P) (version 4), International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) and International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) before treatment and 1, 3, 6, 12 months after treatment.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

patients diagnosed with clinically localized prostate cancer

Exclusion criteria

patients with another malignancies

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

Health-related quality of life changes over time

Time frame: 12 months after treatment

Secondary outcomes

urinary symptom score and erectile function over time

Time frame: 12 months after treatment

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Samsung Medical Center

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Registry information

Official study title

A Prospective Quality of Life Study in Men With Clinically Localized Prostate Carcinoma Treated With Different Treatment Modalities

Important dates

Study start: 2005
Primary completion: 2007
Study completion: 2007
First posted: Oct 22, 2008
Registry last updated: Oct 22, 2008

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