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NCT Number: NCT03336177

Understanding Low Gynecological Cancer Delay and Help-seeking Behavior in Older Patients.

Systematic screening for cervical cancer stops in France at 65 years old. The incidence of certain types of gynecological neoplasia increases with age (endometrium, vulva). Diagnosis delay of 8 months has been described for uterine cancer and longer delays for vulvar cancer.

The aim of our study is to understand help-seeking behavior and its delay for this type of cancer among patients older than 65.

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Key information

Conditions

Gynecologic Cancer Aged Behavior Help-Seeking Behavior Neoplasms Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Social Behavior Symptoms and Signs

Age range

65 year and older

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Institut de Cancérologie de Lorraine (ICL)

Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France

About this study

Our study assess the reasons for which the patient took time to go to the doctor despite of their symptoms. We use a qualitative methodology. Our study categorizes lived experiences, recorded in semistructured interview transcripts. We use psychodynamic and semiopragmatic analyses of the discourse to obtain hypotheses about possible reasons of the delay in the help-seeking process."

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Women of 65 years or more treated or followed at Lorraine Institute of Oncology
  • Diagnosed after 65 years or later of a low gynecological cancer
  • Without diagnosis of dementia
  • Retained ability to express by herself without assistance
  • Affiliated to public health system
  • Informed and having expressed her non-opposition

Exclusion criteria

  • Women under 65 or diagnosed before being 65 of a low gynecological cancer
  • Diagnosed of dementia
  • No longer to express herself
  • Patient deprived of freedom

Treatment and study plan

Semi-structured face to face interviews.

Other

Patients will be interviewed by open-ended questions face to face concerning their past experiences. The recorded interview will be transcribed and analyzed by psychodynamic and semio-pragmatic approach.

Primary outcomes

  1. Experience of help-seeking period for low gynecological cancers.

    Time frame: 1 day

    Qualitative interview performed at one occasion where the patient describes the experience of the help seeking period she has passed through.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Motivators and barriers to help-seeking for low gynecological cancers.

    Time frame: 1 day

    qualitative methodology using verbal data analysis of semi-structured interview.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Institut de Cancérologie de Lorraine

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Understanding Low Gynecological Cancer Delay and Help-seeking Behavior in Older Patients. Qualitative Approach

Acronym: CODEGY65

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2018
Study completion
2018
First posted
Nov 8, 2017
Registry last updated
Aug 8, 2018

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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