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Assessing Sexual Concerns Among Cancer Patients in Palliative Care

Proportion of patients with sexual concerns among cancer patients attending a palliative care outpatient department: A cross-sectional study - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/10/096264
Enrollment
204
Registered
2025-10-21
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-11-17

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: C00-D49- Neoplasms

Interventions

Intervention1: Nil: Nil

Sponsors

Cancer institute WIA
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Cancer Patients of both genders above the age of 18, irrespective of diagnosis 2) Cancer Patients visiting the palliative care OPD 3) Histologically/cytologically confirmed case of cancer 4) Patients with good performance status (ECOG 1-2)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients with preexisting sexual dysfunction (Might interfere with the correlation of symptom burden with sexual issues) 2) Patients with a known psychiatric disorder and taking medications for the same (Anti psychotics and Antidepressants cause sexual dysfunction) 3) Patients not consenting for the study 4) Patients who don’t understand Tamil or English

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To estimate the proportion of patients with sexual concerns among the cancer patients attending the palliative care outpatient clinic Timepoint: At baseline—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To design & validate a culturally appropriate survey questionnaire to assess sexual concerns among cancer patients.Timepoint: Not applicable—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactJoshua Samuel

Cancer Institute (WIA)

b.kalpana@cancerinstitutewia.org9840158777

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026