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Quality of life and patient satisfaction with breast reconstructive surgery as compared to mastectomy only or breast conservation – A prospective, cohort study from Pakistan

Quality of life and patient satisfaction with breast reconstructive surgery as compared to mastectomy only or breast conservation – A prospective, cohort study from Pakistan

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00029347
Enrollment
210
Registered
2022-06-30
Start date
2022-05-30
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

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

Conditions

MALIGNANT NEOPLASM OF BREAST C50

Interventions

Group 1: One group comprised of all patients who underwent breast conserving surgery at Breast Surgery Unit of a tertiary care hospital from 1st January 2015 to 30th October 2020. Group 2: Second grou

Sponsors

Aga Khan University Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All consented patients who underwent breast conserving surgery, total mastectomy with and without reconstruction at Breast Surgery Unit of a tertiary care hospital from 1st January 2015 to 30th October 2020.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients who had died, those who had undergone breast reconstruction following breast conserving surgery and were unwilling to participate and refused to give informed consent were excluded from the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The primary endpoint is to assess the quality of life of patients following breast conserving surgery (BCS), total mastectomy with and without reconstruction with the help of Breast-Q questionnaire.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Patients who had breast conservation were more satisfied with cosmetic outcome post-surgery as compared to mastectomy with or without reconstruction.

Countries

Pakistan

Contacts

Public ContactLubna Vohra

Aga Khan University Hospital

lubna.vohra@aku.edu00923215303685

Outcome results

None listed

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