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Prospective study on predictors and course of psychological burden in patients with brain tumors and their next of kin

Prospective study on predictors and course of psychological burden in patients with brain tumors and their next of kin - PoTSDam

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00033878
Enrollment
120
Registered
2024-07-11
Start date
2024-07-03
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-04-27

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

Conditions

C71.9 D32.0 F43.1 F41.9 F32.9

Interventions

Group 1: Patients with high grade glioma (HGG) WHO 4, low grade glioma (LGG) WHO 2 or 3 and Meningioma WHO 1 - Collection of the following baseline-parameters before tumor surgery: - age, gender, co-m

Sponsors

Ernst von Bergmann Klinikum
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Included are all patients > 18 years who are able to consent with a newly diagnosed brain tumor (glioma) as well as patients with meningioma. Patients need to be physiologically and psychologically able to complete the questionnaires of the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Excluded are all minors who are unable to consent and those with a psychiatric history of psychosis and/or bipolar disorder.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 weeks after surgery: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder using the PTSD checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) (German version: Krüger-Gottschalk et al, 2014; 8-item-version)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
other psychological burden such as dissociative disorders, anxiety and depression other psychological burden such as - dissociative disorders using the Peritraumatic Dissociative Experiences Questionnaire (PDEQ) (German version: Maercker, 1994) - depression and anxiety using the 4-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-4) (German version: Löwe et al., 2010) as well as daily Assessment of psychological burden and sleep disorders

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactHolger Joswig

Ernst von Bergmann Klinikum

holger.joswig@klinikumevb.de+4933124137952

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: May 1, 2026