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Prospective Assessment of Quality of Life During Radiotherapy for the Treatment of Gynecological tumors

Prospective Assessment of Quality of Life During Radiotherapy for the Treatment of Gynecological tumors - VELVET Study

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00040032
Enrollment
175
Registered
2026-04-27
Start date
2025-12-17
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-01

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

Conditions

C51 C52 C53 C54

Interventions

Group 1: Arm 1 includes all patients receiving radiotherapy as part of routine clinical care. After providing written informed consent, patients participate in the study without any influence on thei

Sponsors

Uniklinikum Düsseldorf
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Histologically confirmed vulvar, vaginal, cervical, or endometrial cancer Planned radiotherapy (primary, adjuvant, or palliative) Ability to provide informed consent and written informed consent Sufficient German language skills to independently complete the questionnaires

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Age under 18 years Pregnancy Inability to provide informed consent (e.g. due to severe psychiatric illness or cognitive impairment) Insufficient German language skills Participation in a concurrent interventional study with potential influence on quality of life or study endpoints

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Change in global health status (EORTC QLQ-C30 GHS score) from baseline before the start of radiotherapy (T0) to 12 months after completion of radiotherapy (T3), assessed using the validated EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Changes in additional functional and symptom scales of quality of life (EORTC QLQ-C30 and tumor-specific modules CX24, EN24, VU34) over time (T0–T3) Changes in cancer-related fatigue (EORTC QLQ-FA12) over time Changes in sleep quality (Insomnia Severity Index) over time Occurrence and severity of treatment-related symptoms Comparison of quality of life between different tumor entities Analysis of short- and long-term treatment-related burden

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactLivia schmidt

Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf

Livia.Schmidt@med.uni-duesseldorf.de+49 211 81-08603

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 11, 2026