Gastric cancer patients who underwent various types of gastrectomy (GIST patients who underwent gastric wedge resection are also included)
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The inclusion criteria are as follows: (1) Gastric cancer patients with pathologically confirmed stage IA or IB disease or patients with a GIST who underwent gastric wedge resection. (2) Patients who underwent gastrectomy for the first time. (3) Patients who were not treated with chemotherapy. (4) Patients without any recurrence or distant metastasis. (5) Patients with an interval of one year or longer after gastrectomy. (6) Physical status 0 or 1. (7) Fully capable of understanding and responding to the questionnaire. (8) Without any other disease or previous surgery which may influence the results of questionnaire more than gastrectomy. (9) Without any organ failure or mental disease. (10) Written informed consent with date and signature of the said person.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Active dual malignancy. (2) Patients who underwent concomitant resection of other organ(s) due to another disease (co-resection equivalent to cholecystectomy being the exceptions). (3) Considered as unsuitable to participate in the study by a surgeon who is in charge.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To examine the degree of generic QOL (SF-8), symptom specific QOL (GSRS), other abdominal symptoms, ingested amount, weight loss and satisfaction. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To investigate the correlation between above mentioned factors. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
The Jikei University School of Medicine Department of Surgery