Quality of Life
Conditions
Brief summary
The trial is to describe quality of life in patients affected by prostate cancer treated with exclusive radiotherapy and submitted to psychological and andrologic evaluation.
Detailed description
This trial is to describe quality of life and sexuality in patients with prostate cancer treated with exclusive radiotherapy. Descriptive analysis of baseline characteristics will be performed by using appropriate summary measures for continous and categorical data. Analysis of variation over time of FACT scores will be conducted by means of ANOVA analysis for repeated measures.
Interventions
RADIATIONPatients affected by prostate cancer
Patients affected by prostate cancer and treated with a multidisciplinary approach: it includes exclusive radiotherapy, psychological and andrologic evaluation.
Sponsors
Istituto Clinico Humanitas
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Age 18-75 years. * Histologically-proven of prostate cancer * Indication to radical radiotherapy on prostate/ prostate + seminal vesicles / prostate + seminal vesicles + pelvic lymph nodes * Informed consent
Exclusion criteria
* Other coexisting malignancies, uncontrolled intercurrent illness, active infectious processes, and exudative, bloody, or cytologically malignant effusions excluded patients from the trial. * Previous surgery for prostate cancer, severe cardiac or vascular pathology * Other major surgery in the preceding year or currently undergoing psychiatric care or psychological counseling.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Quality of life measurement | 2.5 years | Evaluation of the quality of life with FACT-P test in patient affected by prostate cancer treated with exclusive radiotherapy and submitted to psychological and andrologic evaluation |
Countries
Italy
Outcome results
None listed