Patient Satisfaction With Appearance, Scar Outcome and Quality of Life After Skin Cancer Surgery

Status

Enrolling by invitation

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03503240

Enrollment

3000

Registered

2018-04-19

Start date

2018-04-06

Completion date

2027-04-01

Last updated

2026-05-06

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Conditions

Skin Cancer

Keywords

Quality of Life, survey, 18-168

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate patient satisfaction and quality of life as it relates to skin cancer surgery. This research study involves taking a one-time survey online.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_CROSSOVER

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

21 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Patients ≥ 18 years of age at the time of surgery. * Had a diagnosis of a cutaneous malignancy * Cutaneous malignancy includes, but is not limited to basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and melanoma * Able to speak and read English * MSK Only Cross Sectional Study: Radiation therapy patients ≥ 18 years of age who have received RT for skin cancer

Exclusion criteria

* Unable to speak and read English

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
number of patients satisfied with facial appearance	1 year	Satisfaction with Facial Appearance Scale, Appearance-related Psychosocial Distress Scale and Adverse Effects Checklist using the FACE-Q Skin Cancer instrument.
number of patients satisfied with scar outcome	1year	Appraisal of Scars Scale, Appearance-related Psychosocial Distress Scale and Adverse Effects Checklist using the FACE-Q Skin Cancer instrument.

Countries

United States

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORErica Lee, MD

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Outcome results