Women*s experiences with vaginal dilator use following radiotherapy for gynaecological cancer: a qualitative study.

Women*s experiences with vaginal dilator use following radiotherapy for gynaecological cancer: a qualitative study. - Vaginal dilator use after radiotherapy for gynaecology cancer

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON39081

Enrollment

Registered

2012-09-19

Start date

2013-04-16

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-04-29

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Conditions

gynaecological oncology

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Women will be invited to participate in the current study if they have been treated with primary radiation therapy between 6 and 24 months previously, were sexually active before their cancer diagnosis, and are consenting to being interviewed about vaginal dilation and sexuality. A selection of ten of these women ( who have indicated to be willing to participate in future studies)will be made to evaluate the information booklet.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Signs of recurrent or metastatic cancer, insufficient knowledge of the Dutch language, or living abroad.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Sexual functioning, Sexual distress, Experiences with vaginal dilation therapy, Sexual rehabilitation after RT, Acceptability/Understandability of the information booklet.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Treatment, Somatic and Psychological variables	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results