Determinants and mediating mechanisms of quality of life and disease-specific symptoms among thyroid cancer patients: the WaTCh study

Determinants and mediating mechanisms of quality of life and disease-specific symptoms among thyroid cancer patients: the WaTCh study - The WaTCh study

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON54712

Enrollment

400

Registered

2018-12-05

Start date

2020-08-17

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-04-15

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Conditions

Thyroid cancer thyroid carcinoma

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Thyroid cancer population In order to be eligible to participate in this study, a subject must meet all of the following criteria: - Diagnosed with thyroid cancer - 18 years or older - Able to fill out questionnaires in Dutch Norm population In order to be eligible for participation in this study, a participant must meet all of the following criteria: - 18 years or older - Able to fill out questionnaires in Dutch - Live near one of the WaTCh-hospitals for blood draw

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: TC patients: A potential subject who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study: - Patients with cognitive impairment will not be included because of expected difficulties in completing these questionnaires without assistance. - Patients who are not able to read or write Dutch will be excluded, as they are not able to complete a Dutch questionnaire. Norm population: A potential subject who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study: - Participants with cognitive impairment will not be included because of expected difficulties in completing the questionnaire without assistance (already not included in the LISS panel). - Participants who are not able to read or write Dutch will be excluded, as they are not able to complete a Dutch questionnaire (already not included in the LISS panel). - Participants with a (previous) diagnosis of a carcinoma, except for basal cell carcinoma of the skin. - Participants who have a household member already included in this study, to ensure independence of answers.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
QoL and disease-specific symptoms over time.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
fatigue, sleep, physical activity, anxiety, depression, health care utilisation, and employment.	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results