Women Surviving Ovarian Cancer

February 25, 2009 updated by: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Quality of Life in Women Surviving Ovarian Cancer

The purpose of this study is to help us learn more about how women who have had or now have ovarian cancer are doing 5 years or more from their diagnosis. We want to learn about general quality of life, long-term side effects of treatment, sexual function, thinking, memory, and psychological effects (such as anxiety and depression). We will also look at how these women are being followed for ovarian cancer. We hope this study will help us better understand how women surviving ovarian cancer are doing.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

Study Type

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Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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62

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • New York
      • New York, New York, United States, 10065
        • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) clinic The Queens Cancer Center Hospital(QCC)clinic

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Women with invasive epithelial ovarian cancer who are disease-free and 5 to 10 years from diagnosis (for Cohort A) and have never experienced a recurrence of epithelial ovarian cancer
  • Women with epithelial ovarian cancer who have had one or more relapses, but are clinically currently disease-free, 5- to 10 years from diagnosis (for Cohort B)
  • Women with current evidence of epithelial ovarian cancer who are alive with disease 5 to 10 years from diagnosis (for Cohort C)
  • Fluency in English
  • Written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Inability to read, communicate in English
  • ovarian cancer of low malignant potential (borderline tumors)

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Observational Models: Cohort
  • Time Perspectives: Prospective

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort

Group / Cohort

A group or subgroup of participants in an observational study that is assessed for biomedical or health outcomes.
Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
A
epithelial ovarian cancer survivors (women disease-free at 5 to 10 years from diagnosis of ovarian cancer)
Behavioral: questionnaires
study participants complete one-time survey, questionnaires, and cognition testing, comprising the following: QOL-Cancer Survivor FACT-Ovarian SF-36 (general QOL scale) CES-D (depression scale) Impact of Events Scale (anxiety scale) FACT-GOG-NTX (neurotoxicity scale) Female Sexual Functioning Index (FSFI) Cognition Testing Perception of disease chronicity/acuity Concerns about Recurrence Report of surveillance type, frequency, utility Health behaviors Self-report of co-morbidities Self-report of potential unmet needs Background information form List of current medications Patient-defined QoL domains
Behavioral: questionnaires
study participants complete one-time survey, questionnaires, and cognition testing, comprising the following: QOL- Cancer Survivor, FACT-Ovarian, SF-36, CES-D, IES, FACT-GOG-NTX, FSFI, Cognition Testing, Perception of disease chronicity/acuity, Report of surveillance type, frequency, utility, Health behaviors, Self-report of co-morbidities, Self-report of potential unmet needs, Background information form, List of current medications,Patient-defined QoL domains
B
women in second- or greater remission (women who have had one or more relapses from ovarian cancer but are considered to be currently clinically disease-free 5 to 10 years from original diagnosis of ovarian cancer).
Behavioral: questionnaires
study participants complete one-time survey, questionnaires, and cognition testing, comprising the following: QOL-Cancer Survivor FACT-Ovarian SF-36 (general QOL scale) CES-D (depression scale) Impact of Events Scale (anxiety scale) FACT-GOG-NTX (neurotoxicity scale) Female Sexual Functioning Index (FSFI) Cognition Testing Perception of disease chronicity/acuity Concerns about Recurrence Report of surveillance type, frequency, utility Health behaviors Self-report of co-morbidities Self-report of potential unmet needs Background information form List of current medications Patient-defined QoL domains
Behavioral: questionnaires
study participants complete one-time survey, questionnaires, and cognition testing, comprising the following: QOL- Cancer Survivor, FACT-Ovarian, SF-36, CES-D, IES, FACT-GOG-NTX, FSFI, Cognition Testing, Perception of disease chronicity/acuity, Report of surveillance type, frequency, utility, Health behaviors, Self-report of co-morbidities, Self-report of potential unmet needs, Background information form, List of current medications,Patient-defined QoL domains
C
women surviving with epithelial ovarian cancer (women alive with disease 5 to 10 years from original diagnosis of ovarian cancer)
Behavioral: questionnaires
study participants complete one-time survey, questionnaires, and cognition testing, comprising the following: QOL-Cancer Survivor FACT-Ovarian SF-36 (general QOL scale) CES-D (depression scale) Impact of Events Scale (anxiety scale) FACT-GOG-NTX (neurotoxicity scale) Female Sexual Functioning Index (FSFI) Cognition Testing Perception of disease chronicity/acuity Concerns about Recurrence Report of surveillance type, frequency, utility Health behaviors Self-report of co-morbidities Self-report of potential unmet needs Background information form List of current medications Patient-defined QoL domains
Behavioral: questionnaires
study participants complete one-time survey, questionnaires, and cognition testing, comprising the following: QOL- Cancer Survivor, FACT-Ovarian, SF-36, CES-D, IES, FACT-GOG-NTX, FSFI, Cognition Testing, Perception of disease chronicity/acuity, Report of surveillance type, frequency, utility, Health behaviors, Self-report of co-morbidities, Self-report of potential unmet needs, Background information form, List of current medications,Patient-defined QoL domains

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Time Frame
QOL, phys funct status score on FACT & ,psychol status , cognitive functioning, Brief test of Attention, sexual funct & health behaviors among ovar ca survi & among women in 2nd or > remiss & among women surv with ovar ca 5 to 10 yrs from dx.
Time Frame: conclusion of study
conclusion of study

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Identify potential determinants of global QOL in all three ovarian cancer survivor cohorts.
Time Frame: conclusion of study
conclusion of study

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

The organization or person who initiates the study and who has authority and control over the study.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Collaborators

Collaborators

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Queens Cancer Center of Queens Hospital

Publications and helpful links

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Helpful Links

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

Study Start

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November 1, 2004

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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February 1, 2009

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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February 1, 2009

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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January 8, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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January 8, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

First Posted

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January 17, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

Last Update Posted

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February 26, 2009

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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February 25, 2009

Last Verified

Last Verified

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February 1, 2009

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • 04-131

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