Quality of Life in Patients Undergoing Surgery or Brachytherapy for Stage II Prostate Cancer

Health-Related Quality Of Life In Patients With Low Risk, Localized Prostate Cancer Randomized To Radical Prostatectomy Or Brachytherapy

RATIONALE: Quality of life assessment in patients undergoing prostate cancer treatment may help determine the intermediate-term and long-term effects of surgery and brachytherapy.

PURPOSE: Randomized clinical trial to study quality of life in patients undergoing radical prostatectomy or brachytherapy for stage II prostate cancer.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

  • Compare changes in health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients with stage II prostate cancer up to 2 years after treatment with radical prostatectomy or brachytherapy.
  • Compare the effect of baseline HRQOL, age, and other covariates on HRQOL improvement or deterioration in these patients up to 10 years after these treatments.
  • Compare the effect of treatment modality on HRQOL improvement or deterioration in these patients up to 10 years after these treatments.
  • Compare the effects of treatment failure on HRQOL, in terms of disease progression, in these patients.

OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms on ACOSOG-Z0070 (radical prostatectomy vs brachytherapy).

Patients in both arms complete a quality of life questionnaire at baseline, 2 and 6 months after treatment, and then at 1, 2, 4, 7, and 10 years after treatment.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 500 patients (250 per group) will be accrued for this study within 2 years.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

500

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

    • California
      • San Francisco, California, United States, 94143-0128
        • UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center
    • District of Columbia
      • Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20307-5000
        • Walter Reed Army Medical Center
    • Iowa
      • Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 52242-1062
        • Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Iowa
    • Massachusetts
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215
        • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110
        • Washington University School of Medicine
    • New York
      • New York, New York, United States, 10021
        • Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
      • Rochester, New York, United States, 14642
        • James P. Wilmot Cancer Center at University of Rochester Medical Center
    • North Carolina
      • Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28233-3549
        • Presbyterian Hospital
    • Ohio
      • Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195
        • Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center
    • Vermont
      • Burlington, Vermont, United States, 05401
        • Fletcher Allen Health Care - Medical Center Campus
    • Virginia
      • Norfolk, Virginia, United States, 23507
        • Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
    • Washington
      • Seattle, Washington, United States, 98195-6043
        • University Cancer Center at University of Washington Medical Center
      • Tacoma, Washington, United States, 98431-5048
        • Madigan Army Medical Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

No older than 75 years (Child, Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Male

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients diagnosed with adenocarcinoma of the prostate and previously enrolled on ACOSOG-Z0070.

Description

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate within the past 120 days

    • Stage II disease (T1c-T2a, N0, M0)
  • Concurrent enrollment on ACOSOG-Z0070

    • Not yet randomized to an intervention arm (radical prostatectomy or brachytherapy)
  • Willing and able to complete heath-related quality of life questionnaires

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age

  • 75 and under

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Endocrine therapy

  • More than 6 months since prior hormonal therapy for prostate cancer

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

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Quality of life questionnaire

Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms on ACOSOG-Z0070 (radical prostatectomy vs brachytherapy).

Patients in both arms complete a quality of life questionnaire at baseline, 2 and 6 months after treatment, and then at 1, 2, 4, 7, and 10 years after treatment as part of ACOSOG-Z0071.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
time to treatment failure
Time Frame: Up to 10 years
Up to 10 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
disease progression
Time Frame: Up to 10 years
Up to 10 years

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Sandra G. Martin, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2002

Primary Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2004

Study Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2004

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 24, 2003

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 26, 2003

First Posted (Estimate)

January 27, 2003

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

July 6, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 1, 2016

Last Verified

July 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • ACOSOG-Z0071
  • CDR0000258478 (Registry Identifier: NCI Physician Data Query)

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