Functional Outcomes Following Limb Sparing Surgery for Sarcoma Patients

July 31, 2012 updated by: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Functional Outcomes Following Limb Sparing Surgery for Soft Tissue Sarcoma and Pre-Operative Radiotherapy

Primary Objectives:

  1. To classify the types of wound healing complications that occur after pre-operative radiation therapy and limb sparing resection for the treatment of soft tissue sarcomas of the extremity.
  2. To evaluate the impact of each complication type on patient function and quality of life using the Toronto Extremity Salvage Score (TESS).

Study Overview

Status

Withdrawn

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

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
    • Texas
      • Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
        • U.T.M.D. Anderson Cancer 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

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients with a diagnosis of soft tissue sarcoma.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Diagnosis of soft tissue sarcoma with histopathologic confirmation.
  2. Treatment protocol that includes pre-operative radiation therapy.
  3. Treatment protocol that includes limb-sparing surgical resection.
  4. Patient has received MD Anderson Cancer Center multidisciplinary care.
  5. Patient must be at least three years post-operative.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Previous radiotherapy to the local site.
  2. Presence of regional or distant metastases.
  3. Major medical co-morbidities (eg. cerebrovascular accident, congestive heart failure, concurrent malignancy) or disabilities unrelated to treatment for soft tissue sarcoma.

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: Case-Only
  • Time Perspectives: Prospective

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
1
Patients with a diagnosis of soft tissue sarcoma.
Behavioral: Questionnaire
Toronto Extremity Salvage Score (TESS) questionnaire.
Other Names:
  • Survey

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Endpoints for this study will be anatomic site, histological subtype, primary wound closure, wound complication type, need for secondary operation and type of secondary operation.
Time Frame: 1 Year
1 Year

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Charles E. Butler, MD, M.D. Anderson Cancer 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, 2006

Primary Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2007

Study Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2007

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 26, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 26, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

July 27, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

August 1, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 31, 2012

Last Verified

July 1, 2012

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2005-0111

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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