Sensory Morbidity Following Breast Surgery

January 14, 2014 updated by: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
The goal of the study is measure breast sensations after breast surgery. The results of this study will help surgeons better understand breast sensations and may improve the way surgery is done.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

290

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

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

21 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

MSKCC clinics

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • The Samples used will be derived from three cohorts below and will only include patients who have completed mastectomy or reconstruction within 1-5 years of enrollment.
  • Patients who have undergone immediate, two-stage expander/implant postmastectomy reconstruction
  • Patients who have undergone immediate, autogenous tissue flap reconstruction following mastectomy
  • Patients who have undergone mastectomy alone
  • Patients at least 21 years of age
  • Patients who completed mastectomy ± immediate post-mastectomy reconstruction at least one year but no longer than five years prior to study entry

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients who have had any of the following:
  • delayed reconstruction (no reconstruction at time of surgery) combined autogenous tissue/implant breast reconstruction, and/or
  • Patients who have a pre-surgical history of complex regional pain syndrome
  • Patients who have had radiation therapy
  • Patients who have had a local recurrence
  • Patients who do not speak the English language (validated translations of key questionnaires are not available).

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
1
autogenous tissue breast reconstruction
Behavioral: questionnaires
Patients will be evaluated at one time point using the Breast Sensation Assessment Score (BSAS©), the SF-36 Health Survey, the MSKCC BREAST Q, the Brief Pain Inventory, the Hopwood Body Image Scale, the Profile of Mood States - Brief Version (POMS - BRF), and the 'Patient Demographic and Treatment Information Form'
Behavioral: questionnaires
Patients will be evaluated at one time point using the Breast Sensation Assessment Score (BSAS©), the SF-36 Health Survey, the MSKCC BREAST Q, the Brief Pain Inventory, the Hopwood Body Image Scale, the Profile of Mood States -Brief Version (POMS - BRF), and the 'Patient Demographic and Treatment Information Form'
2
tissue expander/implant breast reconstruction
Behavioral: questionnaires
Patients will be evaluated at one time point using the Breast Sensation Assessment Score (BSAS©), the SF-36 Health Survey, the MSKCC BREAST Q, the Brief Pain Inventory, the Hopwood Body Image Scale, the Profile of Mood States - Brief Version (POMS - BRF), and the 'Patient Demographic and Treatment Information Form'
Behavioral: questionnaires
Patients will be evaluated at one time point using the Breast Sensation Assessment Score (BSAS©), the SF-36 Health Survey, the MSKCC BREAST Q, the Brief Pain Inventory, the Hopwood Body Image Scale, the Profile of Mood States -Brief Version (POMS - BRF), and the 'Patient Demographic and Treatment Information Form'
3
mastectomy alone
Behavioral: questionnaires
Patients will be evaluated at one time point using the Breast Sensation Assessment Score (BSAS©), the SF-36 Health Survey, the MSKCC BREAST Q, the Brief Pain Inventory, the Hopwood Body Image Scale, the Profile of Mood States - Brief Version (POMS - BRF), and the 'Patient Demographic and Treatment Information Form'
Behavioral: questionnaires
Patients will be evaluated at one time point using the Breast Sensation Assessment Score (BSAS©), the SF-36 Health Survey, the MSKCC BREAST Q, the Brief Pain Inventory, the Hopwood Body Image Scale, the Profile of Mood States -Brief Version (POMS - BRF), and the 'Patient Demographic and Treatment Information Form'

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
To evaluate the prevalence, severity and level of distress of subjective breast sensations following mastectomy and postmastectomy reconstruction.
Time Frame: conclusion of the study
conclusion of the study

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
To compare sensory morbidity following three types of breast surgery: tissue expander/implant breast reconstruction, autogenous tissue reconstruction, and no reconstruction.
Time Frame: conclusion of the study
conclusion of the study

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Andrea Pusic, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Publications and helpful links

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Helpful Links

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

February 1, 2008

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2014

Study Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 20, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 20, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

February 29, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 16, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 14, 2014

Last Verified

January 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 08-009 (Caen, Hospital)

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