Distress, Anxiety and Psychosexual Health in BOT

Impact of Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment of Borderline Ovarian Tumors on Distress, Anxiety and Psychosexual Health

The aim of this study is to assess the prevalence of distress, anxiety and psychosexual anguish in patients diagnosed with borderline ovarian tumor (BOT) compared to controls confronted with surgical treatment for benign ovarian tumors.

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Ovarian Neoplasm Epithelial Borderline
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: questionnaire

Detailed Description

Appropriate surgical care is primordial for the patient after diagnosis of a BOT. Taking into account the good prognosis and long live expectancy caregivers should also be concerned about non-oncological complains during the follow-up to guarantee the overall well-being of the patient.

Women diagnosed with gynaecological cancer are likely to face additional consequences beyond those common to all cancer patients.

Not surprisingly, previous research shows that women affected by gynaecological cancer are likely to suffer significant physical and psychological morbidity. Studies including women of all ages with gynaecological cancers indicate higher levels of psychological distress, including clinical levels of anxiety, depression and posttraumatic distress disorder as well as greater decrements in body image and more sexual problems than in other types of cancer. High levels of distress were reported up to four years following the diagnosis.

Longitudinal studies addressing the prevalence of psychological distress, anxiety or psychosexual health during follow up in BOT patients are lacking. Due to the connotation between sexuality and internal genitals, diagnosis of the BOT and following surgery are possibly negatively influencing each other. Large prospective or randomized control studies are unachievable due to the low prevalence of BOT and limited recurrences or death.

Identification of the presence of psychological morbidity, including anxiety and depression is clinically useful because, unlike most demographic and clinical factors, psychological illness and psychosexual complaints are modifiable.

The study material consists out of two main parts of questionnaires.

A first questionnaire addressing the distress and anxiety consists of validated questionnaires:

• Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS),
• Body Image Scale (BIS),
• Perceived Stress Scale (PSS).

And a second questionnaire concerning psychosexual health, built up out of validated questionnaires;

• Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI),
• Female Sexual Distress Scale - Revised (FSDS-R),
• European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) quality of life (QOL) questionnaire designed to measure the QOL of patients with ovarian cancer (EORTC QLQ-OV28) (only questions 50-58)
• EORTC Sexual Health Questionnaire (EORTC SHQ-C22) for assessing sexual health in cancer patients (only the part concerning women).

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 60

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Stefan Cosyns, MD; Phone Number: +32 24776020; Email: scosyns@uzbrussel.be

Study Locations

• Belgium
  • Brussels
    • Jette, Brussels, Belgium, 1090
      • Recruiting
      • Universitair Ziekenhuis UZBrussel
      • Contact: Stefan Cosyns, Md; Phone Number: 0032 24776020; Email: Scosyns@uzbrussel.be

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 100 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients having had surgery for benign or borderline ovarian tumors

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Diagnosis and surgery for benign or borderline ovarian tumors.
• >18 y.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Known former psychological morbidity evaluated by the investigators.
• History of another cancer type.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Observational Models: Case-Control
• Time Perspectives: Prospective

Number of groups / cohorts

2

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
BOT; Patients diagnosed and treated by surgery for borderline ovarian tumor	Other: questionnaire; Patients will be contacted by their physician during regular follow-up in the out-patient clinic or contacted by phone. The questionnaires will be filled in at the UZBrussel, Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090 Brussels or at the patients home. Filled-in questionnaires can be hand off immediately at the physician or send by post or email..
controls; Patients after surgical treatment of benign ovarian tumor	Other: questionnaire; Patients will be contacted by their physician during regular follow-up in the out-patient clinic or contacted by phone. The questionnaires will be filled in at the UZBrussel, Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090 Brussels or at the patients home. Filled-in questionnaires can be hand off immediately at the physician or send by post or email..

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Anxiety and Depression - HADS	Anxiety and depression will be measured using a validated questionnaire: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale - The scores for anxiety and depression can vary from 0 to 21, depending on the presence and severity of the symptoms. A score between 0 and 7 does not indicate the presence of the symptoms; a score between 8 and 10 indicates the presence of the symptoms but to a moderate degree, therefore doubtful cases; a score greater than or equal to 11 indicates a significant number of symptoms corresponding to confirmed cases.	2020
Depression - BIS	Depression will be measured using two validated questionnaires. The first one will be the Body Image Scale (BIS). The BIS is a a 10-item scale informing about self-image. A low score is reflecting a low body image.	2020
Anxiety - Perceived Stress Scale	The validated questionnaire measuring perceived stress among our study population will be the Perceived Stress Scale or PSS. Individual scores on the PSS can range from 0 to 40 with higher scores indicating higher perceived stress. Scores ranging from 0-13 would be considered low stress. Scores ranging from 14-26 would be considered moderate stress. Scores ranging from 27-40 would be considered high perceived stress.	2020
Psycho-sexual health - FSFI	Psychosexual health will be measured using different validated questionnaires: The First will be the Female sexual function index (FSFI). This is a 19-item questionnaire provides scores on six domains of sexual function (desire, arousal, lubrication, orgasm, satisfaction, and pain) as well as a total score. A score ≤ 26.55 is classified as a Female Sexual Disorder.	2020
Psycho-sexual health - FSDS - Revised	Psycho-sexual health will be measured using different validated questionnaires: As second we will use is the Female sexual distress scale (FSDS-R), a 13-item questionnaire designed to measure sexually related personal distress in women. A low score reflects a normal sexual health whereas a high score an in-satisfaction about the sexual health reflects.	2020
Psycho-sexual health - EORTC OV28	Psychosexual health will be measured using different validated questionnaires: The third questionnaire is one of the EORTC quality of life questionnaire for patient with ovarian cancer (EORTC QLQ-OV28). The EORTC QLQ questionnaire is designed to measure quality of life in cancer patients. A high score for the [functional scales and/or single items] represents a high level of functioning, whereas a high score for the [symptom scales and/or single items] represents a high level of symptomatology or problems.	2020
Psycho-sexual health - EORTC SHQ C22	Psycho-sexual health will be measured using different validated questionnaires: The last questionnaire will be the EORTC Sexual health questionnaire for cancer patients (EORTC SHQ-C22). This questionnaires is designed to measure sexual health in cancer patients. A high score for the [functional scales and/or single items] represents a high level of functioning, whereas a high score for the [symptom scales and/or single items] represents a high level of symptomatology or problems.	2020

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): September 1, 2020
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): September 1, 2023
• Study Completion (Anticipated): September 1, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 27, 2020
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 30, 2020
• First Posted (Actual): February 5, 2020

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): May 16, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 15, 2023
• Last Verified: May 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: surgery; anxiety; distress; sexual health; low malignant potential
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Neoplasms; Urogenital Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Genital Neoplasms, Female; Endocrine System Diseases; Ovarian Diseases; Adnexal Diseases; Gonadal Disorders; Endocrine Gland Neoplasms; Ovarian Neoplasms
• Other Study ID Numbers: sBOT D/A/PSH

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No