Metastatic Breast Carcinoma and Women Sexual Quality of Life

Institut de Cancérologie de Lorraine30 enrolled

Overview

Sexual health is one of the relevant parameters for assesing the quality of life. Improvement sexual and emotional function improves quality of life scores and depression or anxiety in curative phase. The purpose of the study is to assess the quality of sexual life of postmenopausal women with metastatic breast cancer in couples and to establish links with overall quality of life and the quality of the relationship.

We use a quantitative methodology to assess quality of female sexual life, quality of life and quality o relationship with validated scientific questionnaires. The sexual and emotional intimacy will be explored by semi structured interview, not mandatory for patients.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Metastatic Breast Carcinoma

Interventions

Medical questionnaireOTHER

* Brief Index of Sexual Functioning for Women questionnaire * Quality of life questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-BR23) * Partnership questionnaire (partnerschaftsfragebogen; PFB) * Short interview about their sexual intimacy

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 50 YearsMax age: 70 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Women with metastatic breast cancer * Age ≥ 50 and \< 70 years old * Diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer at least 6 months prior to study participation * Patient living with a partner * Menopausal women (absence of menstruation for 1 year minimum) * ECOG performance status ≤ 2 * Affiliated to public health system * Informed and having expressed her non-opposition Exclusion Criteria: * Patient in exclusive palliative care * Single or not living in a couple * Non-menopausal patient

Locations (1)

Institut de Cancérologie de Lorraine

Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Quality of sexual life of postmenopausal women with metastatic breast carcinoma living in couples

Quality of sexual life will assessed by BISF-W (Brief index of sexual functioning for women) questionnaire

Time frame: 1 day

Secondary Outcomes

Quality of life

Quality of life will assessed by quality of life breast cancer module questionnaire (QLQ-BR23) (Hinz et al, 2014)

Time frame: 1 day

Quality of Relationship of the couple

Quality of Relationship of the couple will assessed by partnership questionnaire (PFB). 30 items making up a global scale measuring the Quality of relationship (PFB).Quality of relationship (PFB) score can be obtained with the following equation: PFB = (30 - Quarreling) + Tenderness + Togetherness/communication ( Rossier et al, 2006).

Time frame: 1 day

Sexual and emotional intimacy

Patients will be interviewed by open-ended questions face to face concerning their Sexual and emotional intimacy.

Time frame: 1 day

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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