The multimodal therapy of gynecological malignancies and breast cancer often leads to an impairment of the pelvic floor function. This has a major impact on the quality of life of cancer patients. The aim of the study is to record and analyze the potential subjective impairment of the bladder, bowel and sexual function under systemic tumor therapy as well as possible influencing factors by means of validated disease-specific questionnaires. to find possible starting points for the prevention and treatment of the symptoms.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
200
St. Josefs-Hospital Wiesbaden GmbH
Wiesbaden, Germany
RECRUITINGPrimary Endpoint
The primary endpoint and basis for the sample size calculation is the incidence of clinically relevant deteriorations in the total score of pelvic floor function. Bladder function, bowel function, sedimentation problems and sexual function, QoL are recorded using scores using the validated German pelvic floor questionnaire
Time frame: 12 months
Secondary Endpoint
Type of tumor (breast cancer, ovarian cancer, cervical cancer, endometrial cancer, vulvar cancer), TNM stage, body weight, height, age, type of tumor therapy, number of previous therapies (chemoline), parity, mode of delivery, nicotine abuse, medication, previous surgery.
Time frame: 12 months
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