The study plans to collect data from patients on sexual well-being after mastectomy and immediate reconstruction by surveys. This data can support preoperative patient counselling and the prevention and care of adverse effects of cancer treatments. Specific subpopulations of mastectomy women showing severe sexual impairment can be outlined; they may benefit from lifestyle changes and intervention strategies (intravaginal use of diazepam, local hyaluronic acid, intravaginal use of spermidine, pelvic floor gymnastic and physiotherapy). Our goal is to improve quality of life of breast cancer patients.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
200
Questionnaires collecting sociodemographic information and their sexual well-being.
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Consorziale Policlinico
Bari, Italy, Italy
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGIstituto Tumori Giovanni Paolo II
Bari, Italy, Italy
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPoliclinico Sant'Orsola-Malpighi
Bologna, Italy, Italy
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGOspedale Bufalini di Cesena
Cesena, Italy, Italy
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPresidio Ospedaliero GB Morgagni-Pierantoni
Forlì, Italy, Italy
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGEuropean Institute of Oncology
Milan, Italy, Italy
RECRUITINGOspedale Mater Olbia
Olbia, Italy, Italy
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAzienda Ospedale Università di Padova
Padua, Italy, Italy
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPoliclinico Paolo Giaccone
Palermo, Italy, Italy
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPoliclinico San Matteo
Pavia, Italy, Italy
NOT_YET_RECRUITING...and 9 more locations
Sexual well-being
Sexual well-being, a multidimensional construct, will be assessed using a combination of validated and non-validated questionnaires. For each outcome score, descriptive statistics will be reported, including mean, standard deviation, median, and interquartile range. Comparisons of mean scores across predefined subgroups-such as type of reconstruction, systemic and local treatments, menopausal status, obesity, and parity-will be conducted using analysis of variance. A p-value \< 0.05 will be considered statistically significant.
Time frame: Enrollment visit
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