Sexual Well-being of Women Undergoing Mastectomy and Reconstruction

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Survey using a questionnaire.: Questionnaires collecting sociodemographic information and their sexual well-being.

Study summary

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.

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Sexual well-being — Enrollment visit
  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.

Trial sites (19)

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