HRQOL in Prostate Cancer Patients Treated With Radiotherapy
Condition(s) studied
Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)
radiotherapy: Radiotherapy is delivered with linear accelerators or cyberknife (external beam radiotherapy), or local irradiation with high dose rate brachytherapy (brachytherapy)
Study summary
The study primarily aims at evaluating health-related quality of life after radiotherapy for prostate cancer, using modern hypofractionated radiotherapy schedules. Study design is a prospective observational cohort study. All patients give written informed consent and fill out online validated questionnaires before, during, and after radiotherapy (yearly) up to 5 years post-treatment.
Eligibility
Primary outcome measure(s)
- EPIC questionnaire score on urinary domain — Year 1 - Year 4
Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite (EPIC) Urinary Domain score: a 0 to 100 scale with higher scores representing better HRQOL. - EPIC questionnaire score on bowel domain — Year 1 - Year 4
Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite (EPIC) Bowel Domain score: a 0 to 100 scale with higher scores representing better HRQOL. - Sexual functioning score on IIEF-5 questionnaire — Year 1- Year 4
Sexual functioning score on International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-5) questionnaire: 1 to 25 scale, higher scores imply better function
Trial sites (1)
| Facility | City | Region | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radiotherapy, Erasmus MC Cancer Center | Rotterdam | South Holland |
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This page summarises publicly available registry data for informational purposes — not medical advice. Eligibility is determined by each study team; patients should discuss participation with their clinician.
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