NCT01031602

Assessment of Sexual Dysfunction, Depression and Anxiety in Underserved, Minority Gynecologic Cancers Patients

Assessment of the Prevalence of Sexual Dysfunction, Depression, and Anxiety in Underserved and Minority Patients With Gynecologic Cancers

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 160 (actual)
• Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Objectives: * Assess the prevalence and severity of depression and anxiety in underserved and minority women seen in the gynecologic oncology clinic at Lyndon Baines Johnson General Hospital. * Assess the prevalence and severity of sexual dysfunction in this patient population.

Detailed description

The instruments used in this study will be completed at one timepoint, by those women who choose to participate, anonymously. The questionnaires will be preceded with a statement informing the patient that by completing the study questionnaires she is consenting to study participation. No patient names or medical record numbers will be documented. When a patient checks in for her clinic appointment, she will receive a packet of study materials consisting of a cover letter describing the study objectives, the Female Sexual Function Index, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and a demographic questionnaire. The tools used in this study will be available in both English and Spanish.

Conditions

• Gynecologic Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Surveys	Surveys -- Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI), the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and a demographic questionnaire completed at time of clinic appointment, taking about 20 minutes.

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-10-01
• Primary completion: 2013-05-01
• Completion: 2013-05-01
• First posted: 2009-12-14
• Last updated: 2013-05-29

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: United States