NCT03694990

Prospective Quality of Life Study in Pituitary Surgery

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 165 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Virginia · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Post-operative assessment and debridement are key components in patient care for surgery patients. However, a standardized protocol for management after endoscopic skull base surgery is unavailable. In this study, investigators will observe the effect of various follow-up schedules on the patient's quality of life after surgery. Patients who received surgery for pituitary adenoma will be placed randomly in 1 of 3 groups (short-term = follow-up in 2 weeks and 8 weeks after surgery; intermediate = 4 weeks and 8 weeks; long-term = 8 weeks). At each visit, patients will be asked to complete a packet of surveys and questionnaires that provide metrics on their quality of life in addition to receiving standard patient care (post-operative assessment and nasal debridement). Researchers hope to find that a follow-up schedule that has patients visiting the clinic closer to their surgery date will increase the patient's quality of life after surgery.

Conditions

• Post Operative Care
• Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery
• Postoperative Period

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Follow-up schedule	Patients will be randomized into 1 of 3 follow-up schedules for post-operative clinic visits.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-10-01
• Primary completion: 2020-10-01
• Completion: 2020-10-01
• First posted: 2018-10-03
• Last updated: 2018-10-03