NCT04336371

Exploratory Prospective of Experienced by Patients in the Surgery of Skin Cancers of the Face in Interventional Dermatology Department

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 98 (actual)
• Sponsor: University Hospital, Bordeaux · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Surgery is the first-line treatment of localized skin cancers. Knowledge on the patient's psychological experience is limited. Therefore, the psychological impact on patients before, during and after surgery can be underestimated. Moreover, the diagnosis of cancer disturbs the patient's entire life and the onset of anxiety disorders is frequent following this announcement.

Detailed description

The main objective of the study is to explore patients' experience assessing anxiety before, during and away from surgery. The investigators will distinguish the anxiety related to the surgical act itself and the anxiety related to the announcement of the disease. The secondary objective is to assess the impact of surgery on quality of life, self-image and aesthetic satisfaction.

Conditions

• Skin Cancer Face
• Surgical Incision

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIAGNOSTIC_TEST	Self-administered questionnaires	Self-administered questionnaires by the patient will be given during visits in the following order:the self-administered questionnaires concerning the announcement consultation will be completed by the patient after consultation waiting room; self-questionnaires will be given in just before the operation waiting room (D0) just before the suture removal points (J10) and just before the follow-up visit (M3).

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-05-28
• Primary completion: 2021-09-20
• Completion: 2021-09-20
• First posted: 2020-04-07
• Last updated: 2021-10-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: France