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Young Women Diagnosed With Early Stage Ovarian Cancer: A Focus on Fertility Issues and Sexual Function

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00525460
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : September 5, 2007
Last Update Posted : July 27, 2018
Sponsor:
Collaborators:
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Susana M. Campos, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
The purpose of this study is to ask youn women diagnosed with ovarian cancer who have undergone surgery that will allow them to have children in the future, on issues such as: education about their options to keep their ability to have children, after-chemotherapy treatment decision making, and reproductive history. The second purpose is to determine the effect of an early diagnosis of ovarian cancer on the sexual functioning of women.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment
Ovarian Cancer Behavioral: Fertility-Sparing Survey

Detailed Description:
  • Participants will be asked to complete a questionnaire either in the clinic or at home and return it to the research staff by mail or in person.
  • The study will involve being asked questions about the following: Fertility history; sexual history after being diagnosed with cancer; decision to have surgery that will allow them to have children; education they may or may not have received about the surgery that saved their ability to have children.
  • Answers to all questions will be kept confidential and participants will be identified by a number only.
Study Design
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Study Type : Observational
Actual Enrollment : 16 participants
Observational Model: Case-Only
Time Perspective: Prospective
Official Title: A Pilot Study of Young Women Diagnosed With Early Stage Ovarian Cancer: A Focus on Fertility Issues and Sexual Function
Study Start Date : April 2006
Actual Primary Completion Date : December 2014
Actual Study Completion Date : December 2014

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MedlinePlus related topics: Ovarian Cancer

Groups and Cohorts
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Intervention Details:
  • Behavioral: Fertility-Sparing Survey
    A questionnaire completed either in the clinic or at home

Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. To survey young women diagnosed with ovarian cancer who have undergone fertility sparing surgery on issues such as fertility counseling, post treatment decision making and reproductive history. [ Time Frame: 36 months ]

Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. To determine the effect of an early diagnosis of ovarian cancer on the sexual functioning of women. [ Time Frame: 36 months ]
  2. To determine the feasibility of the Fertility-Sparing Survey included in this study. [ Time Frame: 36 months ]

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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Sampling Method:   Non-Probability Sample
Study Population
Women 40 years of age or younger when diagnosed with ovarian cancer who chose to have surgery that allowed them to keep their reproductive organs
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Women diagnosed with stage I or II invasive ovarian cancer, that underwent fertility sparing surgery
  • Women who were premenopausal prior to diagnosis
  • 40 years of age or younger at the time of ovarian cancer diagnosis
  • Completed therapy for early stage cancer
  • No evidence of recurrence
  • No history fo known infertility prior to diagnosis
  • No other significant medical conditions that would affect fertility
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Locations
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United States, Massachusetts
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115
Sponsors and Collaborators
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital
Investigators
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Principal Investigator: Susana Campos, MD Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
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Responsible Party: Susana M. Campos, MD, Medical Oncologist, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00525460    
Other Study ID Numbers: 05-382
First Posted: September 5, 2007    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: July 27, 2018
Last Verified: July 2018
Keywords provided by Susana M. Campos, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute:
fertility
stage I ovarian cancer
stage II ovarian cancer
fertility sparing
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Ovarian Neoplasms
Carcinoma, Ovarian Epithelial
Endocrine Gland Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Neoplasms
Ovarian Diseases
Genital Neoplasms, Female
 Urogenital Neoplasms
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Adnexal Diseases
Endocrine System Diseases
Gonadal Disorders
Carcinoma