The goal of this study is to evaluate how treatment for esophageal cancer affects your quality of life. The findings of this study may help us understand how this disease and its treatment affect your lifestyle, diet, exercise, support system and overall quality of life. We hope this study will provide important information that can be used to develop programs to improve the quality of life of patients with esophageal cancer.
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Questionnaires be completed prior to receiving treatmnt/ostneoadjuvant
therapy prior to surg/1st post op visit/6&12 mnths post surg.
Patients are encouraged to complete questionnaires @ clinical visit, permitted to mail questionnaires. [ Time Frame: 7 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Biospecimen Description:
| Estimated Enrollment: |
450 |
| Study Start Date: |
August 2003 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date: |
August 2010 |
| Estimated Primary Completion Date: |
August 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
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Group 1 (newly diagnosed patients) Initial assessment → first post op visit → 6 and 12 months post surgery
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Behavioral: Questionnaires
Newly diagnosed patients will be assessed at four points Time 1 (prior to treatment)
- Initial QOL form
- FACT-E, PAR, Symptom Assessment Scale, MDSS, Time 2 (initial post-op)
- Follow up QOL form
- FACT-E, PAR, Symptom Assessment Scale, MDSS Time 3 (6 months post op)
- Follow up QOL form
- FACT-E, PAR, Symptom Assessment Scale, MDSS, Time 4 (1 year post op)
- Follow up QOL form
- FACT-E, PAR, Symptom Assessment Scale, MDSS
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Group 2 (post-treatment patients) A one-time assessment will be conducted at least 18 months following treatment
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Behavioral: Questionnaires
Newly diagnosed patients will be assessed at four points Time 1 (prior to treatment)
- Initial QOL form
- FACT-E, PAR, Symptom Assessment Scale, MDSS, Time 2 (initial post-op)
- Follow up QOL form
- FACT-E, PAR, Symptom Assessment Scale, MDSS Time 3 (6 months post op)
- Follow up QOL form
- FACT-E, PAR, Symptom Assessment Scale, MDSS, Time 4 (1 year post op)
- Follow up QOL form
- FACT-E, PAR, Symptom Assessment Scale, MDSS
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In order to determine the impact of esophageal cancer and its treatment on patients' quality of life over time, this study will prospectively follow a cohort of patients at specified intervals, evaluating their physical symptoms, physical and social functioning and overall quality of life. Medical and sociodemographic factors as well as health behaviors that might be predictive of adaptation will be tested. This is a preliminary investigation and it is hoped that we will be able to base future research questions on the results of this study.
Purpose
