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Prospective Quality of Life Study in Pituitary Surgery

NCT03694990 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 165

Last updated 2018-10-03

No results posted yet for this study

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

OTHER

Follow-up schedule

Patients will be randomized into 1 of 3 follow-up schedules for post-operative clinic visits.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Virginia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jose Mattos, MD · University of Virginia School of Medicine

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-10-31
Primary Completion
2020-10-31
Completion
2020-10-31

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