Mohs Surgery: Patient Satisfaction & Quality of Life (QOL)
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to examine whether there is significant difference between two groups: extra care (EC) and usual care (UC) in improvement of patients' quality-of-life (QoL) scores between the baseline and 90-day post-surgery in patients undergoing Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS).
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Experimental: Extra Care (EC) Treatment Group Participants in this group will receive the EC intervention pre and post standard of care (SoC) scheduled Mohs Surgery. |
Behavioral: Extra Care (EC) Intervention
The EC intervention includes pre- and post- procedure calls from the surgeon, written educational material, personalized music during the operation, post-procedure skin cancer protection education, and are allowed to bring a guest into the procedure room.
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Active Comparator: Usual Care (UC) Group Participants in this group will receive the usual care provided to patients undergoing standard of care (SoC) scheduled Mohs Surgery. |
Other: Usual Care (UC)
Standard of care pre and post surgery management provided to patients undergoing Mohs Surgery.
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Change in PSQ Scores [Baseline, 3 months]
Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire (PSQ) is a 7 item questionnaire with a total score ranging from 7 to 35 with the higher score indicating greater satisfaction
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Female and/or male subjects undergoing Mohs micrographic surgery for Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC) and/or Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC).
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Subjects must be at least 18 years of age.
Exclusion Criteria:
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Subjects who are not able to complete the surveys (pre-surgery, 1 week post-surgery, and 3 months post- surgery)
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Subjects under the age 18
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Subjects unable to consent
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Subjects who are not undergoing Mohs micrographic surgery for Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC) or Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC).
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | University of Miami | Miami | Florida | United States | 33136 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- University of Miami
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Keyvan Nouri, MD, University of Miami
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- 20180626