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Cancer surgery recovery: quality of life under the microscope

NCT ID NCT04444544

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: University Hospital, Geneva Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tracked 295 adults who had high-risk surgery for stomach, esophagus, pancreas, or liver cancer. Researchers measured quality of life before surgery and again at 6 and 12 months after. They also asked patients and their family members if they regretted the decision to have surgery. The goal was to understand patterns of improvement, stability, or decline in well-being after these major operations.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Participants

295 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Sep 2020

Finished

Jul 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Who is studied

Elective patients scheduled for high-risk abdominal cancer surgery

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: \- Adult patients (\>18 years) scheduled for the following elective abdominal cancer surgery known for high one-year mortality4: gastrectomy; esophagectomy; pancreas resection and hepatectomy Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with inoperable tumours; i.e. some patients will be excluded at the time of surgery if unexpected advanced tumour staging is confirmed intraoperatively (e.g. peritoneal carcinomatosis or any other diagnosis without therapy). * Hepatectomy for metastasectomy * Mentally impaired patients (known diagnosis) * Psychotic diagnoses (i.e. schizophrenia) * Dementia (mini mental score (MMSE) \< 18) * Incapacity to understand the information sheet * Blindness (unable to perform the visual part of the mini-mental state examination)

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

cancer esophageal cancer Frailty gastric cancer hepatocellular carcinoma malignant pancreatic neoplasm neoplasm

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Cancer Frailty Quality of life Surgery

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University Hospitals of Geneva

    Geneva, 1206, Switzerland

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