Quality of Life is assessed prospectively with the internationally established and validated questionnaires of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC; http://groups.eortc.be/qol). The basic module EORTC QLQ-C30 is of general use for all cancer sites and consists of five functional scales (physical, emotional, social, role and cognitive functioning), a global health status/QoL scale and several symptom scales commonly reported by cancer patients. The cervical cancer module EORTC QLQ-CX24 covers typical disease and treatment related symptoms and items regarding sexuality. In addition, 6 clinically relevant items of the endometrial module EORTC EN-24 are added. The time points of assessment are scheduled according to the morbidity assessment.
Please note that QOL assessment is mandatory in the EMBRACE II study.
Before start of treatment | | Baseline |
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During treatment | Week 4 | Early morbidity |
End of treatment | End of treatment |
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1st year | 3, 6, 9, 12 months | Late morbidity |
2nd year | 18, 24 months |
3rd year | 30, 36 months |
4th year | 48 months |
5th year | 60 months |
The EORTC QLQ modules are available in the following languages:
Language | EORTC QLQ-C30 | EORTC QLQ-CX24 | EORTC QLQ-EN24 |
Azerbaijani | No | No | No |
Chinese Cantonese (HK) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Croatian | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Danish | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Dutch | Yes | Yes | Yes |
English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Estonian | Yes | No | No |
French | Yes | Yes | Yes |
German | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Hindi/Marathi | Yes | Yes | No |
Hungarian | Yes | No | Yes |
Italian | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Norwegian | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Polish | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Slovakian | Yes | No | No |
Slovenian | Yes | No | No |
Spanish | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Swedish | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Thai | Yes | No | Yes |
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All modules can be downloaded here.
If you need a specific language in your center that is not yet available, please contact the EMBRACE study office (tamara.rumpold@meduniwien.ac.at) to discuss your options.
An interim report of Quality of Life within the EMBRACE I study is available here.