PICTURE BREAST XS (Cross-sectional)
Research type
Research Study
Full title
PICTURE Breast XS: Patient Information Combined for local Therapy oUtcome assessment in bREast cancer - cross-sectional
IRAS ID
132249
Contact name
Mohammed Keshtgar
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University College London
Research summary
This study which is fully funded by the European Union FP7 Program is designed to collect breast cancer data required for the creation of a demonstrator that will integrate models of surgical techniques and treatment schemes, clinical patient data, multi-modal imaging and individualised models of patient anatomy to build a Digital Breast Surgery Patient. This will be used as (i) an aid to surgical planning to enable objective clinical decision making (ii) a decision support tool to communicate the available treatment options to the patient and facilitate shared decision making and provision of personalised care and (iii) to enable standardised objective evaluation of the aesthetic outcome of the treatment procedures.
After consent, each study patient will have photographs of her unclothed torso taken (from neck to navel) at various angles according to a pre-specified protocol. Height, weight and bra size will also be recorded at this time. In addition, the study patient will be asked to complete three questionnaires.
The estimated time taken for photography and quality of life questionnaire completion is just over two hours. This will complete the participants involvement in the study.
The images will be sent securely to a panel of observers to classify the aesthetic result. This information will be used in the demonstrator to enable prediction of cosmetic outcome following treatment for early breast cancer.
REC name
London - Camden & Kings Cross Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
14/LO/0428
Date of REC Opinion
7 Apr 2014
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion