A study about the experiences of people living with cancer and the care they receive about sexual health and wellbeing

Please note - this trial is no longer recruiting patients. We hope to add results when they are available.

Cancer type:

All cancer types

Status:

Closed

Phase:

Other

This study is looking at the sexual health and wellbeing of cancer survivors and their intimate partners and the care they receive about it.

It is open to:

people who had a cancer diagnosis within the past 10 years and or their partners
single people who had a cancer diagnosis within the past 10 years

More about this trial

A diagnosis of cancer can have a major effect on the person’s life and there partner’s. One aspect is how you and your partner feel about sex and sexuality.

A cancer diagnosis and treatment can affect your sex life and sexuality in many ways such as:

a physical change to the vagina or penis
tiredness and changes to how your body reacts
changes to how you feel about your body and sex
changes to the relationship with your partner

In this study the team ask you to fill in a survey online. This is to find out more about how cancer and its treatment have affected your sex life and sexuality. They also want to know about what information you might have got from the hospital about this.

The aims of this study are to find out:

how a cancer diagnosis and treatment affect the sex life of people living with and beyond cancer
how it affects their intimate partners
what help hospitals and healthcare teams provide about sex and sexuality after a diagnosis of cancer and its treatment
how people feel about receiving care for their sex lives and sexuality from healthcare teams in hospitals

Who can enter

The following bullet points are a summary of the entry conditions for this study.

Who can take part

You may be able to join this study if either of the following apply.

You had a diagnosis of cancer within the past 10 years. And you were at least 18 years when diagnosed.
You are a partner of someone who had a diagnosis of cancer within the past 10 years. And they were at least 18 years old when diagnosed.

Who can’t take part

You cannot join this study if any of these apply.

Your treatment and follow up was not in the UK.
Your partner’s treatment and follow up was not in the UK.
You have already done the survey.

Trial design

This study is a survey. The team need 120 people living with cancer to join. And 120 partners of people living with cancer to join.

You fill in an online survey. The questions ask about:

what cancer you or your partner was diagnosed with
your sex life, sexual activity and wellbeing
what care you got from the hospital about sex and sexual health after a cancer diagnosis
your thoughts and feelings about talking about sexual issues with the healthcare team
your thoughts and feelings about how to improve the care provided about sex and sexual health after a diagnosis of cancer and cancer treatment

The survey is anonymous and confidential. You cannot be identified by filling in the questions. And all your answers are kept in a safe place that only the study team can access.

The survey takes about 15 to 30 minutes to complete. You can take longer if you wish. You can also take a break from doing the survey using the ‘finish later’ button. Then you can come back later to complete.