Clinical trial · Observational
Sexual Health Integration in Treatment of Gynecological Oncology
Integrating Mandatory Sexual Health Counseling in Gynaecological Oncology: A Paradigm Shift From Diagnosis to Survivorship.
NCT06958068CI-TRIAL-00093957SHIFT-GOcompletedClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The goal of this cross-section observational and questionary based study is to learn how geological cancer survivors perceive sexual health support given by health care professionals during diagnosis and treatment process. The main question to be answered is: Who, when and to what extend should discuss the sexual health issues The participants will answer online survey questions about Sexual health issues and Sexual counselling during diagnosis, treatment and follow-up.
Conditions
Conditions (6)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cervical Cancers | Malignant Cervical Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Endometrial Cancer | Malignant Endometrial Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.80 |
| Ovarian Cancer | Malignant Ovarian Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Sexual Counselling | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Sexual Health Quality of Life | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Vaginal Cancers | Malignant Vaginal Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (0)
Data not yet available
No intervention recorded.
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- label
- Women diagnosed with gynecological cancer after treatment completion
- description
- Observational questionnaire-based study
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Who should counsel patients with gynecological malignancies
- timeFrame
- At least 8 weeks post treatment completion
- description
- A set of questions were asked to verify the hypothesis that specialist in gynecological oncology should inform about sexual issues during the treatment ant after its completion. Timing, frequency of counselling and patients' preferences for sexual information sources were established.
Secondary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Gender of gynecological oncologist counselling the patient
- timeFrame
- At least 8 weeks post treatment completion
- description
- A set of questions were ask to verify the hypothesis that in case of cancer choosing the specialist in gynecological oncology in not gender-based but knowledge and skills-based.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 85 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * diagnosed with gynecological malignancies except breast cancer * completion of treatment irrespectively of its type (surgery, CTH, RTH, immunotherapy) * ECOG≤2 Exclusion Criteria: * diagnosed with breast cancer * currently being treated for gynecological or other malignancies * ECOG \>2 * not being able to have any type of sexual activity due to physical limitations or comorbidities
References
Publications (4)
- BACKGROUNDKowalczyk R, Nowosielski K, Cedrych I, Krzystanek M, Glogowska I, Streb J, Kucharz J, Lew-Starowicz Z. Factors Affecting Sexual Function and Body Image of Early-Stage Breast Cancer Survivors in Poland: A Short-Term Observation. Clin Breast Cancer. 2019 Feb;19(1):e30-e39. doi: 10.1016/j.clbc.2018.09.006. Epub 2018 Sep 21. PMID 30385228
- BACKGROUNDKacperczyk-Bartnik J, Nowosielski K, Razumova Z, Bizzarri N, Pletnev A, Lindquist D, Lanner M, Nikolova T, Theofanakis C, Strojna AN, Bartnik P, Gomez-Hidalgo NR, Vlachos DE, Selcuk I, Zalewski K. Clinician attitude towards sexual counseling in women with gynecologic malignancies: European Network of Young Gynaecological Oncologists (ENYGO) survey. Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2022 Oct 3;32(10):1309-1315. doi: 10.1136/ijgc-2021-003309. PMID 35568382
- BACKGROUNDNowosielski K, Palka A. Couples' sexual health after gynaecological cancer diagnosis - an unexplored area for further research. Contemp Oncol (Pozn). 2023;27(1):47-56. doi: 10.5114/wo.2023.127308. Epub 2023 Apr 27. PMID 37266338
- DERIVEDNowosielski K, Kacperczyk-Bartnik J, Bizon M. Patient preferences for sexual health counseling across the Gynecologic Cancer Care Continuum: the sexual health integration in treatment of gynecological oncology (SHIFT-GO Study). Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2026 Aug;36(8):104817. doi: 10.1016/j.ijgc.2026.104817. Epub 2026 Jun 20. PMID 42480165