CompletedNot Applicable

Psychological Assessment of Patients With Chest Wall Deformities

Italy209 participantsStarted 2019-10-08

Plain-language summary

The study aims to investigate the most frequent psychological outcomes associated to chest wall deformities and patients' quality of life.

Who can participate

Age range12 Years – 18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Clinical diagnosis of pectus excavatum or pectus carinatum; * Age from 12 to 18 years old; * High level of fluency in Italian. Exclusion Criteria: * Clinical diagnosis of chronic or acute disease, or presence of other conditions which could significantly influence adolescents' quality of life, mental health, body image and self-esteem; * Diagnosis of intellectual disability or other conditions (e.g. low level of fluency in Italian) which could hinder questionnaires understanding.

What they're measuring

Differences in mental health mean scores on the Youth Self-Report (YSR) among patients with different severity indexes.

Timeframe: Baseline.

Differences in mental health mean scores on the Youth Self-Report (YSR) between PE and PC patients.

Timeframe: Baseline

Differences in mental health mean scores on the Youth Self-Report (YSR) among patients in different age ranges.

Timeframe: Baseline

Correlation between mental health scores on the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and mental health scores on the Youth Self-Report (YSR).

Timeframe: Baseline.

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04362878

SponsorUniversity of Florence

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2021-02-28

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