Spanish Validation of KOQUSS-40 Questionnaire: Assessing QoL of Gastric Cancer Patients After Gastrectomy: SPQUSS-41
SPQUSS-41
SPQUSS-41: Validación Del Cuestionario de Calidad de Vida KOQUSS-40 Para Los Pacientes Con gastrectomía Por cáncer gástrico [SPQUSS-41]
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observational
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Brief Summary
The main objective of this study is the translation, linguistic adaptation into Spanish, and validation of the Korean quality of life questionnaire KOQUSS-40. This tool will allow us to objectively measure the quality of life of patients in clinical trials.
Trial Health
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for all trials
Started May 2025
6 active sites
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
May 3, 2025
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
March 26, 2026
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
April 1, 2026
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
October 1, 2026
ExpectedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 1, 2026
April 1, 2026
March 1, 2026
1.4 years
March 26, 2026
March 26, 2026
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Spanish validation of KOQUSS-40 questionnaire
The main objective of this study is the translation and linguistic adaptation into Spanish, as well as the validation, of the Korean quality-of-life questionnaire KOQUSS-40, originally developed in the Korean setting (SPQUSS, SPanish QUality of life in Stomach cancer patients Study group). This tool will allow us to objectively measure patients' quality of life in clinical trials.
At baseline and after 30 days.
Study Arms (1)
Development questionaire group and Validation questionaire group
Eligible participants will be patients who meet the inclusion criteria outlined above, namely: adults aged 18 years or older who have undergone gastric cancer surgery with curative intent, from 1 month postoperatively up to 5 years of follow-up, and who have provided informed consent to participate in the Spanish EURECCA Registry for Esophagogastric Cancer as well as signed the specific informed consent for the SPQUSS-4 study. Exclusion criteria for both the development and validation phases will include patients who do not provide informed consent; those with a history of other malignancies; patients with disseminated gastric cancer or candidates for palliative surgery; and patients who have previously completed any quality-of-life questionnaire related to the diagnosis or treatment of gastric cancer.
Interventions
The intervention consists of administering the questionnaires at the different phases of the study.
Eligibility Criteria
The study patients will come from the centers that are currently part of the Spanish EURECCA Group for Esophagogastric Cancer (GEECEG) in Spain. The GEECEG was created in 2013 and collects prospective and validated information from all patients operated on for esophagogastric cancer in public hospitals of 8 Autonomous Communities. The registry records 116 variables that cover all the care stages of monitoring and treatment of patients with gastric cancer.
You may qualify if:
- Patients operated on for gastric cancer with curative intent from 1 month postoperatively up to the last 5 years
- Adult patients over 18 years old
- No recurrence of the disease
- Patients who have given their informed consent to participate in the Spanish EURECCA Registry of Esophagogastric Cancer and have signed the specific consent for the SPQUSS-4 study
You may not qualify if:
- First 30 days after surgery and/or patients with postoperative complications requiring more than 30 days of hospitalization.
- Patients who do not give their consent to participate in the study will be excluded.
- Patients with a history of other neoplasms.
- Patients with disseminated gastric cancer or candidates for palliative surgery, as well as those patients who do not give their consent to participate.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Parc de Salut Marlead
- Hospital del Mar Research Institute (IMIM)collaborator
- Asociación Española de Cirugíacollaborator
Study Sites (6)
Hospital Universitario Germans Trias y Pujol
Badalona, Barcelona, 08916, Spain
Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron
Barcelona, Barcelona, 08035, Spain
Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, 08907, Spain
Hospital Universitario Puerto Real
Puerto Real, Cadiz, 11510, Spain
Hospital Universitario San Pedro
Logroño, La Rioja, 26006, Spain
Hospital Universitario Arnau de Vilanova
Lleida, Lleida, 25198, Spain
Related Publications (1)
Eom BW, Lee J, Lee IS, Son YG, Ryu KW, Kim SG, Kim HI, Kim YW, Kong SH, Kwon OK, Park JH, An JY, Kim CH, Suh BJ, Yoon HM, Son MW, Park JY, Park JM, Jeong SH, Yoo MW, Song GJ, Yang HK, Suh YS, Park KB, Ahn SH, Shin DW, Jee YS, Ahn HS, Lee S, Min JS, In H, Kim A, Hur H, Lee HJ; KOrean QUality of life in Stomach cancer patients Study group (KOQUSS). Development and Validation of a Symptom-Focused Quality of Life Questionnaire (KOQUSS-40) for Gastric Cancer Patients after Gastrectomy. Cancer Res Treat. 2021 Jul;53(3):763-772. doi: 10.4143/crt.2020.1270. Epub 2020 Dec 29.
PMID: 33421981BACKGROUND
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Study Officials
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Manuel Pera, PhD
Hospital del Mar de Barcelona
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Anna Casajoana
Hospital del Mar de Barcelona
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Observational Model
- OTHER
- Time Perspective
- CROSS SECTIONAL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Consultant. Esophagogastric and Bariatric Surgery Unit, General and Digestive Surgery Service. Hospital del Mar.
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
March 26, 2026
First Posted
April 1, 2026
Study Start
May 3, 2025
Primary Completion (Estimated)
October 1, 2026
Study Completion (Estimated)
December 1, 2026
Last Updated
April 1, 2026
Record last verified: 2026-03
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share
Individual participant data (IPD) will not be shared due to data protection regulations (e.g., GDPR) and because the informed consent obtained from participants does not include provisions for data sharing.