Status:
TERMINATED
Fatigue Caused by Chemotherapy in Women Who Have Undergone Surgery for Breast Cancer and in Healthy Volunteers
Lead Sponsor:
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Conditions:
Breast Cancer
Cognitive/Functional Effects
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18+ years
Brief Summary
RATIONALE: Gathering information over time from women undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer may help doctors learn more about mental and physical fatigue caused by treatment. PURPOSE: This clinic...
Detailed Description
OBJECTIVES: * To assess treatment-related fatigue, cognitive dysfunction, and recovery in women undergoing adjuvant chemotherapy for stage I-III breast cancer as compared with a patient-selected cont...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
- Meets either of the following criteria:
- Has completed surgery for stage I-III breast cancer AND meets the following criteria:
- No bilateral axillary dissection
- Clinically free of active disease
- Planning to receive adjuvant chemotherapy for operable breast cancer
- Friend or relative of patient matched for age (± 10 years) (control)
- Hormone receptor status not specified
- PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
- Known menopausal status
- Able to read English
- No history of significant cardiovascular disease or stroke, polyneuropathy, amyotrophy, myosthenic syndrome, or pulmonary compromise
- Prior depression allowed provided that it was not significant
- Willing to come to the Cleveland Clinic for 3 assessments
- PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
- See Disease Characteristics
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2008
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
18 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00909662
Start Date
July 1 2008
End Date
December 1 2010
Last Update
October 2 2015
Active Locations (2)
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1
Case Medical Center, University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106-5065
2
Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195