Status:
UNKNOWN
Chronic Pain in Women Who Have Undergone Surgery for Stage I, Stage II, or Stage III Breast Cancer
Lead Sponsor:
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
Conditions:
Breast Cancer
Pain
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18+ years
Brief Summary
RATIONALE: Learning about chronic pain in women who have undergone surgery for breast cancer may help improve the quality of life for these patients and may help doctors plan the best treatment. PURP...
Detailed Description
OBJECTIVES: * Identify which preoperative psychological risk factors, after controlling for demographic and clinical factors, are associated with chronic pain at 4 and 9 months after breast cancer su...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
- Histologically confirmed invasive breast cancer or carcinoma in situ of the breast by core biopsy or fine needle aspiration
- Newly diagnosed disease
- Stage I-III disease
- Resectable disease
- Being treated in the Aberdeen, Dundee, Perth, or Inverness Breast Unit
- Planning to undergo primary surgical excision of the tumor (e.g., breast conservation surgery or mastectomy with or without axillary surgery \[sentinel node biopsy, axillary sample, or axillary clearance\])
- Planning to undergo standard adjuvant therapy after surgery, including radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and/or hormonal therapy, as per existing standard protocols
- No detectable metastatic disease
- PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
- Not pregnant
- Speaks English
- No history of mental illness
- PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
- See Disease Characteristics
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2007
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
Estimated Enrollment :
284 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00971919
Start Date
March 1 2007
Last Update
August 7 2013
Active Locations (1)
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Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom, AB25 2ZD