Status:
COMPLETED
Cognitive Assessments in Patients With Cancer Undergoing Chemotherapy
Lead Sponsor:
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Conditions:
Malignant Neoplasm
Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
Eligibility:
All Genders
50+ years
Brief Summary
This pilot clinical trial studies cognitive assessments in patients with cancer undergoing chemotherapy. Questionnaires that measure cognitive changes during chemotherapy may help identify the side ef...
Detailed Description
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To assess the feasibility of administering a cognitive assessment battery in a medical oncology clinic. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To estimate the variability of the various co...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients must have histologically or cytologically confirmed cancer
- Patients are candidates for systemic chemotherapy for their cancer diagnosis
- Life expectancy must be greater than 6 months
- Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document
Exclusion
- Patients who have had prior systemic chemotherapy in their lifetime
- Patients with known brain metastases should be excluded from this clinical trial because they often develop progressive neurologic dysfunction that would confound the evaluation of neurologic and other adverse events
- Patients may not be participating on any other study investigating cognitive function
- Patients who are non-English speaking are ineligible
- Patients with hematologic malignancies are ineligible
- Patients with primary central nervous system malignancies are ineligible
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2011
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
29 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01506440
Start Date
October 1 2011
End Date
October 1 2012
Last Update
July 3 2018
Active Locations (1)
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Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157