Status:
TERMINATED
Fat Metabolism Following Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer
Lead Sponsor:
Texas A&M University
Conditions:
Breast Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
30+ years
Brief Summary
Following chemotherapy, breast cancer patients primarily gain fat mass and lose muscle mass. Both depletion of muscle and an increase of fat mass in breast cancer patients are related to short surviva...
Detailed Description
This research study involves 5 visits for the breast cancer subjects and 3 visits for the healthy controls. The first visit includes the informed consent and a screening and the second and third visit...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion criteria cancer subjects:
- Diagnosed with breast cancer
- Scheduled for chemotherapy
- Ability to sign informed consent
- Age 30 years and older
- Ability to lie in supine position for 7 hours
- Inclusion criteria healthy subjects:
- Healthy male \& female according to the investigator's or appointed staff's judgment
- Age 30 years or older
- No diagnosis of cancer
- Exclusion Criteria:
- Presence of fever within the last 3 days
- Untreated metabolic diseases including hepatic or renal disorder
- Presence of acute illness or metabolically unstable chronic illness
- Use of nutritional supplements within 5 days of first test day
- Any other condition according to the PI or nurse that would interfere with the study or safety of the patient
- Failure to give informed consent
- Possible) pregnancy
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2013
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
5 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01890824
Start Date
August 1 2013
End Date
October 1 2015
Last Update
February 3 2016
Active Locations (1)
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Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas, United States, 77843