Status:

COMPLETED

The Role of Circadian Rhythms in Cancer-Related Symptoms

Lead Sponsor:

Aarhus University Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

University of Aarhus

Danish Cancer Society

Conditions:

Breast Cancer

Fatigue

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18+ years

Brief Summary

Emerging evidence indicates that circadian rhythms may be disrupted following cancer and its treatment, and that circadian rhythm disruption may be an underlying pathophysiological mechanism of cancer...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients with early breast cancer scheduled for surgery and chemotherapy (neoadjuvant or adjuvant) at Aarhus University Hospital (AUH).
  • The healthy control group will consist of an age-matched sample of participants with no history of cancer.

Exclusion

  • Pregnancy
  • Shift-work
  • Melatonin supplementation
  • Insufficient Danish proficiency
  • Previous cancer diagnosis except for treated non-melanoma skin cancer
  • Confounding diagnosed or suspected psychiatric or medical conditions that might significantly contribute to the CRS or symptoms/diagnoses resembling them (other than those caused by cancer or its treatment) such as seasonal affective disorder.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2020

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 30 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

124 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04401189

Start Date

June 1 2020

End Date

June 30 2023

Last Update

June 28 2024

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Aarhus University Hospital

Aarhus, Denmark, 8200