Determining Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Patient After Completing Radiation,Chemotherapy,Surgery or Combination
Breast Carcinoma
About this trial
This is an interventional supportive care trial for Breast Carcinoma focused on measuring Genetics Home Reference related topics, breast cancer, breast cancer related to depression, Condition, Stage I-IV Carcinoma of Breast
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Breast cancer patients
- 25 to 85 years old
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
- Received prior definitive treatment for stage I-IV breast cancer with or without adjuvant chemotherapy or radiation therapy or surgical therapy or any combination therapy.
- 3 to 18 months since completion therapy.
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
Age:
- 25 to 49 vs 50 to 85
Sex:
- Female
Menopausal status:
- Not specified
Performance status:
- Not specified
Life expectancy:
- Not specified
Hematopoietic:
- CBC in normal range:
- Hemoglobin - 10 g/dl
- Blood Glucose is twofold above the normal range
Hepatic:
- Hepatic profile is twofold above the normal range:
- AST/ALT
- Bilirubin,total
- Protein (Albumin, Globulin)
Renal:
- Renal tests are twofold above the normal range:
- Creatinine clearance 24 hours
- BUN
- Creatinine level
Other:
- No current psychiatric diagnosis
- Mini Mental Status Examination
- No signs and symptoms MDD
- Anxiety disorder
- Post Traumatic Syndrome Disorder
Status of Therapy:
Chemotherapy:
- Completed
Endocrine therapy:
- Completed
Radiotherapy:
- Completed
Surgery:
- Completed at least three months before the start of the study
Exclusion Criteria:
- Age below 25 and above 85
- Subject with breast carcinoma in therapy
- Any current mental illness
- Hepatic enzymes are more than twofold from the normal range
- Renal impairment is more than twofold from the normal range
- Hemoglobin is less than 10 g/dl
- CBC results are below normal range
Sites / Locations
- Practicing physician in New Jersey
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Other
Other
I
II
OUTLINE: This is a randomized, multicenter study. Patients are selected according to age ( 25 to 49 vs 50 to 85), time since initial completion of therapy (3 to 18 months), and are separated in two groups. Arm I: Quality of life is assessed at baseline and at 3 and 6 months.
OUTLINE: This is a randomized, multicenter study. Patients are selected according to age ( 25 to 49 vs 50 to 85), time since initial completion of therapy (3 to 18 months), and are separated in two groups. Arm II: Quality of life is assessed at baseline and at 3 and 6 months.