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CompletedNCT04611620Updated Feb 22, 2023

Biobehavioral Correlates of Cancer-related Cognitive Dysfunction and Its Co-occurring Symptoms

An observational study in Survivorship, Cognitive Dysfunction and Pain, sponsored by Indiana University. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 21 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-02-22.

Sponsored by Indiana University · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Case-only
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrollment
682
Ages
21 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This descriptive, cross-sectional study will evaulate and fully characterize factors associated with cognitive dysfunction in Breast Cancer (BCS) and Colorectal Cancer (CRC) survivors that have cognitive concerns, and factors associated with psychoneurological symptom cluster in BCS and CRC survivors.

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Primary Aim: To identify demographic factors (age and education), medical and cancer treatment-related factors (comorbidities and treatment type), psychosocial factors (perceived stress, affect, optimism, coping, emotional support), cancer-related symptoms (pain, depression, anxiety, fatigue and sleep disturbance), and genetic factors (APOE, COMT, BDNF) associated with the level of subjective or the level of objective cognitive dysfunction in breast cancer and colorectal cancer survivors.

Secondary Aim: To identify demographic factors (age and education), medical and cancer treatment-related factors (comorbidities and treatment type), psychosocial factors (perceived stress, affect, optimism, coping, emotional support), and genetic factors (APOE, COMT, BDNF) associated with psychoneurological symptom cluster using either subjective or objective cognitive dysfunction in breast cancer and colorectal cancer survivors.

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Conditions studied

  • Survivorship
  • Cognitive Dysfunction
  • Pain
  • Depression
  • Anxiety
  • Fatigue
  • Sleep Disturbance

Keywords

  • Breast Cancer and Colorectal Cancer
  • Co-Occurring Symptoms
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In context

Cognitive Dysfunction

3,843 studies on the registry are indexed under Cognitive Dysfunction; 1,100 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 682 is above the median of 150 across 950 observational studies indexed under Cognitive Dysfunction.

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Lead sponsor

Indiana University is the lead sponsor of 958 studies on the registry; 200 are open to participants now.

Of its 142 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 112 (79%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
21 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

A total of 465 breast and colorectal cancer patients will be recruited for this study. Breast and colorectal cancer survivors.

The eligibility checklist is a self-report questionnaire. Participants will be asked to self-identify that they are 21 years of age or older, had been diagnosed with breast or colorectal cancer excluding Stage IV (those without distant metastasis) and have completed treatment (adjuvant or neo-adjuvant) at least 6 months prior to completing the survey. In addition, as part of the eligibility checklist, participants will need to self-rate that they have cognitive concerns (select yes).

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Inclusion Criteria for Breast cancer survivors:

  1. Female BCS
  2. ≥ 21 years of age and older
  3. Ability to provide written consent and HIPAA authorization
  4. ≥6 months post-adjuvant therapy and neo-adjuvant therapy for early stage (Stage I-IIIA) breast cancer.

    Current Aromatase Inhibitors or Tamoxifen treatment at time of enrollment is allowed.

  5. Identify cognitive concerns (select yes)

Inclusion Criteria for Colorectal cancer survivors:

  1. Male or female CRC survivors
  2. Ability to provide written consent and HIPAA authorization
  3. ≥ 21 years of age and older
  4. ≥6 months post-adjuvant therapy and neo-adjuvant therapy for early stage (stage I-III) CRC
  5. Identify cognitive concerns (select yes)

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Report metastatic breast or colorectal cancer (Stage IV) at time of consenting.
  2. Unable to read and understand English to complete survey questionnaires.
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Study design

Observational model
Case-only
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrollment
682 participants (actual)
Patient registry
No
Biospecimen retention
Samples with dna

Groups and cohorts

  • Breast Cancer and Colorectal Cancer Survivors

    The purpose of this study is to explore the factors related with cognitive concerns and other symptoms in breast and colorectal cancer survivors.

    Behavioral: Cognitive Dysfunction

Interventions

  • BehavioralCognitive Dysfunction

    To fully characterize factors associated with cognitive dysfunction in BCS and CRC survivors that have cognitive concerns and (2) to fully characterize factors associated with psychoneurological symptom cluster in BCS and CRC survivors.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Subjective Cognitive Dysfunction

    PROMIS - Cognitive Abilities and Concerns

    Time frame: greater than or equal to 6 months post cancer treatment

Secondary outcomes

  1. Objective Cognitive Dysfunction

    Visual Episodic Memory

    Time frame: greater than or equal to 6 months post cancer treatment

  2. Objective Cognitive Dysfunction

    Working Memory

    Time frame: greater than or equal to 6 months post cancer treatment

  3. Objective Cognitive Dysfunction

    Executive Functioning

    Time frame: greater than or equal to 6 months post cancer treatment

  4. Objective Cognitive Dysfunction

    Sustained Attention

    Time frame: greater than or equal to 6 months post cancer treatment

  5. Objective Cognitive Dysfunction

    Visuospatial Working Memory

    Time frame: greater than or equal to 6 months post cancer treatment

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Study locations

1 site
  • Indiana University
    Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, United States
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Feb 22, 2023, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT04611620
Lead sponsor
Indiana University
Responsible party
Diane Von Ah (Associate Dean of Academic Operations, Indiana University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Nov 2, 2020
Start date
Nov 16, 2020
Primary completion
May 12, 2021
Completion
Jul 27, 2021
Last update
Feb 22, 2023

Study contacts

Diane Von Ah, PhD
principal investigator · IU

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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