David Spiegel
Stress, Diurnal Cortisol, and Breast Cancer Survival
Contact Information
Stanford University School of Medicine 300 Pasteur Drive Stanford, CA 94305Brief
The purpose of this study is to learn about the effects of stress on hormones, the relationship between these hormones and cancer progression.
Recruiting Status:
No longer recruitingStanford Recruiting Status:
No longer recruitingCondition(s):
Intervention(s):
Phase:
N/AEligibility
Ages Eligible for Study:
35 years to Any AgeGenders Eligible for Study:
FemaleHealth of Volunteers:
People with the conditions listed in this trial can participate as controls.Key Inclusion Criteria:
1. Diagnosis of recurrent or metastatic breast cancer.
2. Karnofsky of 70% or greater.
3. Proficient enough in English to be able to take questionnaires and participate in the required tasks.
4. Living within the Greater Bay Area.
5. Age 35 or older .
Key Exclusion Criteria:
1. Positive supraclavicular lymph nodes as the only metastatic lesion at the time of initial diagnosis.
2. Active cancers within the past 10 years other than breast cancer, basal cell or squamous cell carcinomas of the skin, or in situ cancer of the cervix.
3. Any other serious medical condition that will effect short term survival
4. History of major psychiatric illness for which patient was hospitalized or medicated, with the exception of depression or anxiety
5. A diagnosis of diabetes.
Additional Study Details
Official Title:
Stress, Diurnal Cortisol, and Breast Cancer SurvivalAnticipated start date:
9/18/2002Lead Sponsor:
Stanford UniversityCollaborator(s):
- National Institute of Aging
- NIH
Investigator(s):
- David Spiegel
- Janine E Giese-Davis
Study Type:
ObservationalPurpose:
NOTNEEDEDDuration:
LongitudinalSelection:
Defined PopulationTiming:
Retrospective/ProspectiveTotal Number to be Enrolled:
115Total Number to be Enrolled at Stanford:
115More Information
Secondary ID(s):
- 76389
- BRSADJ0006
- NCT00226967
Locations & Contacts
Stanford Locations & Contacts:
Stanford University School of Medicine 300 Pasteur Drive Stanford, CA 94305Non-Stanford Locations:
The Stanford website does not have any locations outside of Stanford listed for this trial. You may want to check clinicaltrials.gov for posible additional locations.
This listing was last updated:
8/25/2009PLEASE NOTE:
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