Joint Pain and Medication Adherence in Postmenopausal Women Receiving Aromatase Inhibitors

NCT ID: NCT00954564

Last Updated: 2017-04-04

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

351 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-06-30

Study Completion Date

2014-05-31

Brief Summary

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RATIONALE: Gathering information over time about joint pain and stiffness from postmenopausal women with early-stage breast cancer who are receiving aromatase inhibitors may help doctors plan treatment and help patients live more comfortably.

PURPOSE: This observational epidemiologic cohort is designed to study arthralgia, patient-reported outcomes, and medication adherence in postmenopausal women with early-stage breast cancer who are receiving aromatase inhibitors.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES:

Primary

* Estimate the incidence, time to onset, prevalence, and clinical and demographic predictors of arthralgia in post-menopausal women with early-stage breast cancer receiving aromatase inhibitors (AI).
* Chart the trajectory of arthralgia symptom severity over the course of AI treatment in these patients.

Secondary

* Measure the impact of arthralgia on sleep quality, depression, and physical function in these patients.
* Develop a roster of current physician-advised or prescribed treatments, including self-management techniques being used for AI-induced arthralgia, for intervention development.

OUTLINE: Patients complete questionnaires about joint pain and stiffness, sleep, depression, physical function, medications and treatment, exercise and social support, demographics, comorbidities, body mass index (BMI), and performance status at baseline and then periodically for approximately 1 year after beginning aromatase inhibitor (AI) therapy.

Patient medical records are reviewed for comorbidities, BMI, use of prior hormone replacement therapy, vitamin D levels and deficiency, performance status, histological stage, prior treatment, and medications at baseline and then periodically for approximately 1 year after beginning AI therapy.

Conditions

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Arthralgia Breast Cancer

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Interventions

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aromatase inhibition therapy - OBSERVATIONAL ONLY

Observational only - as prescribed

Intervention Type OTHER

medical chart review

Observational only

Intervention Type OTHER

questionnaire administration

Observational only

Intervention Type OTHER

assessment of therapy complications

Observational only

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

* Planning to begin aromatase inhibitor (AI) therapy or taken fewer than 10 doses of adjuvant AI therapy
* Hormone-receptor status not specified

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

* Postmenopausal
* ECOG performance status 0-1
* Able to understand and respond to questions in English
* No condition that would impair the ability to provide informed consent
* No other non-breast cancer condition

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

* See Disease Characteristics
* No more than 9 prior doses of AI
Minimum Eligible Age

35 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

90 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

American Cancer Society, Inc.

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Liana Castel, PhD, MSPH

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

Locations

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Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Site Status

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Castel LD, Hartmann KE, Mayer IA, Saville BR, Alvarez J, Boomershine CS, Abramson VG, Chakravarthy AB, Friedman DL, Cella DF. Time course of arthralgia among women initiating aromatase inhibitor therapy and a postmenopausal comparison group in a prospective cohort. Cancer. 2013 Jul 1;119(13):2375-82. doi: 10.1002/cncr.28016. Epub 2013 Apr 10.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 23575918 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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UL1RR024975

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

View Link

VU-VICC-BRE-0939

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

119475-MRSG-10-169-01-PCSM

Identifier Type: OTHER_GRANT

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CDR0000650647

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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