Alopecia Secondary to Endocrine Therapy in Postmenopausal Women With Breast Cancer

NCT ID: NCT01300871

Last Updated: 2014-09-26

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Total Enrollment

100 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-01-31

Study Completion Date

2012-01-31

Brief Summary

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This is a study to determine the prevalence and severity of alopecia (hair loss) experienced by postmenopausal breast cancer patients receiving endocrine therapy including Tamoxifen, Letrozole (Femara), Exemestane (Aromasin), or Anastrozole (Arimidex).

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Breast Cancer

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_ONLY

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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Postmenopausal Women on Endocrine Therapy

Postmenopausal women with Breast Cancer that undergo Endocrine Therapy.

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Postmenopausal women
* Diagnosed with hormone-receptor positive breast cancer
* Commenced adjuvant endocrine therapy ≥ 3 months ago, specifically Tamoxifen, Anastrozole, Exemestane, and/or Letrozole
* Good command of the English language
* Under the care of a medical oncologist at Princess Margaret Hospital

Exclusion Criteria

* Previously received chemotherapy
* Recurrent and/or metastatic disease
* History of endocrine, dermatology, or immune system disorders known to alter hair growth (ie. Hypothyroidism and iron deficiency)
Minimum Eligible Age

40 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University Health Network, Toronto

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Lindsay Carlsson

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University Health Network-Princess Margaret Hospital

Locations

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Princess Margaret Hospital

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

Countries

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Canada

Other Identifiers

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10-0906-CE

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

Alopecia

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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