Aging and Cancer Effects (ACE) Study

Completed

Conditions studied: Breast Cancer, Lung Cancer

In brief

Hypotheses: 1. Subjective self-reported data can be used to accurately reflect functioning across the 5 key domains. 2. Cancer and its various treatment modalities will exert detrimental effects on the 5 key domains in older adults with cancer. 3. Some aspect of baseline patient characteristic will be predictive of cancer-related outcomes.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00204880

Run by

University of Wisconsin, Madison

People needed

34

Starts

2005-02-01

Expected to finish

2009-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-10-05

Who can join

Age: 55 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Willing to do memory testing
• Willing to participate in activities of daily living assessment
• Can use a cane or walker
• Willing to complete a balance performance assessment, if able.

You may not qualify if…

• Currently receiving treatment for cancer.
• Has a previous history of brain cancer
• Significant neurological disease other than AD that might affect cognitive function, such as stroke, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, or serious traumatic brain injury.

Where it is running

• University of Wisconsin — Madison, Wisconsin, United States

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