Stress, Diurnal Cortisol, and Breast Cancer Survival

Completed

Conditions studied: Breast Cancer

In brief

The purpose of this study is to learn about the effects of stress on hormones, the relationship between these hormones and cancer progression.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00226967

Run by

Stanford University

People needed

115

Starts

2002-09-08

Expected to finish

2005-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-01-27

Who can join

Age: 35 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Diagnosis of recurrent or metastatic breast cancer.
• Karnofsky of 70% or greater.
• Proficient enough in English to be able to take questionnaires and participate in the required tasks.
• Living within the Greater Bay Area.
• Age 35 or older .

You may not qualify if…

• Positive supraclavicular lymph nodes as the only metastatic lesion at the time of initial diagnosis.
• 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.
• Any other serious medical condition that will effect short term survival
• History of major psychiatric illness for which patient was hospitalized or medicated, with the exception of depression or anxiety
• A diagnosis of diabetes.

Where it is running

• Stanford University School of Medicine — Stanford, California, United States

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