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NCT04174742
Self Reported Pain in Women While Undergoing Treatment for Non-metastatic Breast Cancer
Conditions: Breast, Breast Cancer
Sex: Female
Ages: 18 Years – N/A
Healthy volunteers: No
Enrollment: 115
Sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Location: Levine Cancer Institute Charlotte North Carolina
Summary
The overall purpose of this study is to investigate whether younger subjects report pain with pegfilgrastim (or biosimilar substitution) more often and/or at higher levels (greater intensity) than older subjects.This study will be carried out throughout the course of your chemotherapy treatment, which will be prescribed by your study doctor. Participation in this study will not affect your cancer treatment.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
Subject must meet all the following applicable inclusion criteria to participate in this study:
1. Written informed consent and HIPAA authorization for release of personal health information. NOTE: HIPAA authorization may be included in the informed consent or obtained separately.
2. Age ≥ 18 years at the time of consent
3. Female
4. Histological or cytological confirmation of invasive breast cancer.
5. Planned to undergo adjuvant or neoadjuvant chemotherapy treatment for invasive breast cancer AND pegfilgrastim (or biosimilar substitution) treatment for neutropenic prophylaxis.
6. Ability to read and understand the English and/or Spanish language
7. As determined by the enrolling physician, ability of the subject to understand and comply with study procedures for the entire length of the study
Exclusion Criteria
Subjects meeting any of the criteria below may not participate in the study:
1. Uncontrolled intercurrent illness/medical condition or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements as determined by the investigator
2. Have previously received chemotherapy or radiation other than the first cycle of the planned adjuvant or neoadjuvant chemotherapy as indicated in Inclusion #5
3. Taking chronic narcotics, as determined by treating physician
4. Diagnosis of distant metastatic breast cancer
5. Diagnosis of a chronic pain syndrome (e.g. fibromyalgia, severe osteoarthritis, etc.)
6. A baseline ESAS pain score of greater than 8.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04174742). StuddyBuddy aggregates publicly available trial information.