Stress, Diurnal Cortisol, and Breast Cancer Survival

Trial ID or NCT#

NCT00226967

Status

not recruiting iconNOT RECRUITING

Purpose

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

Official Title

Stress, Diurnal Cortisol, and Breast Cancer Survival

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study: Older than 35 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study: Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
Inclusion Criteria:
  1. 1. Diagnosis of recurrent or metastatic breast cancer. 2. Karnofsky of 70% or greater. 3. Proficient enough in English to be able to take questionnaires and participate in the required tasks. 4. Living within the Greater Bay Area. 5. Age 35 or older .
Exclusion Criteria:
  1. 1. Positive supraclavicular lymph nodes as the only metastatic lesion at the time of initial diagnosis. 2. 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. 3. Any other serious medical condition that will effect short term survival 4. History of major psychiatric illness for which patient was hospitalized or medicated, with the exception of depression or anxiety 5. A diagnosis of diabetes.

Investigator(s)

David Spiegel
David Spiegel
Psychiatrist
Jack, Lulu and Sam Willson Professor of Medicine

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Contact

Bita Nouriani
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