Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Cognition in Breast Cancer Survivors

Texas State University, San Marcos

Status: Completed

Conditions: Breast Cancer; Cognitive Impairment; Cognition

Treatments: Other: no intervention

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02591316

2014T34

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between nutrition, physical activity and brain function in breast cancer survivors.

Full description

The current study will examine the potential relationships between physical activity, dietary intake, body composition and cognition in breast cancer cancer survivors and age-matched women without a previous cancer diagnosis. Additionally, we will measure blood inflammatory markers to explore the relationship between lifestyle factors and inflammation.

The study involves two, 1hr appointments at Texas State University. The first visit will include cognitive testing and body composition assessment. Participants will be given an activity monitor to wear for one week and a packet of questionnaires to complete at home. At the second visit, a fasted blood sample will be collected, and participants will complete a food frequency questionnaire.

Enrollment: 68 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 30 to 70 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Breast cancer survivors must have completed primary treatment (chemotherapy, radiation therapy or both) within past 60 months
• age-matched controls must have no previous cancer diagnosis
• Female
• no history of stroke, heart attack or transient ischemic attack
• not currently pregnant; can speak, read, and write English
• can attend all testing sessions
• not blind or legally blind; nonsmoker
• no current use of computer-based brain training games (e.g. Lumosity ®, BrainHQ ®).

Exclusion criteria

• male
• < 30 or > 70 years of age
• breast cancer survivor > 60 months from last treatment or currently undergoing primary treatment
• breast cancer survivor never treated with chemotherapy and/or radiation
• previous cancer diagnosis other than breast cancer

Trial design

68 participants in 2 patient groups

Breast cancer survivor

Description:

Inclusion criteria: Female breast cancer survivors (30-70yrs of age) that have completed primary treatment (chemotherapy, radiation therapy or both) within past 60 months

Treatment:

Other: no intervention

Control

Description:

Females (30-70yrs of age) with no previous cancer diagnosis.

Treatment:

Other: no intervention