Cognitive Impairment Assessment in Breast Cancer Survivors
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An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- This is an observational study: the protocol does not assign a study treatment.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Cancer Related Cognitive Impairment, Breast Cancer Survivors. Basic parameters: 18 years — 65 years · Female.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Italy
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Validation of Neuropsychological Tests for the Assessment of Cognitive Impairment in Breast Cancer Survivors
Overview
This study is a monocentric, observational, cross-sectional study with a case-control design, aimed at evaluating the construct validity, discriminative ability, and diagnostic accuracy of a second-level neuropsychological test battery for the detection of cancer-related cognitive impairment in breast cancer survivors.
Detailed description
Participants will undergo a comprehensive neuropsychological assessment including both paper-and-pencil tests to be validated and their corresponding comparator instruments, in order to evaluate sensitivity, specificity, and convergent validity across multiple cognitive domains.
Primary outcome measures
- Validation of a second-level cognitive test battery to be employed for clinical use for the detection of CRCI in breast cancer survivors [Time frame: At enrollment]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Age between 18 and 65 years old
- Patient with a previous documented diagnosis of non-metastatic breast cancer (only for breast cancer survivor gruop)
- Patient has completed chemotherapy for at least 6 months and for a maximum of 36 months if planned (only for breast cancer survivor gruop)
- Understanding of the Italian language and ability to give informed consent
Exclusion criteria
- Presence of brain metastases or history of brain radiation therapy (only for breast cancer survivor gruop)
- Patient with previous diagnosis of other malignant tumors in addition to breast cancer (only for breast cancer survivor gruop)
- Patient with a previous diagnosis of malignant carcinomas (only for control gruop)
- Patient with a history of brain damage with unresolved neurological consequences
- Patient with previous or current serious neurological pathologies
- Patient with severe psychiatric conditions
- Patient with systemic pathologies that could interfere with cognitive abilities
- Patient taking medications that have a strong cognitive impact and that have not been stabilized for at least 4 weeks prior to enrollment
- Patient with visual or hearing impairments that are not properly corrected
- Patient with any disability that might compromise the validity of cognitive tests
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Observational model
- Case-control
Study locations
Italy · 1 center
- European Institute of Oncology — Milan
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07582770 · UIS 5283 · L2-589