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CompletedNCT00410618

Neurological Effects of Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy in Patients With Colon Cancer

Neurological Effects of Chemotherapy and Radiation Treatment: Colon Cancer

Status
Completed
Phase
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
42 (actual)
Sponsor
University of Arizona · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

RATIONALE: Learning about the long-term effects of chemotherapy and radiation therapy on brain function may help doctors plan cancer treatments. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is looking at the neurological effects of chemotherapy and radiation therapy in patients with colon cancer.

Detailed description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * Identify the nature and long-term ramifications of CNS injury as a result of cancer treatment in patients with colon cancer. Secondary * Analyze differences in cognitive measures and MRI data in these patients. * Correlate MRI measures with cognitive performance in these patients. OUTLINE: Patients undergo cognitive performance assessment and MRI. PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 42 patients will be accrued for this study.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
PROCEDUREcognitive assessment
PROCEDUREmagnetic resonance imaging
PROCEDUREmanagement of therapy complications

Timeline

Start date
2003-04-01
Primary completion
2006-08-01
Completion
2006-08-01
First posted
2006-12-13
Last updated
2018-07-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00410618. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.