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Muscle Loss and Fatigue as a Consequence of Radiotherapy

NCT02567669 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2026-03-10

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Summary

This study examines the extent of systemic muscle loss and the degree of fatigue experienced by breast cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy. This study seeks to identify whether muscle loss occurs outside the radiation fields and if muscle loss is correlated with the degree of fatigue.

Conditions

Interventions

RADIATION

standard postoperative radiotherapy for breast cancer

subjects will undergo ct scans to assess muscle mass and questionnaires to assess fatigue at 4 defined time points during and after radiotherapy

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Essentia Health

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ken Dornfeld, MD PhD · Essentia Health

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-01-31
Primary Completion
2026-12-31
Completion
2026-12-31

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