Oral Health and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Early Stage Breast Cancer Survivors

May 26, 2015 updated by: Linda Susan Taichman, University of Michigan

Oral Health and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Early Stage Breast Cancer Survivors: The Role of Aromatase Inhibitors

The 3 Specific Aims are (1) To determine the prevalence, incidence and severity of oral conditions in postmenopausal early stage breast cancer survivors within the first 18 months of adjuvant Aromatase Inhibitor(AI) therapy, (2) To determine the oral health quality of life among postmenopausal early stage breast cancer survivors who are receiving AI therapy, (3) To determine the utilization of dental care among postmenopausal women receiving AIs with a history of early stage BCa over time. The hypothesis for this pilot study is that AIs negatively impact oral health and oral health quality of life in the setting of breast cancer survivors. Further, we hypothesize that dental visits are underutilized in women with BCa undergoing adjuvant AI therapy.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Detailed Description

This is a 2 arm prospective study. PM women receiving breast care, with and without breast cancer, at the University of Michigan are eligible. The study procedures include: survey/questionnaires, oral exam performed at Michigan Center for Oral Health Research (MCOHR) with specimen collection, and medical chart review. The goal of this study is to collect dental data and oral health quality of life data on women who are receiving AI therapy. This study does not administer any treatments or drugs to participants.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

58

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Michigan
      • Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48106
        • Michigan Center for Oral Health Research

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

50 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

29 postmenopausal women with a history of early stage BCa receiving adjuvant AI therapy and 29 postmenopausal women without cancer

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Postmenopausal as defined by NCCN (any of the following)

    • Prior bilateral oophorectomy
    • Age equal to or greater then 60 years of age
    • Age less then 60 and amenorrheic for 12 or more months in the absence of chemotherapy, tamoxifen, toremifene or ovarian suppression and FSH and estradiol in the postmenopausal range
    • If taking tamoxifen or toremifene and age less then 60y, then FSH and plasma estradiol level in postmenopausal ranges71.
  • Individuals capable of consenting and self administering the survey instrument.
  • At least 15 teeth present.

AI users:

  • Diagnosis of BCa- Histologic confirmed diagnosis of BCa: Stage 0, I, II, or III with no evidence of metastatic disease.
  • Treatment- AI as clinically indicated (AI may be anastrozole, exemestane or letrozole). Subjects may have had prior tamoxifen or raloxifene. Subjects may have had chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy. Must be within the first year of consecutive AI therapy. If a subject started AI, discontinued, then restarted, they will be accepted into the study as long as the past therapy did not exceed 12 months and the current therapy has not exceeded 12 months.

Controls:

-No Diagnosis of cancer.- Patients must not have a diagnosis of any cancer (Not including a history of thyroid or skin cancer).

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Metastatic BCa (AI treated group: fully resected locally recurrent disease is permitted if the patient has been rendered without evidence of disease).
  • Significant psychiatric illness/social situations that would preclude completion of questionnaires
  • Chronic medications known to affect the periodontal status (calcium antagonist, anti-convulsives, immunosuppressives (> prednisone 7.5mg daily). NSAIDS and bisphosphonates are permitted.
  • Premedication- Conditions that require antibiotic therapy will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. (Patients taking prophylaxis for joint replacements will not be excluded.)

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Aromatase Inhibitor
  • Diagnosis of BCa- Histologic confirmed diagnosis of BCa: Stage 0, I, II, or III with no evidence of metastatic disease.
  • Treatment- AI as clinically indicated (AI may be anastrozole, exemestane or letrozole). Subjects may have had prior tamoxifen or raloxifene. Subjects may have had chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy. Must be within the first year of consecutive AI therapy. If a subject started AI, discontinued, then restarted, they will be accepted into the study as long as the past therapy did not exceed 12 months and the current therapy has not exceeded 12 months.
Control
• No Diagnosis of cancer.- Patients must not have a diagnosis of any cancer (Not including a history of thyroid or skin cancer).

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Periodontal diseases
Time Frame: At the time of study visit
At the time of study visit

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Oral health quality of life
Time Frame: At the time of study visit
At the time of study visit

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Michigan

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Linda (Susan) Taichman, PhD, University of Michigan

Publications and helpful links

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2013

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 6, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 6, 2011

First Posted (Estimate)

January 7, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

May 27, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 26, 2015

Last Verified

May 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • HUM00036200

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

Clinical Trials on Breast Cancer

Search Similar Trials

Sponsors and Collaborators

Medical Conditions

Drug Interventions

CROs by country

CROs in Liberia

Conditions

Rare Diseases

Drug Interventions

Dietary Supplements

Sponsor/Collaborators

Locations

3
Subscribe