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NCT05014399Recruiting

Cognitive Impairment in Colorectal Cancer Patients Receiving Cytotoxic Chemotherapy

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 14 Aug 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

The purpose of this research study is to see how the brain changes in patients receiving chemotherapy (cytotoxic drug) treatment for colon or rectal cancer at Parkview Cancer Institute. This information will be used to identify helpful tests to diagnose individuals at risk for developing difficulties with thinking and memory due to their cancer treatments.

Status (registry)
Recruiting
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
60 (estimated)
First submitted
3 Aug 2021
Start date
20 Sept 2021
Primary completion date
Oct 2028
Lead sponsor
Joseph McCollom
NCT number
NCT05014399

What you commit to

  • Study type: Observational
  • Planned participants: 60
  • From 20 Sept 2021 to the primary completion date, Oct 2028
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Prior treatment

  • Prior administration of anti-cancer chemotherapy, radiotherapy, immunotherapy, or investigational agents

Other illness

  • Patients who have been diagnosed with any neuro-cognitive disorder including traumatic brain injuries, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.

Other

  • Patients having mental incompetence as assessed by study PI, which would hinder completion of the surveys
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding
  • Any known brain metastases
  • Non-English speaking patients
  • Patients deemed inappropriate to participate in this study by the study PI or coordinator will be excluded.

Who the study is looking for

  • Signed written informed consent must be obtained and documented according to International Conference on Harmonisation (ICH)- Good Clinical Practice (GCP), the local regulatory requirements, and permission to use private health information in accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) prior to study-specific screening procedures. Must be able to provide study-specific informed consent prior to study entry.
  • A histologically-confirmed colorectal tumor
  • Patients who will be treated with cytotoxic chemotherapies including Capecitabine, Oxaliplatin, 5 fluorouracil, and Irinotecan are eligible.
  • Patients must not have received cytotoxic chemotherapy previous to enrollment.

Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Parkview Cancer Institute
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Fort WayneUnited StatesRecruiting

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