Preserving Fertility After Colorectal Cancer Study

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18-49
SponsorAndreana Holowatyj, PhD, MSCI

About this trial

The PREFACE Study is a prospective, longitudinal cohort study of reproductive health and clinical outcomes among individuals diagnosed with colorectal cancer between age 18 to 49 years.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Known diagnosis of colorectal cancer

Age 18 to 49 years at colorectal cancer diagnosis

Diagnosed by and/or consulting with a physician participating in the PREFACE Study

No prior history of colorectal cancer and/or colorectal cancer treatment

Disqualifiers

Women who are pregnant at the time of colorectal cancer diagnosis

Prisoners

Unable to provide informed consent

Unable to read, write, or complete questionnaires in English

Trial population

Individuals diagnosed with colorectal cancer between the ages of 18 to 49 years.

Trial design

Design model

Cohort

Time perspective

Prospective

Treatments tested in this trial

Not listed

Trial groups

1,000 Participants
are grouped into 1 trial group
Group A: PREFACE: Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Change(s) in serum hormonal markers

For female patients not taking oral contraceptive pills (OCPs), serum hormonal markers to be measured include: anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH), estrogens, sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH) and androgens. For male patients, serum hormonal markers to be measured include: inhibin B, FSH, androgens, estrogens, SHBG and LH.

Time frame
Baseline, treatment and multiple surveillance timepoints (up to 5 years)
2

Reproductive health history (Questionnaire)

Time frame
Baseline timepoint
3

Change(s) in reproductive health (Questionnaire)

Time frame
Baseline, treatment and multiple surveillance timepoints (up to 5 years)
4

Sexual health history (Questionnaire)

Time frame
Baseline timepoint

Secondary outcomes

1

Change(s) in health-related quality of life (Questionnaire)

Time frame
At baseline, treatment and multiple surveillance timepoints (Up to 5 years)
2

Physical activity (Accelerometer)

Time frame
Baseline timepoint
3

Physical activity (Accelerometer)

Time frame
Completion of first-course treatment (or 9 months after baseline)
4

Physical activity (Accelerometer)

Time frame
9 month post-treatment/Surveillance timepoint

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Andreana Holowatyj, PhD, MSCI

Lead sponsor

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

Sponsor institution