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Breast CancerNutrition and diet

What this study is

This is a pilot trial to assess how measures of inflammation are correlated with Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) in breast cancer patients. Expected duration of subject participation is one single time point. The patients will fill out questionnaires and provide a plasma sample.

What's being tested

  • Survey Assessments

    Intervention · OTHER

    The CMS Social Determinant of Health (SDOH) Survey refers to CMS's standardized screening tool used to identify patient needs related to housing, food, transportation, utilities, and safety. It helps providers address non-medical barriers to care and improve health outcomes by documenting social risk factors in a consistent manner. The NCCN Distress Thermometer and Problem List is a screening tool developed by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) to help identify and assess distress in people with cancer. It includes a 0-10 distress rating scale and a Problem List that allows patients to indicate specific practical, emotional, physical, social, and spiritual concerns contributing to their distress.

  • Diet Recall

    Intervention · OTHER

    A diet recall is a nutrition assessment method where an individual reports all foods and beverages consumed over a specific period, most commonly the previous 24 hours. It captures detailed information-such as portion sizes, preparation methods, and timing-to help clinicians or researchers evaluate dietary intake and identify nutritional patterns or deficiencies

  • Blood Biomarker Collection

    Intervention · OTHER

    The blood specimens will be processed for plasma and buffy coat.

Study details

Official title
EXploring Inflammation and Social deTerminants (EXIST) Study in Breast Cancer Patients
Sponsor
Thomas Jefferson University
Conditions
Breast Cancer · Ductal Carcinoma In Situ
Enrolling
200 people
Starts
2022-12-21
Est. completion
2028-12-31
Record
View on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗