The purpose of this study is to compare pre and post Aromatase Inhibitor (AI) treatment serological markers of inflammation and assess for correlation with AI-MS.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
27
The physical exam includes vital signs and ECOG performance status.
A hand grip strength test will be used to measure and compare baseline and post-AI treatment forearm muscle strength in each hand.
Self-administered surveys including Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index, CES-D, FACIT-F, PSQI, GAD7, number of minutes of morning stiffness, and questions pertaining to vasomotor symptoms will be used in this study to assess for presence, severity, characteristics, and associations of AI-associated musculoskeletal symptoms.
UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Los Angeles, California, United States
Presence, severity, and change in severity of pain based on joint exam and joint ultrasound inflammatory score.
Time frame: Study visits at 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after the start of treatment with an Aromatase Inhibitor
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A set of blood markers will be assayed at baseline, 6 months, and 12 months.
An inflammatory arthritis ultrasound scoring method similar to the RAMRIS scoring system used in rheumatoid arthritis, will evaluate joints in the most affected hand and wrist at 6 months.