Anxiety and poor sleep linked to weaker immune system in colon cancer patients
NCT ID NCT07234682
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 103 colorectal cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy to see if anxiety and sleep problems together affect their immune cells and quality of life. Researchers measured immune markers like T-cells and asked patients about their well-being. The goal was to understand how these symptoms might impact health, not to test a new treatment.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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103 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Finished
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Aug 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients with a confirmed diagnosis of stage II-IV colorectal cancer undergoing a standard chemotherapy regimen (e.g., FOLFOX, FOLFIRI) at the Hebei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age ≥ 18 years; 2. Pathologically confirmed colorectal cancer (Stage II-IV); 3. Scheduled to receive a standard chemotherapy regimen (e.g., FOLFOX, FOLFIRI); 4. Able to understand and complete questionnaires. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Severe cognitive impairment or psychiatric disorders other than anxiety/depression; 2. Concurrent use of psychotropic medications or sleep aids that could interfere with the study's primary measures; 3. Acute infection or autoimmune disease; 4. History of another primary malignancy.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hebei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050000, China
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