Methylphenidate in Treating Patients With Melanoma
- Conditions
- FatigueUnspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
- Registration Number
- NCT00003266
- Lead Sponsor
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
- Brief Summary
RATIONALE: Methylphenidate may relieve some of the side effects of chemotherapy in patients with melanoma. It is not known whether receiving methylphenidate is more effective than receiving no further therapy in treating patients with melanoma.
PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to determine if methylphenidate is more effective than no further therapy for the relief of fatigue and drowsiness in treating patients with melanoma who have received high-dose interferon alfa for 8-24 weeks.
- Detailed Description
OBJECTIVES: I. Determine whether methylphenidate decreases fatigue and lethargy in cancer patients receiving interferon alfa. II. Determine whether the use of methylphenidate in this patient population decreases the number of dose reductions of interferon alfa due to toxicities other than myelosuppression or elevated liver function tests. III. Assess whether efficacy or toxicity of methylphenidate in this patient population is concentration dependent. IV. Compare the fatigue subscale and the proposed Brief Fatigue Inventory.
OUTLINE: This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, two arm study. Patients are stratified according to initial fatigue level (high vs moderate), and treatment with tumor vaccine (yes vs no). Patients are randomized to one of two treatment arms. Arm I: Patients receive oral methylphenidate twice daily. Arm II: Patients receive oral placebo twice daily. Treatment is continued for 21 consecutive days with dose escalations as tolerated and as needed by patient judgement, followed by an additional week to evaluate the effect of drug withdrawal. Patients are contacted by telephone at least twice weekly during the 21 day treatment and 7 day washout phase to assess adverse or rebound effects. Before the study begins and at weekly clinic visits for the 4 week study period, patients complete a series of questionnaires to measure mood, levels of fatigue and lethargy, and sense of well being. Patients also keep a short daily diary of study medication doses and degree of tiredness. Patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years, then every 6 months for the next 3 years, and then annually thereafter.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 200 patients will be accrued into this study within 39 months.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 200
Not provided
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (59)
CCOP - Scottsdale Oncology Program
🇺🇸Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
CCOP - Geisinger Clinic and Medical Center
🇺🇸Danville, Pennsylvania, United States
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University
🇺🇸Chicago, Illinois, United States
Ireland Cancer Center
🇺🇸Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Pittsburgh
🇺🇸Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Indiana University Cancer Center
🇺🇸Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Minneapolis
🇺🇸Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
University of Texas - MD Anderson Cancer Center
🇺🇸Houston, Texas, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Tennessee Valley Healthcare System - Nashville Campus
🇺🇸Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
🇺🇸Nashville, Tennessee, United States
CCOP - Colorado Cancer Research Program, Inc.
🇺🇸Denver, Colorado, United States
Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
🇺🇸Rochester, Minnesota, United States
CCOP - Missouri Valley Cancer Consortium
🇺🇸Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Medical College of Wisconsin
🇺🇸Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Milwaukee (Zablocki)
🇺🇸Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center
🇺🇸Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Albert Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center
🇺🇸Bronx, New York, United States
CCOP - Sioux Community Cancer Consortium
🇺🇸Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
Stanford University Medical Center
🇺🇸Stanford, California, United States
Emory University Hospital - Atlanta
🇺🇸Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Atlanta (Decatur)
🇺🇸Decatur, Georgia, United States
CCOP - Central Illinois
🇺🇸Decatur, Illinois, United States
CCOP - Evanston
🇺🇸Evanston, Illinois, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Lakeside Chicago
🇺🇸Chicago, Illinois, United States
CCOP - Carle Cancer Center
🇺🇸Urbana, Illinois, United States
CCOP - Illinois Oncology Research Association
🇺🇸Peoria, Illinois, United States
CCOP - Cedar Rapids Oncology Project
🇺🇸Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Indianapolis (Roudebush)
🇺🇸Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
CCOP - Iowa Oncology Research Association
🇺🇸Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
🇺🇸Baltimore, Maryland, United States
CCOP - Duluth
🇺🇸Duluth, Minnesota, United States
New England Medical Center Hospital
🇺🇸Boston, Massachusetts, United States
CCOP - Kalamazoo
🇺🇸Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
CCOP - Metro-Minnesota
🇺🇸Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, United States
MBCCOP-Our Lady of Mercy Cancer Center
🇺🇸Bronx, New York, United States
CCOP - Northern New Jersey
🇺🇸Hackensack, New Jersey, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - East Orange
🇺🇸East Orange, New Jersey, United States
Cancer Institute of New Jersey
🇺🇸New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - New York
🇺🇸New York, New York, United States
NYU School of Medicine's Kaplan Comprehensive Cancer Center
🇺🇸New York, New York, United States
University of Rochester Cancer Center
🇺🇸Rochester, New York, United States
CCOP - Merit Care Hospital
🇺🇸Fargo, North Dakota, United States
CCOP - Toledo Community Hospital Oncology Program
🇺🇸Toledo, Ohio, United States
CCOP - Oklahoma
🇺🇸Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Hahnemann University Hospital
🇺🇸Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
MBCCOP - San Juan
🇵🇷San Juan, Puerto Rico
Kimmel Cancer Center of Thomas Jefferson University - Philadelphia
🇺🇸Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
CCOP - MainLine Health
🇺🇸Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, United States
University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center
🇺🇸Madison, Wisconsin, United States
CCOP - Marshfield Medical Research and Education Foundation
🇺🇸Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States
Pretoria Academic Hospitals
🇿🇦Pretoria, South Africa
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
🇺🇸Tampa, Florida, United States
CCOP - Ann Arbor Regional
🇺🇸Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Tampa (Haley)
🇺🇸Tampa, Florida, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Brooklyn
🇺🇸Brooklyn, New York, United States
Fox Chase Cancer Center
🇺🇸Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Gainsville
🇺🇸Gainesville, Florida, United States
CCOP - Ochsner
🇺🇸New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Palo Alto
🇺🇸Palo Alto, California, United States