Evaluate the Efficacy of Armodafinil for Patients With B-cell Lymphoma and Severe Fatigue
Primary Purpose
B-cell Lymphoma, Fatigue
Status
Withdrawn
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Armodafinil
placebo
Armodafinil
placebo
Sponsored by
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for B-cell Lymphoma
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria for both arms:
- Age ≥ 18 with diagnosis of B-cell lymphoma
- Average score of ≥ 7 on daily worst fatigue severity assessment from the BFI questionnaire during screening
- Able to demonstrate appropriate use of the wrist actigraphy device and to complete questionnaires
- ECOG performance status 0-2
- Laboratory values:
- Hemoglobin ≥ 10 g/dL
- Total Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x institutional ULN
- AST/ALT ≤ 2.5 x institutional ULN
- Creatinine ≤ 1.5 x institutional ULN
- Albumin ≥ 3.5 g/dl
- Life expectancy > 6 months
- IRB-approved informed consent form must be signed before any protocol-specific screening procedures are performed.
Inclusion criteria for patients undergoing R-CHOP chemotherapy:
- Scheduled to receive 6 cycles of standard R-CHOP (rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, prednisone) chemotherapy as first-line treatment
Inclusion criteria for patients in remission following chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy:
- May have received one prior regimen of chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
- Adequate response to upfront chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
- Indolent lymphomas - must have achieved a partial or complete response with no immediate plans for further treatment
Aggressive lymphomas - must have achieved a complete response:
- ≥ 4 weeks since completion of chemotherapy
- ≥ 8 weeks since completion of radiotherapy
- ≤ 18 months since completion of chemotherapy or radiotherapy
Exclusion Criteria for both arms:
- Uncontrolled medical and/or psychiatric condition that may cause fatigue or that the PI feels is clinically significant and might adversely affect patient safety (such as sleep disorders, moderate/severe depression, metabolic/endocrine abnormalities, infections)
- History of clinically significant cardiac disorders, such as left ventricular hypertrophy or mitral valve prolapse experienced in conjunction with receiving CNS stimulants
- History of serious skin reactions, such as serious rash or Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
- Concurrent stimulant medication
- Any other active malignancy within the past 3 years except cervical carcinoma in situ and non-melanoma skin cancers
- Known CNS involvement by lymphoma
- Cachexia
- Use of opioids at time of randomization
- Known sensitivity to modafinil and/or armodafinil
Sites / Locations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
Arm Type
Experimental
Placebo Comparator
Experimental
Placebo Comparator
Arm Label
Post treatment remission armodafinil
Post treatment remission placebo
Chemotherapy armodafinil
Chemotherapy placebo
Arm Description
Armodafinil 150 mg/day for 13 weeks
Placebo 150mg/day for 13 weeks
Armodafinil 150 mg/day for 13 weeks
Placebo 150mg/day for 13 weeks
Outcomes
Primary Outcome Measures
To determine whether armodafinil is more effective than placebo in reducing fatigue as measured by the change in scores from the FACT-Fatigue reported at study entry, week 7 of study treatment, and study completion (week 13).
Secondary Outcome Measures
To determine whether armodafinil is more effective than placebo in improving work quality as measured by the change in scores from the WLQ© reported at study entry (week 1) and study completion (week 13).
To determine whether armodafinil is more effective than placebo in reducing fatigue as measured by standard actigraphy summary statistics will be done at week 1 of screening, week 7 of study treatment, and study completion (week 13).
To determine whether armodafinil is more effective than placebo in reducing fatigue as measured by actigraphy using applied functional data analysis during week 1 of screening, week 7 of study treatment, and study completion (week 13).
To evaluate whether measured cytokines (IL-2, IL-6, IL-10, TNF-α, and TGF-α) are elevated at baseline.
To evaluate whether measured cytokines (IL-2, IL-6, IL-10, TNF-α, and TGF-α) change from the time of study entry to study completion.
To assess whether cytokine levels (IL-2, IL-6, IL-10, TNF-α, and TGF-α) correlate with circadian patterns in wrist actigraphy and self-described reports of fatigue as measured by the FACT-Fatigue at baseline and study completion.
Full Information
NCT ID
NCT01044004
First Posted
January 6, 2010
Last Updated
July 22, 2013
Sponsor
Washington University School of Medicine
1. Study Identification
Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT01044004
Brief Title
Evaluate the Efficacy of Armodafinil for Patients With B-cell Lymphoma and Severe Fatigue
Official Title
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Pilot Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Armodafinil for Patients With B-cell Lymphoma and Severe Fatigue Undergoing Standard R-CHOP Chemotherapy or in Remission Following Chemo and/or Radiation
Study Type
Interventional
2. Study Status
Record Verification Date
July 2013
Overall Recruitment Status
Withdrawn
Study Start Date
March 2010 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
June 2012 (Anticipated)
Study Completion Date
June 2012 (Anticipated)
3. Sponsor/Collaborators
Responsible Party, by Official Title
Sponsor
Name of the Sponsor
Washington University School of Medicine
4. Oversight
Data Monitoring Committee
Yes
5. Study Description
Brief Summary
To determine whether armodafinil is more effective than placebo in reducing fatigue.
Detailed Description
Aims will be analyzed separately as stratified by treatment arm (chemotherapy treatment arm vs. post-treatment remission arm).
Primary Objective:
To determine whether armodafinil is more effective than placebo in reducing fatigue as measured by the change in scores from the FACT-Fatigue reported at study entry, week 7 of study treatment, and study completion (week 13).
Secondary Objectives:
To determine whether armodafinil is more effective than placebo in reducing fatigue as measured by standard actigraphy summary statistics including total sleep time (TST), wake after sleep onset (WASO), sleep latency, number of awakenings, daytime sleep time, mean daytime activity, peak activity, acrophase, and circadian mesor at week 1 of screening, week 7 of study treatment, and study completion (week 13).
To determine whether armodafinil is more effective than placebo in improving work quality as measured by the change in scores from the WLQ© reported at study entry (week 1) and study completion (week 13).
To determine whether armodafinil is more effective than placebo in reducing fatigue as measured by the change in activity patterns with actigraphy using applied functional data analysis during week 1 of screening, week 7 of study treatment, and study completion (week 13).
To evaluate whether measured cytokines (IL-2, IL-6, IL-10, TNF-α, and TGF-α) are elevated at baseline.
To evaluate whether measured cytokines (IL-2, IL-6, IL-10, TNF-α, and TGF-α) change from the time of study entry to study completion.
To assess whether cytokine levels (IL-2, IL-6, IL-10, TNF-α, and TGF-α) correlate with circadian patterns in wrist actigraphy and self-described reports of fatigue as measured by the FACT-Fatigue at baseline and study completion.
6. Conditions and Keywords
Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
B-cell Lymphoma, Fatigue
7. Study Design
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Single Group Assignment
Masking
ParticipantInvestigator
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
0 (Actual)
8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions
Arm Title
Post treatment remission armodafinil
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Armodafinil 150 mg/day for 13 weeks
Arm Title
Post treatment remission placebo
Arm Type
Placebo Comparator
Arm Description
Placebo 150mg/day for 13 weeks
Arm Title
Chemotherapy armodafinil
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Armodafinil 150 mg/day for 13 weeks
Arm Title
Chemotherapy placebo
Arm Type
Placebo Comparator
Arm Description
Placebo 150mg/day for 13 weeks
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Armodafinil
Other Intervention Name(s)
Nuvigil
Intervention Description
Armodafinil 150 mg/day for 13 weeks
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
placebo
Intervention Description
Placebo 150mg/day for 13 weeks
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Armodafinil
Other Intervention Name(s)
Nuvigil
Intervention Description
Armodafinil 150 mg/day for 13 weeks
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
placebo
Intervention Description
Placebo 150mg/day for 13 weeks
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
To determine whether armodafinil is more effective than placebo in reducing fatigue as measured by the change in scores from the FACT-Fatigue reported at study entry, week 7 of study treatment, and study completion (week 13).
Time Frame
13 weeks
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
To determine whether armodafinil is more effective than placebo in improving work quality as measured by the change in scores from the WLQ© reported at study entry (week 1) and study completion (week 13).
Time Frame
13 weeks
Title
To determine whether armodafinil is more effective than placebo in reducing fatigue as measured by standard actigraphy summary statistics will be done at week 1 of screening, week 7 of study treatment, and study completion (week 13).
Time Frame
13 weeks
Title
To determine whether armodafinil is more effective than placebo in reducing fatigue as measured by actigraphy using applied functional data analysis during week 1 of screening, week 7 of study treatment, and study completion (week 13).
Time Frame
13 weeks
Title
To evaluate whether measured cytokines (IL-2, IL-6, IL-10, TNF-α, and TGF-α) are elevated at baseline.
Time Frame
13 weeks
Title
To evaluate whether measured cytokines (IL-2, IL-6, IL-10, TNF-α, and TGF-α) change from the time of study entry to study completion.
Time Frame
13 weeks
Title
To assess whether cytokine levels (IL-2, IL-6, IL-10, TNF-α, and TGF-α) correlate with circadian patterns in wrist actigraphy and self-described reports of fatigue as measured by the FACT-Fatigue at baseline and study completion.
Time Frame
13 weeks
10. Eligibility
Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria for both arms:
Age ≥ 18 with diagnosis of B-cell lymphoma
Average score of ≥ 7 on daily worst fatigue severity assessment from the BFI questionnaire during screening
Able to demonstrate appropriate use of the wrist actigraphy device and to complete questionnaires
ECOG performance status 0-2
Laboratory values:
Hemoglobin ≥ 10 g/dL
Total Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x institutional ULN
AST/ALT ≤ 2.5 x institutional ULN
Creatinine ≤ 1.5 x institutional ULN
Albumin ≥ 3.5 g/dl
Life expectancy > 6 months
IRB-approved informed consent form must be signed before any protocol-specific screening procedures are performed.
Inclusion criteria for patients undergoing R-CHOP chemotherapy:
Scheduled to receive 6 cycles of standard R-CHOP (rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, prednisone) chemotherapy as first-line treatment
Inclusion criteria for patients in remission following chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy:
May have received one prior regimen of chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
Adequate response to upfront chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
Indolent lymphomas - must have achieved a partial or complete response with no immediate plans for further treatment
Aggressive lymphomas - must have achieved a complete response:
≥ 4 weeks since completion of chemotherapy
≥ 8 weeks since completion of radiotherapy
≤ 18 months since completion of chemotherapy or radiotherapy
Exclusion Criteria for both arms:
Uncontrolled medical and/or psychiatric condition that may cause fatigue or that the PI feels is clinically significant and might adversely affect patient safety (such as sleep disorders, moderate/severe depression, metabolic/endocrine abnormalities, infections)
History of clinically significant cardiac disorders, such as left ventricular hypertrophy or mitral valve prolapse experienced in conjunction with receiving CNS stimulants
History of serious skin reactions, such as serious rash or Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
Concurrent stimulant medication
Any other active malignancy within the past 3 years except cervical carcinoma in situ and non-melanoma skin cancers
Known CNS involvement by lymphoma
Cachexia
Use of opioids at time of randomization
Known sensitivity to modafinil and/or armodafinil
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Nina Wagner-Johnston, M
Organizational Affiliation
Washington University School of Medicine
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
12. IPD Sharing Statement
Links:
URL
http://www.siteman.wustl.edu
Description
Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine
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