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Brief Behavioral Intervention for Insomnia During Chemotherapy

Primary Purpose

Breast Cancer, Insomnia

Status
Completed
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
United States
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Brief Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (BBT-I)
Healthy Eating Education Learning (HEAL)
Sponsored by
Stanford University
About
Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional supportive care trial for Breast Cancer

Eligibility Criteria

21 Years - undefined (Adult, Older Adult)FemaleDoes not accept healthy volunteers

INCLUSION CRITERIA

  • Female
  • Diagnosis of Breast Cancer (Stage I-IIIA)
  • Scheduled for planned cancer treatment (eg, chemotherapy or biologic agents), or treatment is continuing
  • Has ≥ 6 weeks of cancer treatment (eg, chemotherapy or biologic agents) remaining
  • ≥ 21 years of age.
  • Able to understand written and spoken English.
  • Sleep disturbance of 8 or greater on the ISI, and insomnia that began or got worse with diagnosis of cancer or treatment with chemotherapy (to exclude pre-existing, chronic insomnia).
  • Karnofsky score ≥ 70

EXCLUSION CRITERIA

  • Have an unstable self-reported medical or psychiatric illness (Axis I - current or within the last 5 years).
  • Be currently pregnant or nursing
  • History of substance abuse or meet criteria for current alcohol abuse or dependence
  • History (self-reported) of sleep apnea or restless leg syndrome (RLS)
  • Self-report or have a medical record of an unstable comorbid medical or psychiatric condition that would make it unsafe or impossible to adhere to the study protocol
  • Unable or unwilling to discontinue anxiolytics within 4 hours of education sessions
  • Irregular heartbeat or arrhythmia (self-reported or in the medical record)

Sites / Locations

  • Stanford University, School of Medicine

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm Type

Active Comparator

Experimental

Arm Label

Healthy Eating Education Learning (HEAL)

Brief Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (BBT-I)

Arm Description

Control group.

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Insomnia Severity Index (ISI)
The effects of the Brief Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (BBT-I) intervention on insomnia will be measured by the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI). The ISI survey questionnaire is a 7-question survey, with each question having 5 possible answers (none, mild, moderate, severe, or very severe), scored as 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4, respectively. The full range of ISI scores is from 0 to 28. Lower scores are considered good, better, or healthy, and increasingly higher scores are considered to indicate greater insomnia. Clinical interpretation is as follows: 0 to 7 = No clinically significant insomnia 8 to14 = Sub-threshold insomnia (mild) 15 to 21 = Clinical insomnia (moderate severity) 22 to 28 = Clinical insomnia (severe) ISI survey will be conducted at baseline, post intervention, 6 months and 12 months. The outcome is reported as the mean ISI score at baseline; immediately post-intervention (6 weeks nominal); 6 months; and 12 months.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI)
The Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI) survey questionnaire is a 9-question survey, with each question having 11 possible answers ("No fatigue" to "As bad as you can imagine"), scored from 0 to 10, with the total score being the sum of a participant's individual questions scores at a timepoint and will range from 0 to 90. Lower scores are considered good, better, or healthy, and increasingly higher scores are considered to indicate greater fatigue. The BFI survey was conducted at baseline, post intervention, 6 months, and 12 months. The outcome is reported as the mean of the overall BFI scores with standard deviation at baseline, immediately post-intervention (6 weeks nominal), 6 months, and 12 months.
Clinical Assessment of Depression (CAD)
Anxiety and depression will be assessed by administration of the Clinical Assessment of Depression (CAD). The CAD questionnaire is a 50-item survey, with each statement having 4 possible responses ("Strongly Disagree" to "Strongly Agree"), scored from 1 to 4, The raw scores are then converted to T-scores. A score of 50 represents the mean. A difference of 10 from the mean in either the positive or negative direction indicates a difference of one standard deviation. The CAD survey was conducted at baseline, post intervention, 6 months, and 12 months. The outcome is reported as the mean of the overall CAD scores with standard deviation at baseline, immediately post-intervention (6 weeks nominal), 6 months, and 12 months.
Comprehensive Trail Making Test (CTMT)
Neuropsychological assessments will be conducted using the Comprehensive Trail Making Test (CTMT), an assessment of simple attention and executive function, consisting of 5 dot-to-dot exercises that increase with complexity and difficulty. A score of 50 represents the mean. A difference of 10 from the mean in either the positive or negative direction indicates a difference of one standard deviation. Thus, a score of 60 is one standard deviation above the mean, while a score of 30 is two standard deviations below the mean. Overall, higher values indicate better executive functioning, attention, and processing speed. The CTMT assessment was conducted at baseline, post intervention, 6 months, and 12 months. The outcome is reported as the mean of the overall CTMT scores with standard deviation at baseline, immediately post-intervention (6 weeks nominal), 6 months, and 12 months.
Hopkins Verbal Learning Test Revised (HVLT-R) Sub-test for Delayed Recall
Neuropsychological assessments will be conducted using the Delayed Recall sub-test from the overall Hopkins Verbal Learning Test Revised (HVLT-R). The result values are known as the T score. A higher T scores indicating better memory (recall).A score of 50 represents the mean. A difference of 10 from the mean in either the positive or negative direction indicates a difference of one standard deviation The HVLT-R sub-test assessment for Delayed Recall was conducted at baseline, post intervention, 6 months, and 12 months. The outcome is reported as the mean score with standard deviation at baseline, immediately post-intervention (6 weeks nominal), 6 months, and 12 months.
Hopkins Verbal Learning Test Revised (HVLT-R) Sub-test for Verbal Learning & Memory
Neuropsychological assessments will be conducted using the Verbal Learning and Memory sub-test from the overall Hopkins Verbal Learning Test Revised (HVLT-R). The result values are known as the T score.The higher T scores indicating better memory (recall). A score of 50 represents the mean. A difference of 10 from the mean in either the positive or negative direction indicates a difference of one standard deviation The HVLT-R sub-test assessment for Verbal Learning and Memory was conducted at baseline, post intervention, 6 months, and 12 months. The outcome is reported as the mean score with standard deviation at baseline, immediately post-intervention (6 weeks nominal), 6 months, and 12 months.
Controlled Oral Word Association Test (COWAT)
Neuropsychological assessments will be conducted using the Controlled Oral Word Association Test (COWAT), a verbal fluency task that assesses complex cognition. The test value is the the count of words that meet pre-defined criteria within 1 minute, so the minimum is 0 and no fixed maximum exists. Adjustments are made to the raw score based on participant age and education level, resulting in a scaled score. Higher scores reflect a better outcome, meaning better cognition and verbal fluency. The COWAT assessment was conducted at baseline, post intervention, 6 months, and 12 months. The outcome is reported as the mean of the COWAT score with standard deviation at baseline, immediately post-intervention (6 weeks nominal), 6 months, and 12 months.
Mobile Cognitive Assessment Battery (MCAB)
Cognitive difficulties will be assessed by administration of the Mobile Cognitive Assessment Battery (MCAB), comprised of 3 neuropsychological tests and a self-reported assessment. MCAB measures cognitive flexibility, accuracy, processing speed, working memory and multitasking. The MCAB survey was to be conducted at baseline, post intervention, 6 months, and 12 months. The outcome was to be reported as the mean of the overall MCAB scores with standard deviation at baseline, immediately post-intervention (6 weeks nominal), 6 months, and 12 months.

Full Information

First Posted
June 11, 2014
Last Updated
December 1, 2020
Sponsor
Stanford University
Collaborators
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT02165839
Brief Title
Brief Behavioral Intervention for Insomnia During Chemotherapy
Official Title
Brief Behavioral Intervention for Insomnia During Chemotherapy
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
December 2020
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
January 2015 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
June 19, 2019 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
June 2020 (Actual)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Principal Investigator
Name of the Sponsor
Stanford University
Collaborators
National Cancer Institute (NCI)

4. Oversight

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product
No
Data Monitoring Committee
Yes

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE(S): To evaluate the efficacy of the Brief Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (BBT-I) in treating insomnia among breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. SECONDARY OBJECTIVE(S): To evaluate the efficacy of the BBT-I in treating cancer-related symptoms such as cancer-related fatigue and cognitive difficulties in breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. To examine potential moderators and mediators of BBT-I intervention effects on insomnia, cognitive difficulties, and fatigue. In particular, we are interested in age, depression and anxiety and side effects (hot flashes) as potential moderators of the intervention effects as well as evaluating modifiable behavioral and physiological mechanisms as hypothesized mediators

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Breast Cancer, Insomnia

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Supportive Care
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
139 (Actual)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
Healthy Eating Education Learning (HEAL)
Arm Type
Active Comparator
Arm Description
Control group.
Arm Title
Brief Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (BBT-I)
Arm Type
Experimental
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
Brief Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (BBT-I)
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
Healthy Eating Education Learning (HEAL)
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Insomnia Severity Index (ISI)
Description
The effects of the Brief Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (BBT-I) intervention on insomnia will be measured by the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI). The ISI survey questionnaire is a 7-question survey, with each question having 5 possible answers (none, mild, moderate, severe, or very severe), scored as 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4, respectively. The full range of ISI scores is from 0 to 28. Lower scores are considered good, better, or healthy, and increasingly higher scores are considered to indicate greater insomnia. Clinical interpretation is as follows: 0 to 7 = No clinically significant insomnia 8 to14 = Sub-threshold insomnia (mild) 15 to 21 = Clinical insomnia (moderate severity) 22 to 28 = Clinical insomnia (severe) ISI survey will be conducted at baseline, post intervention, 6 months and 12 months. The outcome is reported as the mean ISI score at baseline; immediately post-intervention (6 weeks nominal); 6 months; and 12 months.
Time Frame
12 months
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI)
Description
The Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI) survey questionnaire is a 9-question survey, with each question having 11 possible answers ("No fatigue" to "As bad as you can imagine"), scored from 0 to 10, with the total score being the sum of a participant's individual questions scores at a timepoint and will range from 0 to 90. Lower scores are considered good, better, or healthy, and increasingly higher scores are considered to indicate greater fatigue. The BFI survey was conducted at baseline, post intervention, 6 months, and 12 months. The outcome is reported as the mean of the overall BFI scores with standard deviation at baseline, immediately post-intervention (6 weeks nominal), 6 months, and 12 months.
Time Frame
12 months
Title
Clinical Assessment of Depression (CAD)
Description
Anxiety and depression will be assessed by administration of the Clinical Assessment of Depression (CAD). The CAD questionnaire is a 50-item survey, with each statement having 4 possible responses ("Strongly Disagree" to "Strongly Agree"), scored from 1 to 4, The raw scores are then converted to T-scores. A score of 50 represents the mean. A difference of 10 from the mean in either the positive or negative direction indicates a difference of one standard deviation. The CAD survey was conducted at baseline, post intervention, 6 months, and 12 months. The outcome is reported as the mean of the overall CAD scores with standard deviation at baseline, immediately post-intervention (6 weeks nominal), 6 months, and 12 months.
Time Frame
12 months
Title
Comprehensive Trail Making Test (CTMT)
Description
Neuropsychological assessments will be conducted using the Comprehensive Trail Making Test (CTMT), an assessment of simple attention and executive function, consisting of 5 dot-to-dot exercises that increase with complexity and difficulty. A score of 50 represents the mean. A difference of 10 from the mean in either the positive or negative direction indicates a difference of one standard deviation. Thus, a score of 60 is one standard deviation above the mean, while a score of 30 is two standard deviations below the mean. Overall, higher values indicate better executive functioning, attention, and processing speed. The CTMT assessment was conducted at baseline, post intervention, 6 months, and 12 months. The outcome is reported as the mean of the overall CTMT scores with standard deviation at baseline, immediately post-intervention (6 weeks nominal), 6 months, and 12 months.
Time Frame
At baseline, post intervention, 6 months and 12 months
Title
Hopkins Verbal Learning Test Revised (HVLT-R) Sub-test for Delayed Recall
Description
Neuropsychological assessments will be conducted using the Delayed Recall sub-test from the overall Hopkins Verbal Learning Test Revised (HVLT-R). The result values are known as the T score. A higher T scores indicating better memory (recall).A score of 50 represents the mean. A difference of 10 from the mean in either the positive or negative direction indicates a difference of one standard deviation The HVLT-R sub-test assessment for Delayed Recall was conducted at baseline, post intervention, 6 months, and 12 months. The outcome is reported as the mean score with standard deviation at baseline, immediately post-intervention (6 weeks nominal), 6 months, and 12 months.
Time Frame
At baseline, post intervention, 6 months and 12 months
Title
Hopkins Verbal Learning Test Revised (HVLT-R) Sub-test for Verbal Learning & Memory
Description
Neuropsychological assessments will be conducted using the Verbal Learning and Memory sub-test from the overall Hopkins Verbal Learning Test Revised (HVLT-R). The result values are known as the T score.The higher T scores indicating better memory (recall). A score of 50 represents the mean. A difference of 10 from the mean in either the positive or negative direction indicates a difference of one standard deviation The HVLT-R sub-test assessment for Verbal Learning and Memory was conducted at baseline, post intervention, 6 months, and 12 months. The outcome is reported as the mean score with standard deviation at baseline, immediately post-intervention (6 weeks nominal), 6 months, and 12 months.
Time Frame
At baseline, post intervention, 6 months and 12 months
Title
Controlled Oral Word Association Test (COWAT)
Description
Neuropsychological assessments will be conducted using the Controlled Oral Word Association Test (COWAT), a verbal fluency task that assesses complex cognition. The test value is the the count of words that meet pre-defined criteria within 1 minute, so the minimum is 0 and no fixed maximum exists. Adjustments are made to the raw score based on participant age and education level, resulting in a scaled score. Higher scores reflect a better outcome, meaning better cognition and verbal fluency. The COWAT assessment was conducted at baseline, post intervention, 6 months, and 12 months. The outcome is reported as the mean of the COWAT score with standard deviation at baseline, immediately post-intervention (6 weeks nominal), 6 months, and 12 months.
Time Frame
At baseline, post intervention, 6 months and 12 months
Title
Mobile Cognitive Assessment Battery (MCAB)
Description
Cognitive difficulties will be assessed by administration of the Mobile Cognitive Assessment Battery (MCAB), comprised of 3 neuropsychological tests and a self-reported assessment. MCAB measures cognitive flexibility, accuracy, processing speed, working memory and multitasking. The MCAB survey was to be conducted at baseline, post intervention, 6 months, and 12 months. The outcome was to be reported as the mean of the overall MCAB scores with standard deviation at baseline, immediately post-intervention (6 weeks nominal), 6 months, and 12 months.
Time Frame
At baseline, post intervention, 6 months and 12 months

10. Eligibility

Sex
Female
Gender Based
Yes
Gender Eligibility Description
adult females ≥ 21 years of age
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
21 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
INCLUSION CRITERIA Female Diagnosis of Breast Cancer (Stage I-IIIA) Scheduled for planned cancer treatment (eg, chemotherapy or biologic agents), or treatment is continuing Has ≥ 6 weeks of cancer treatment (eg, chemotherapy or biologic agents) remaining ≥ 21 years of age. Able to understand written and spoken English. Sleep disturbance of 8 or greater on the ISI, and insomnia that began or got worse with diagnosis of cancer or treatment with chemotherapy (to exclude pre-existing, chronic insomnia). Karnofsky score ≥ 70 EXCLUSION CRITERIA Have an unstable self-reported medical or psychiatric illness (Axis I - current or within the last 5 years). Be currently pregnant or nursing History of substance abuse or meet criteria for current alcohol abuse or dependence History (self-reported) of sleep apnea or restless leg syndrome (RLS) Self-report or have a medical record of an unstable comorbid medical or psychiatric condition that would make it unsafe or impossible to adhere to the study protocol Unable or unwilling to discontinue anxiolytics within 4 hours of education sessions Irregular heartbeat or arrhythmia (self-reported or in the medical record)
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Oxana Palesh, PhD
Organizational Affiliation
Stanford University
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Stanford University, School of Medicine
City
Palo Alto
State/Province
California
ZIP/Postal Code
94305
Country
United States

12. IPD Sharing Statement

Plan to Share IPD
No
Citations:
PubMed Identifier
34357593
Citation
Woldeamanuel YW, Blayney DW, Jo B, Fisher SE, Benedict C, Oakley-Girvan I, Kesler SR, Palesh O. Headache outcomes of a sleep behavioral intervention in breast cancer survivors: Secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial. Cancer. 2021 Dec 1;127(23):4492-4503. doi: 10.1002/cncr.33844. Epub 2021 Aug 6.
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