Home-Based Programs for Improving Sleep in Cancer Survivors
Cancer Survivor, Fatigue, Psychosocial Effects of Cancer and Its Treatment
About this trial
This is an interventional supportive care trial for Cancer Survivor focused on measuring psychosocial effects of cancer and its treatment, fatigue, sleep disorders, cancer survivor
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
- Prior diagnosis of cancer
At least 2 months and ≤ 24 months since completed curative-intent treatment (chemotherapy, surgery, and/or radiotherapy)
- Ongoing hormonal therapy (i.e., tamoxifen, aromatase inhibitors, casodex)
- Concurrent trastuzumab and maintenance rituximab allowed
- Sleep difficulty defined as self report of sleep latency of ≥ 30 minutes on 3 out of 7 nights in a week and wishing therapeutic intervention, and/or self report of waking up after first falling asleep and not being able to fall back asleep for ≥ 30 minutes on 3 out of 7 nights in a week
- No history of diagnosis of primary insomnia (patient medical record, defined by having had behavioral, cognitive, or pharmacologic treatment) for > 30 consecutive days in the year before cancer diagnosis
- No active cancer (i.e., not considered no evidence of disease)
- No concurrent CNS malignancy
- No history of diagnosed sleep disorder (i.e., obstructive sleep apnea, restless legs, or periodic leg movement disorder)
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
- ECOG performance status 0-1
- Availability of a CD player and head or earphones
- Ability to complete questionnaires
- No uncontrolled chronic pain (i.e., pain score of ≥ 4 on Numeric Analogue Sleep and Pain Scale)
- No diagnosis of major depression disorder, acute anxiety disorder, or schizophrenia per medical record
- No hot flashes that interrupt sleep
- Not working overnight hours and unable to change schedule
- No emotional, psychological, or physical state that, according to physician and/or study personnel evaluation, would preclude adherence to daily home intervention implementation
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
- See Disease Characteristics
- More than 4 days since prior corticosteroid, including inhaled steroids, of any dose for > 2 days
- No prior experience with guided imagery or cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia
No concurrent new herbal therapies
- Stable dose of daily herbal supplements started ≥ 8 weeks before study intervention allowed
- Herbal teas or herbs in various drink products allowed
No concurrent treatment with variable doses of any of the following:
- Antidepressants
- Anxiolytics
- Pain medication (not including over the counter ad anti-inflammatory pain relievers)
- Pharmacologic treatment for sleep/wake disturbances is allowed, but must be used for 4 weeks before study entry, and can be used daily or intermittently
Sites / Locations
- Mayo Clinic Scottsdale
- Saint Francis/Mount Sinai Regional Cancer Center at Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center
- Lakeland Regional Cancer Center at Lakeland Regional Medical Center
- Florida Hospital - Orlando
- Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital
- Oncare Hawaii, Incorporated - Pali Momi
- Pali Momi Medical Center
- Oncare Hawaii Inc-POB II
- Queen's Medical Center
- Straub Clinic and Hospital, Incorporated
- University of Hawaii
- OnCare Hawaii, Incorporated - Kuakini
- Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children
- Castle Medical Center
- Wilcox Memorial Hospital and Kauai Medical Clinic
- Saint Alphonsus Cancer Care Center at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center
- Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center
- Weiss Memorial Hospital
- St. Francis Hospital and Health Centers - Beech Grove Campus
- Elkhart Clinic, LLC
- Michiana Hematology-Oncology, PC - Elkhart
- Elkhart General Hospital
- Community Howard Regional Health
- Howard Community Hospital
- Center for Cancer Therapy at LaPorte Hospital and Health Services
- Michiana Hematology-Oncology, PC - South Bend
- Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center
- Michiana Hematology Oncology PC - Plymouth
- Reid Hospital & Health Care Services
- CCOP - Northern Indiana CR Consortium
- Memorial Hospital of South Bend
- Michiana Hematology Oncology PC-South Bend
- Michiana Hematology Oncology PC - La Porte
- Cedar Rapids Oncology Associates
- Mercy Hospital
- Mercy Regional Cancer Center at Mercy Medical Center
- University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
- Mercy Cancer Center at Mercy Medical Center - North Iowa
- Siouxland Hematology-Oncology Associates, LLP
- Mercy Medical Center - Sioux City
- St. Luke's Regional Medical Center
- Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Chanute
- Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Dodge City
- Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - El Dorado
- Cancer Center of Kansas - Fort Scott
- Cancer Center of Kansas-Independence
- Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Kingman
- Lawrence Memorial Hospital
- Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Liberal
- Cancer Center of Kansas-Liberal
- Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Newton
- Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Parsons
- Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Pratt
- Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Salina
- Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Wellington
- Associates in Womens Health, PA - North Review
- Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Medical Arts Tower
- Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Wichita
- CCOP - Wichita
- Via Christi Cancer Center at Via Christi Regional Medical Center
- Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Winfield
- Ochsner Clinic Foundation-Baton Rouge
- Ochsner Baptist Medical Center
- Ochsner Cancer Institute at Ochsner Clinic Foundation
- Bixby Medical Center
- Toledo Clinic Cancer Centers - Adrian
- Saint Joseph Mercy Cancer Center
- CCOP - Michigan Cancer Research Consortium
- Oakwood Cancer Center at Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center
- Saint John Hospital and Medical Center
- Genesys Hurley Cancer Institute
- Hurley Medical Center
- Van Elslander Cancer Center at St. John Hospital and Medical Center
- Allegiance Health
- Foote Memorial Hospital
- Sparrow Regional Cancer Center
- St. Mary Mercy Hospital
- Mercy Memorial Hospital - Monroe
- Toledo Clinic Cancer Centers - Monroe
- St. Joseph Mercy Oakland
- Mercy Regional Cancer Center at Mercy Hospital
- Seton Cancer Institute at Saint Mary's - Saginaw
- Lakeland Regional Cancer Care Center - St. Joseph
- Lakeside Cancer Specialists, PLLC
- Marie Yeager Cancer Center
- St. John Macomb Hospital
- Essentia Health - Duluth Clinic
- CCOP - Duluth
- Miller - Dwan Medical Center
- Immanuel St. Joseph's
- Mayo Clinic Health Systems-Mankato
- Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
- CentraCare Clinic - River Campus
- Coborn Cancer Center
- Saint Cloud Hospital
- Central Care Cancer Center-Carrie J Babb Cancer Center
- Southeast Cancer Center
- Capital Region Medical Center-Goldschmidt Cancer Center
- Mercy Clinic-Rolla-Cancer and Hematology
- Missouri Baptist Cancer Center
- CCOP - Cancer Research for the Ozarks
- Mercy-Springfield
- Ozark Health Ventures LLC dba Cancer Research for the Ozarks - Springfield
- St. John's Regional Health Center
- Cox Medical Center
- Hulston Cancer Center at Cox Medical Center South
- Montana Cancer Consortium CCOP
- Saint Vincent Healthcare
- Frontier Cancer Center and Blood Institutes - Billings
- Billings Clinic
- Bozeman Deaconess Cancer Center
- Saint James Community Hospital and Cancer Treatment Center
- Benefis Healthcare - Sletten Cancer Institute
- Saint Peter's Community Hospital
- Kalispell Regional Medical Center
- Montana Cancer Specialists
- Saint Patrick Hospital - Community Hospital
- University Medical Center of Southern Nevada
- Nevada Cancer Research Foundation CCOP
- Saint Joseph Hospital
- Roswell Park Cancer Institute
- Hematology Oncology Associates of Central New York PC
- Wayne Memorial Hospital, Incorporated
- Margaret R Pardee Memorial Hospital
- Rutherford Hospital
- Toledo Clinic Cancer Centers - Bowling Green
- Adena Regional Medical Center
- Riverside Methodist Hospital Cancer Care
- CCOP - Columbus
- Grant Medical Center Cancer Care
- Mount Carmel Health - West Hospital
- Doctors Hospital at Ohio Health
- Grandview Hospital
- Good Samaritan Hospital
- David L. Rike Cancer Center at Miami Valley Hospital
- Samaritan North Cancer Care Center
- CCOP - Dayton
- Grady Memorial Hospital
- Community Health Partners Regional Medical Center - Mercy Cancer Center
- Hematology Oncology Center Incorporated
- Blanchard Valley Medical Associates
- Middletown Regional Hospital
- Wayne Hospital
- Charles F. Kettering Memorial Hospital
- Fairfield Medical Center
- Lima Memorial Hospital
- Strecker Cancer Center at Marietta Memorial Hospital
- Toledo Radiation Oncology at Northwest Ohio Oncology Center
- Knox Community Hospital
- Licking Memorial Cancer Care Program at Licking Memorial Hospital
- Saint Charles Hospital
- Toledo Clinic Cancer Centers - Oregon
- Southern Ohio Medical Center Cancer Center
- Community Hospital of Springfield and Clark County
- Flower Hospital
- Mercy Hospital of Tiffin
- The Toledo Hospital/Toledo Children's Hospital
- Saint Vincent Mercy Medical Center
- University of Toledo
- Mercy Cancer Center - Saint Anne Mercy Hospital
- UVMC Cancer Care Center at Upper Valley Medical Center
- Fulton County Health Center
- Mount Carmel St. Ann's Cancer Center
- Ruth G. McMillan Cancer Center at Greene Memorial Hospital
- Genesis - Good Samaritan Hospital
- Natalie Warren Bryant Cancer Center at St. Francis Hospital
- Geisinger Cancer Institute at Geisinger Health
- Adams Cancer Center
- Geisinger Hazleton Cancer Center
- Geisinger Medical Group - Scenery Park
- Frank M. and Dorothea Henry Cancer Center at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
- WellSpan Health-York Hospital
- AnMed Cancer Center
- Cancer Centers of the Carolinas - Faris Road
- Greenville Cancer Center of the Carolinas (CCOP)
- Cancer Centers of the Carolinas-Greer Medical Oncology
- CCOP - Upstate Carolina
- Gibbs Regional Cancer Center at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center
- Cancer Centers of the Carolinas - Spartanburg
- Avera Cancer Institute
- Fredericksburg Oncology Inc.
- Marshfield Clinic Cancer Care at Regional Cancer Center
- Gundersen Lutheran Health System/CCOP
- Marshfield Clinic - Marshfield Center
- Marshfield Clinic - Lakeland Center
- Marshfield Clinic-Minocqua Center
- Marshfield Clinic at James Beck Cancer Center
- Ministry Medical Group at Saint Mary's Hospital
- Marshfield Clinic - Indianhead Center
- Marshfield Clinic-Rice Lake Center
- Marshfield Clinic at Saint Michael's Hospital
- Marshfield Clinic - Weston Center
- Marshfield Clinic - Wisconsin Rapids Center
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Arm A: Home-based sleep intervention with Device #1
Arm B: Home-based sleep intervention with Device #2
Participants listen to a pre-recorded mp3 device #1 before retiring to sleep. Only patients in Arm A will have assigned bed and wake times based on their baseline diary.
Participants will listen to a pre-recorded mp3 device #2 before retiring to sleep. At the end of the study, participants assigned to pre-recorded mp3 device #2 will be offered pre-recorded mp3 device #1 for their own use.