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Lung CancerNCT01317550

A Study for Reducing Symptom Burden Produced by Chemoradiation Treatment for Non Small Cell Lung Cancer by Minocycline and Armodafinil

A study testing Armodafinil, Minocycline and Questionnaires in people with Lung Cancer, run by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The goal of this clinical research study is to compare armodafinil and minocycline when given alone or in combination to learn which is better for controlling symptoms, such as the side effects of chemoradiation, when given to treat lung cancer. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Lung Cancer
What is being tested?
Armodafinil, Minocycline and Questionnaires
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
14 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Jul 2011to Feb 2016
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients with a pathologically proven diagnosis of NSCLC and consented to concurrent chemoradiation therapy at MD Anderson.
  • Patients > or =18 years old
  • Patients who will receive chemoradiation with platinum/taxane-based chemotherapy and with a total radiation dose of > 50 Gy, per treating physician's assessment
  • Patients who speak English or Spanish (due to the novel research and its complexity, we are only accruing English or Spanish-speaking patients to the protocol)
  • Patients must be willing and able to review, understand, and provide written consent before starting therapy

Who cannot join

  • Patients who are taking medications or have conditions that potentially preclude use of any study medications or interventions, as determined by the treating physician
  • Patients who are enrolled in other symptom management or treatment clinical trials
  • Patients currently taking methylphenidate and/or dextroamphetamine.
  • Patients with a history of clinically significant cutaneous drug reaction, or a history of clinically significant hypersensitivity reaction, including multiple allergies or drug reaction as documented in the patient medical records
  • Patients with pre-existing psychosis or bipolar disorder.
  • Patients with pre-existing renal impairment: The screening cut off for serum creatinine >1.5 times upper limits of normal (ULN), according to MD Anderson testing standards, will be done by the oncologist to qualify for CXRT.
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  • Patients with pre-existing hepatic impairment: The screening for total bilirubin >1.5 times ULN will be done by the oncologist to qualify for CXRT. The screening for > 2 times the upper limit of normal hepatotoxicity, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (and aspartate aminotransferase [AST] if it is ordered and available in the medical records) will be done by the oncologist to qualify for CXRT.
  • Patients with pre-existing Tourette's syndrome.
  • Patients with hypersensitivity to any tetracyclines.
  • Patients who are pregnant. Pregnancy will be confirmed by negative urine test. Study staff will provide the pregnancy kits to women and make sure the results are known and recorded in the follow-up notes in Clinic Station before additional study drug prescriptions are filled by the Pharmacy
  • Patients with uncontrolled cardiac disease, within the past six months history of left ventricular hypertrophy, myocardial infarction, and history of mitral valve prolapse syndrome with previous central nervous system (CNS) stimulant use.
  • Patients taking medicines that are strong CYP3A4 inhibitors or inducers (including conivaptan, indinavir, nelfinavir, ritonavir, nefazodone, and phenytoin), or strong CYP2C19 inhibitors (including citalopram and clopidogrel) .
  • Patients on vitamin K antagonist warfarin.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston, Texas, 77030

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About this study

Official title: A Pilot Study of Minocycline and Armodafinil for Reducing the Symptom Burden Produced by Chemoradiation Treatment for Non Small Cell Lung Cancer

The goal of this clinical research study is to compare armodafinil and minocycline when given alone or in combination to learn which is better for controlling symptoms, such as the side effects of chemoradiation, when given to treat lung cancer.

Read the detailed description

The Study Drugs:

Armodafinil is designed to prevent excessive sleepiness.

Minocycline is an antibiotic. Minocycline has been shown to interrupt cytokine production, which may help to reduce multiple symptoms.

A placebo is not a drug. It looks like the study drug but is not designed to treat any disease or illness. It is designed to be compared with a study drug to learn if the study drug has any real effect.

Study Groups:

If you agree to take part in this study, you will be randomly assigned (as in the roll of dice) to join 1 of 4 groups.

  • Group 1 will take armodafinil and a placebo.
  • Group 2 will take minocycline and a placebo.
  • Group 3 will take armodafinil and minocycline.
  • Group 4 will take placebos alone.

Neither you nor the study staff you will see in the clinic will know if you are receiving the study drug(s) and/or the placebo(s). However, if needed for your safety, the study staff will be able to find out which study drug you are receiving.

If needed, during this study, you may receive standard care by your treating doctors.

Study Drug Administration:

You will take the study drug(s)/placebos every day for 10 weeks. You should take the drug(s)/placebo(s) with a full glass of water. If you get an upset stomach, take them with food.

You will be given pamphlets with more information about how to take the study drugs/placebos.

You should bring your study drug/placebo capsules to the clinic every study visit.

Completing the Symptom Questionnaire:

Throughout the study, you will be asked to complete the symptom questionnaire. You will be asked about symptoms from therapy you may be experiencing and how they may be interfering with your daily activities. The study staff will either meet you during your regular clinic visit or call you at your home at a time that is convenient for you. In the clinic, you will complete the questionnaire by paper and pen, or by entering your answers into an electronic tablet computer. On the phone, study staff will ask you the questions and record your answers on paper or enter them into a computer. You will complete the symptom questionnaire before you begin chemoradiation and then 1 time a week during Weeks 1-16 of the study. The symptom questionnaire will take up to 5 minutes to complete.

Study Visits:

Before you begin chemoradiation:

  • You will complete 4 questionnaires about pain and other symptoms, your mood, and your quality of life. Completing all 4 of the questionnaires will take about 15 minutes.
  • If you are able to become pregnant, you will have a urine pregnancy test. The study staff will give you the pregnancy test kit at your scheduled visit, and will review and record the results of the test before you can pick up the study drugs from the pharmacy. The pregnancy test will be repeated at weeks 1, 4, 7, and 12 (or at the first follow-up clinic visit post-treatment) and 30 days after the study drugs are stopped .

During the last week of chemoradiation (about Week 7):

-You will complete 3 questionnaires about your symptoms, mood, and quality of life. These questionnaires will take about 10 minutes total to complete.

After about Week 7, the study staff will call you 1 time a week to check on you until Week 10. This phone call should last only a few minutes. If you have had several side effects from chemoradiation, this phone call may take longer.

About Week 12 (or at the first routine follow-up clinic visit post-treatment):

  • You will complete the 3 questionnaires about your symptoms, mood, and quality of life.
  • If you were smoking at the beginning of the study, you will complete a questionnaire that asks if you stopped smoking any time during the study. This will take a few minutes to complete.
  • You will be asked to complete another questionnaire that asks about your satisfaction with the study drug(s). This will take a few minutes.

Length of Study:

You will be on study for about 16 weeks. You will take the study drug(s) for 10 weeks and complete the symptom survey until Week 16. You will be taken off study early if you have intolerable side effects.

This is an investigational study. Armodafinil is FDA approved and commercially available for the treatment of excessive sleepiness. Minocycline is FDA approved and commercially available for the treatment of bacterial infections. The use of these drugs to help reduce chemoradiation symptoms is investigational.

Up to 12 patients will take part in this study. All will be enrolled at MD Anderson.

Conditions
Lung Cancer
Being tested
Armodafinil, Placebo, Minocycline, Questionnaires
Keywords
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, NSCLC, Symptoms, Concurrent Chemoradiation, CXRT, Fatigue, Pain, Disturbed Sleep, Lack of Appetite, Drowsiness, Armodafinil, Nuvigil, Minocycline, Dynacin, Minocin, Minocin PAC, Myrac, Solodyn, Placebo
Medical subject headings
Lung Neoplasms, Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung, Fatigue, Pain, Parasomnias, Anorexia, Sleepiness, cyclopia sequence

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • ArmodafinilDrug

    Also called Nuvigil

    150 mg by mouth once a day for a 10 week cycle.

  • PlaceboOther

    Also called Sugar Pill

    Capsules taken by mouth once a day for a 10 week cycle.

  • MinocyclineDrug

    Also called Dynacin, Minocin, Minocin PAC, Myrac

    100 mg by mouth twice a day for a 10 week cycle.

  • QuestionnairesBehavioural

    Also called Surveys

    Completion of symptom questionnaire before chemoradiation, then once a week during Weeks 1-16, takes up to 5 minutes to complete.

Study groups in NCT01317550
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Armodafinil + PlaceboExperimentalArmodafinil orally 150 mg/day + Placebo capsules for 10 weeks
Receives: Drug: Armodafinil; Other: Placebo; Behavioral: Questionnaires
Minocycline + PlaceboExperimentalMinocycline orally 100 mg twice/day + Placebo capsules for 10 weeks
Receives: Other: Placebo; Drug: Minocycline; Behavioral: Questionnaires
Armodafinil + MinocyclineExperimentalArmodafinil orally 150 mg/day for 10 weeks + Minocycline orally 100 mg twice/day for 10 weeks
Receives: Drug: Armodafinil; Drug: Minocycline; Behavioral: Questionnaires
PlacebosPlacebo comparatorPlacebo Capsules orally once/day for 10 weeks
Receives: Other: Placebo; Behavioral: Questionnaires

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Primary Outcome Variable: Combined AUC of Selected Symptoms Fatigue, Pain, Disturbed Sleep, Lack of Appetite and Drowsiness

    Each item is rated on a 0 to 10 scale with 0 = symptom not present or no interference and 10 meaning the symptom severity is as bad as can be imagine or complete interference using the MD Anderson Symptom Inventory (MDASI). It is a measure of symptom burden, which includes symptom severity and how they interfere with daily functioning. For this study, the sub scale is the average of the 5 pre-selected items namely fatigue, pain, disturbed sleep, lack of appetite and drowsiness. This subscale ranges from 0 to 10. The primary outcome is the average of the 70-day area (10 week study) under the curve for the sub scale. AUC ranges from 0 (0*70) to 700 (10*70). To put this into perspective, the average AUC for the placebo group of 200.8 can also be thought of as 2.87 (200.8/70) on a 0 to 10 scale over the 70 day study period. Lower values represent better outcome. Higher values represent worse outcome.

    Measured: During 10 weeks of CXRT

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted17 Mar 2011 (estimated)
  2. Study startJul 2011
  3. Primary completionFeb 2016
  4. Study completionFeb 2016

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Supportive care
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Triple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Investigator
Enrolment
14 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01317550
Sponsor's protocol ID
2010-0872
Other IDs
R01 026582-26, NCI-2011-00778
Status last verified
Jan 2020
First submitted
16 Mar 2011
Last updated
10 Feb 2020
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Armodafinil, Minocycline and Questionnaires in people with Lung Cancer, run by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 13 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 10 Feb 2020. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 10 Feb 2020). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Primary Outcome Variable: Combined AUC of Selected Symptoms Fatigue, Pain, Disturbed Sleep, Lack of Appetite and Drowsiness (time frame: During 10 weeks of CXRT). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 10 Feb 2020.

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