Status:

COMPLETED

A Pilot Study to Investigate the Effect of Cytotoxic Therapy and/or Radiotherapy on Cancer Related Sleep Disturbances in CLL and Breast Cancer Patients Experiencing Fatigue

Lead Sponsor:

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Conditions:

Leukemia

CLL

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if treatments to kill cancer cells including lenalidomide and/or radiation therapy can help to control symptoms such as sleep problems and fatigue ...

Detailed Description

In this study, researchers are trying to learn if treatments to kill cancer cells such as lenalidomide and/or radiation therapy can also help to control sleep problems and fatigue in patients with CLL...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Describe fatigue as being present every day for most of day for a minimum of 2 weeks and rate fatigue greater than or equal to 4 on a 0-10 scale, in which 0= no fatigue and 10=worst possible fatigue as assessed by MD Anderson symptom Inventory(MDASI).
  • Have diagnoses of CLL and started on a new cytotoxic therapy or breast cancer receiving new cytotoxic or radiation therapy
  • Patients will be eligible to participate in this study if they rate sleep disturbance greater than or equal to 4 on a 0-10 scale, in which 0= disturbed sleep is not present and 10 = disturbed sleep as bad as you can imagine as assessed by MDASI.
  • Have a MDAS of 13 or less.
  • Able to understand the description of the study and give written informed consent.

Exclusion

  • Patients who are unable to complete the assessment measures or refuse to participate
  • Patients with known history of brain metastasis.
  • Patients with known history of sleep apnea.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 3 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

6 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00792077

Start Date

November 1 2008

End Date

August 3 2020

Last Update

July 1 2021

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University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030