Cognitive Behavioral Therapy With or Without Armodafinil in Treating Cancer Survivors With Insomnia and Fatigue After Chemotherapy

NCT ID: NCT01019187

Last Updated: 2020-04-09

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

226 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-06-30

Study Completion Date

2015-08-31

Brief Summary

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RATIONALE: Sleep disorder counseling may reduce fatigue and insomnia as well as improve the well-being and quality of life of cancer survivors. Armodafinil may help relieve insomnia and fatigue in patients with cancer after chemotherapy. PURPOSE: This randomized phase II trial is studying how well cognitive behavioral therapy with or without armodafinil works in treating cancer survivors with insomnia and fatigue after chemotherapy.

Detailed Description

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Detailed DescriptionOBJECTIVES:

I. To determine if one or more of the intervention strategies (i.e., CBT-I, armodafinil, or both), when compared to a placebo only group, reduce insomnia in cancer patients following the conclusion of chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy.

II. To determine if one or more of the intervention strategies (i.e, CBT-I, armodafinil, or both), when compared to a placebo only group, reduce fatigue in cancer patients following the conclusion of chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy.

III. To determine if one or more of the intervention strategies (i.e., CBT-I, armodafinil, or both), when compared to a placebo only group, improve QOL in cancer patients following the conclusion of chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy.

OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 4 treatment arms (cognitive behavioral therapy, armodafinil, both, or neither).

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed for 30 days.

Conditions

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Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

FACTORIAL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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Arm I

Patients receive oral placebo twice daily for 47 days.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Quality-of-Life Assessment

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Ancillary Studies

Questionnaire Administration

Intervention Type OTHER

Ancillary Studies

Placebo

Intervention Type OTHER

Given orally

Fatigue Assessment and Management

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Arm II

Patients receive oral armodafinil twice daily for 47 days.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Sleep Disorder Therapy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Armodafinil

Intervention Type DRUG

Given orally

Quality-of-life assessment

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Ancillary studies

Questionnaire Administration

Intervention Type OTHER

Ancillary Studies

Fatigue Assessment and Management

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Management of Therapy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Arm III

Patients receive oral placebo twice daily for 47 days. Patients undergo cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia comprising sleep restriction therapy, stimulus control instruction, sleep hygiene guidelines, and a session of cognitive therapy for 7 weeks.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Sleep disorder therapy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

cognitive assessment

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Quality of Life assessment

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Ancillary Studies

Questionnaire Administration

Intervention Type OTHER

Ancillary studies

Placebo

Intervention Type OTHER

Given orally

Fatigue assessment and management

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Management of therapy and complications

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Arm IV

Patients receive oral armodafinil twice daily for 47 days. Patients undergo cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia as in Arm III for 7 weeks.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Sleep disorder therapy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Armodafinil

Intervention Type DRUG

Given orally

Cognitive Assessment

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Quality of Life Assessment

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Quality of Life Assessment

Questionnaire Administration

Intervention Type OTHER

Ancillary Studies

Fatifue assessment and management

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Interventions

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Quality-of-Life Assessment

Ancillary Studies

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Questionnaire Administration

Ancillary Studies

Intervention Type OTHER

Placebo

Given orally

Intervention Type OTHER

Fatigue Assessment and Management

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Sleep Disorder Therapy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Armodafinil

Given orally

Intervention Type DRUG

Quality-of-life assessment

Ancillary studies

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Questionnaire Administration

Ancillary Studies

Intervention Type OTHER

Fatigue Assessment and Management

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Management of Therapy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Sleep disorder therapy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

cognitive assessment

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Quality of Life assessment

Ancillary Studies

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Questionnaire Administration

Ancillary studies

Intervention Type OTHER

Placebo

Given orally

Intervention Type OTHER

Fatigue assessment and management

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Management of therapy and complications

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Sleep disorder therapy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Armodafinil

Given orally

Intervention Type DRUG

Cognitive Assessment

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Quality of Life Assessment

Quality of Life Assessment

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Questionnaire Administration

Ancillary Studies

Intervention Type OTHER

Fatifue assessment and management

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Other Intervention Names

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PLCB Fatigue Assessment/Management Sleep disorders therapy Nuvigil Quality of Life assessment Fatigue Assessment and Mangement Complications of therapy management PLCB Compllications of therapy management sleep disorders therapy Nuvigil Ancillary studies Fatigue Assessment/management

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Have a diagnosis of cancer
* Be able to understand written and spoken English
* Be able to swallow medication
* Have preferred sleep phase between 7:30 pm and 11:00 am
* Be willing to discontinue any medications /OTCs/Herbals for sleep for the 11-week study period
* Be presumed to be in a state of cancer remission; use of tamoxifen, an aromatase inhibitor, and/or Herceptin is permitted
* Self-report problems with insomnia for at least three months and that the insomnia began or got worse with the onset of cancer or treatment
* At least one month must have passed since completion of chemotherapy and/or radiation treatment
* Report insomnia on the SDS-CL at a frequency of at least 3 days a week

Exclusion Criteria

* Have ever taken modafinil or armodafinil had CBT-I therapy (CBT-I therapy for the sake of this protocol will be defined as any cognitive behavioral-based treatment for insomnia that includes a sleep restriction component)
* Have an unstable medical or psychiatric illness (Axis I- current or within the last 5 years)
* Have a history of seizures or severe headaches, or uncontrolled cardiac disease or hypertension
* Be presently taking an anticoagulant or a corticosteroid
* Have taken amphetamines (e.g., methylphenidate, pemoline \[Cylert\] or similar psycho stimulants) within the past 30 days
* Be currently pregnant or nursing
* Have a history of substance abuse, or meet criteria for current alcohol abuse or dependence as assessed by a CAGE test score \>= 2 or an Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) score \>= 13
* Have surgery planned within the study period
* Have ever been diagnosed with sleep apnea or have sleep apnea as indicated by endorsing either question 11 (I wake up choking or gasping for air) or question 12 (My bed partner has noticed that I seem to stop breathing) on the Sleep Disorders Symptom Check at the "Often" or "Frequently" level
* Have serious RLS/PLMs indicated by endorsing two or more items associated with RLS/PLMs on the Sleep Disorders Symptom Check at the "Frequently" level
Minimum Eligible Age

21 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Michael Perlis, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine

Locations

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Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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UPCC 19108

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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