Muscadine Grape Extract to Improve Fatigue

NCT ID: NCT04495751

Last Updated: 2025-10-16

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

EARLY_PHASE1

Total Enrollment

64 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-04-20

Study Completion Date

2024-08-26

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this research is to see if muscadine grape extract improves fatigue in people age 70 and above who have a history of treated cancer and report the symptom of fatigue.

Detailed Description

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Primary Objective: To evaluate whether administration of MGE supplementation decreases PROMIS Fatigue score from baseline to 12 weeks compared to placebo.

Secondary Objective(s)

* To evaluate whether administration of muscadine grape extract supplementation (4 tablets twice daily) causes changes in physical function (Pepper Assessment Tool for Disability \[PAT-D\], Short Physical Performance Battery), physical fitness (6-minute walk), physical activity (Minnesota Leisure Questionnaire), sedentary behavior (Sedentary Behavior Questionnaire) from baseline to 12 weeks compared to placebo.
* To compare changes in health related quality of life (PROMIS Global Health) at 12 weeks in participants randomized to muscadine grape extract group vs. placebo.
* To compare changes in the Fried frailty index at 12 weeks in participants randomized to muscadine grape extract vs. placebo.

OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms.

ARM I: Patients receive muscadine grape extract orally (PO) twice daily (BID) for 12 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

ARM II: Patients receive placebo PO BID for 12 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of study, patients are followed up for 30 days after the last dose of the study drug.

Conditions

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Fatigue

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators
This is a double blind study. Only the investigational pharmacists and the statisticians will be unblinded. The blind will be maintained until the study is complete.

Study Groups

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Muscadine Grape Extract Arm

Muscadine grape extract pill (12 week supply)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Muscadine grape extract

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Four pills twice daily

Quality of Life Assessment

Intervention Type OTHER

Ancillary studies

Questionnaires

Intervention Type OTHER

Ancillary studies

Participant Feedback

Intervention Type OTHER

Ancillary studies

Placebo Arm

Placebo provided (12 week supply)

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Four pills twice daily.

Quality of Life Assessment

Intervention Type OTHER

Ancillary studies

Questionnaires

Intervention Type OTHER

Ancillary studies

Participant Feedback

Intervention Type OTHER

Ancillary studies

Interventions

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Muscadine grape extract

Four pills twice daily

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Placebo

Four pills twice daily.

Intervention Type DRUG

Quality of Life Assessment

Ancillary studies

Intervention Type OTHER

Questionnaires

Ancillary studies

Intervention Type OTHER

Participant Feedback

Ancillary studies

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Self-reported history of cancer diagnosed \> 12 months prior to enrollment excluding non-melanoma skin cancer with no evidence of disease at enrollment.
* Eligible solid tumor cancer types include Stage 1-3 breast, lung, head and neck, colorectal, anal, prostate, melanoma, bladder/ureteral, esophageal, gastric, pancreatic, kidney, liver/biliary, uterine, cervical, ovarian, sarcoma. (superficial disease and in situ disease only is excluded)
* Eligible hematologic malignancies include lymphoma any subtype any stage in remission, multiple myeloma in remission, leukemia any subtype in remission.
* Eligible prior cancer treatment modalities include surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, hormonal therapies, immunotherapy, biologic therapies.
* All anti-cancer therapy completed \> 12 months prior to enrollment
* Age 65 years and older
* Presence of self-reported fatigue defined by a response of "somewhat, quite a bit or very much" to the screening question "During the past seven days, did you feel fatigued: Not at all, a little bit, somewhat, quite a bit, very much?"
* Ability to walk without requiring assistance from another individual (use of cane or walker acceptable)
* Normal organ and marrow function as defined below:

* leukocytes \>3,000/mcL
* absolute neutrophil count \>1,500/mcL
* platelets \>100,000/mcL
* total bilirubin within normal institutional limits
* AST(SGOT)/ALT(SGPT) \<2.5 X institutional upper limit of normal
* creatinine clearance \>30 mL/min
* Ability to understand and the willingness to sign an IRB-approved informed consent document (either directly or via a legally authorized representative).

Exclusion Criteria

* Active malignancy or on-going cancer treatment including oral anti-estrogen therapy, immunotherapy, biologic therapy.
* Men receiving androgen deprivation therapy
* Use of Coumadin or Warfarin (other blood thinners are acceptable)
* Symptomatic congestive heart failure
* Lung disease requiring oxygen
* End stage renal disease requiring dialysis
* Inability to swallow capsules
* Chronic nausea or diarrhea defined by a frequency of ≥ once per week
* Hemoglobin \<10 g/dl
* Diagnosis of dementia
* Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to ongoing or active infection, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements.
* Known untreated hypothyroidism
* Allergy to muscadine grapes or muscadine grape preparations
Minimum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Heidi Klepin, MD, MS

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Locations

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Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Klepin HD, Tooze JA, Bitting RL, Davis B, Pleasant K, Melo AC, Cook K, Soto-Pantoja DR, Tallant EA, Gallagher PE. Study design and methods for the pilot study of muscadine grape extract supplement to improve fatigue among older adult cancer survivors (FOCUS) trial. J Geriatr Oncol. 2023 May;14(4):101478. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2023.101478. Epub 2023 Mar 27.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 36990930 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan

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Document Type: Informed Consent Form

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Other Identifiers

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WFBCCC 98320

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

UL1TR001420

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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P30CA012197

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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IRB00067614

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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