Creatine in Treating Patients With Cancer-Associated Weight Loss

Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific Clinical Trial

Official title:

Phase III Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Randomized Comparison of Creatine for Cancer-Associated Weight Loss

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00081250
• Other study ID #: NCCTG-N02C4
• Secondary ID: NCI-2012-02584CD
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 3
• Start date: December 2004
• Est. completion date: July 2017

Study information

• Verified date: April 2020
• Source: Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

RATIONALE: It is not yet known whether the supplement creatine is effective in increasing weight and improving appetite and quality of life in patients who have cancer.

PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying how well creatine works in increasing weight and improving appetite and quality of life in patients with weight loss caused by cancer.

Description:

OBJECTIVES:

• Compare weight-gain effects of creatine vs placebo in patients with cancer-associated weight loss and/or anorexia.

• Determine the effect of these regimens on quality of life in these patients.

• Compare the toxic effects of these regimens in these patients.

• Compare survival rates of patients treated with these regimens.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Patients are stratified according to primary cancer type (lung vs gastrointestinal vs other), weight loss severity (< 10 lbs vs ≥10 lbs), age (< 50 years vs ≥ 50 years), planned concurrent chemotherapy (yes vs no), gender, and prognosis. Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

• Arm I: Patients receive oral creatine daily.

• Arm II: Patients receive oral placebo daily. In both arms, treatment continues in the absence of unacceptable toxicity as long as treatment is considered beneficial.

Patients are followed every 6 months for up to 5 years.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 300 patients will be accrued for this study.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 300
• Est. completion date: July 2017
• Est. primary completion date: December 2007
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

• Histologically or cytologically confirmed cancer other than primary brain cancer

• Considered incurable with available therapies

• History of weight loss = 5 lbs in 2 months or fewer AND/OR estimated intake of < 20 cal/kg daily

• Determination by attending physician that weight gain would benefit patient

• Perception by patient that weight loss is a problem

• No symptomatic or untreated brain metastases

• No clinical evidence of ascites

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age

• 18 and over

Performance status

• ECOG 0-2

Life expectancy

• At least 3 months

Renal

• Creatinine normal

Cardiovascular

• No poorly controlled congestive heart failure

• No poorly controlled hypertension

Other

• Able to reliably receive oral medication

• Must be alert and mentally competent

• No known obstruction of the alimentary tract, malabsorption, or intractable vomiting

• No diabetes that is controlled by insulin

• Not pregnant or nursing

• Negative pregnancy test

• Fertile patients must use effective contraception

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Chemotherapy

• Concurrent chemotherapy allowed

Endocrine therapy

• No other concurrent adrenal corticosteroids, androgens, or progestational agents within 30 days after study entry

• Concurrent short-term dexamethasone for chemotherapy-associated emesis is allowed

• Concurrent inhalant, topical, or optical steroids allowed

Radiotherapy

• No concurrent radiotherapy to the bowel or stomach

• Other concurrent radiotherapy allowed

Other

• No prior creatine use

• No concurrent tube feedings or parenteral nutrition

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Anorexia
• Body Weight
• Body Weight Changes
• Cachexia
• Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
• Weight Changes
• Weight Loss

Intervention

Dietary Supplement:
• creatine monohydrate
Given orally

Other:
• placebo
Given orally

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Hickman Cancer Center at Bixby Medical Center	Adrian	Michigan
United States	Morgan Cancer Center at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest	Allentown	Pennsylvania
United States	CCOP - Michigan Cancer Research Consortium	Ann Arbor	Michigan
United States	Saint Joseph Mercy Cancer Center	Ann Arbor	Michigan
United States	MBCCOP - Medical College of Georgia Cancer Center	Augusta	Georgia
United States	Aurora Presbyterian Hospital	Aurora	Colorado
United States	Rush-Copley Cancer Care Center	Aurora	Illinois
United States	Ochsner Health Center - Bluebonnet	Baton Rouge	Louisiana
United States	St. Francis Hospital and Health Centers - Beech Grove Campus	Beech Grove	Indiana
United States	MeritCare Bemidji	Bemidji	Minnesota
United States	Billings Clinic - Downtown	Billings	Montana
United States	Billings Clinic Cancer Center	Billings	Montana
United States	CCOP - Montana Cancer Consortium	Billings	Montana
United States	Hematology-Oncology Centers of the Northern Rockies - Billings	Billings	Montana
United States	Northern Rockies Radiation Oncology Center	Billings	Montana
United States	St. Vincent Healthcare Cancer Care Services	Billings	Montana
United States	Bismarck Cancer Center	Bismarck	North Dakota
United States	Medcenter One Hospital Cancer Care Center	Bismarck	North Dakota
United States	Mid Dakota Clinic, PC	Bismarck	North Dakota
United States	St. Alexius Medical Center Cancer Center	Bismarck	North Dakota
United States	St. Joseph Medical Center	Bloomington	Illinois
United States	Boulder Community Hospital	Boulder	Colorado
United States	Wood County Oncology Center	Bowling Green	Ohio
United States	Bozeman Deaconess Cancer Center	Bozeman	Montana
United States	Fairview Ridges Hospital	Burnsville	Minnesota
United States	St. James Healthcare Cancer Care	Butte	Montana
United States	Graham Hospital	Canton	Illinois
United States	Memorial Hospital	Carthage	Illinois
United States	Cedar Rapids Oncology Associates	Cedar Rapids	Iowa
United States	Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Chanute	Chanute	Kansas
United States	Adena Regional Medical Center	Chillicothe	Ohio
United States	Penrose Cancer Center at Penrose Hospital	Colorado Springs	Colorado
United States	CCOP - Columbus	Columbus	Ohio
United States	Doctors Hospital at Ohio Health	Columbus	Ohio
United States	Grant Medical Center Cancer Care	Columbus	Ohio
United States	Mount Carmel Health - West Hospital	Columbus	Ohio
United States	Riverside Methodist Hospital Cancer Care	Columbus	Ohio
United States	Mercy and Unity Cancer Center at Mercy Hospital	Coon Rapids	Minnesota
United States	Geisinger Medical Center	Danville	Pennsylvania
United States	CCOP - Dayton	Dayton	Ohio
United States	David L. Rike Cancer Center at Miami Valley Hospital	Dayton	Ohio
United States	Good Samaritan Hospital	Dayton	Ohio
United States	Grandview Hospital	Dayton	Ohio
United States	Samaritan North Cancer Care Center	Dayton	Ohio
United States	Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Dayton	Dayton	Ohio
United States	Oakwood Cancer Center at Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center	Dearborn	Michigan
United States	Grady Memorial Hospital	Delaware	Ohio
United States	CCOP - Colorado Cancer Research Program	Denver	Colorado
United States	Porter Adventist Hospital	Denver	Colorado
United States	Presbyterian - St. Luke's Medical Center	Denver	Colorado
United States	Rose Medical Center	Denver	Colorado
United States	St. Anthony Central Hospital	Denver	Colorado
United States	St. Joseph Hospital	Denver	Colorado
United States	CCOP - Iowa Oncology Research Association	Des Moines	Iowa
United States	John Stoddard Cancer Center at Iowa Lutheran Hospital	Des Moines	Iowa
United States	John Stoddard Cancer Center at Iowa Methodist Medical Center	Des Moines	Iowa
United States	Medical Oncology and Hematology Associates at John Stoddard Cancer Center	Des Moines	Iowa
United States	Medical Oncology and Hematology Associates at Mercy Cancer Center	Des Moines	Iowa
United States	Mercy Cancer Center at Mercy Medical Center - Des Moines	Des Moines	Iowa
United States	Mercy Capitol Hospital	Des Moines	Iowa
United States	Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Dodge City	Dodge City	Kansas
United States	CCOP - Duluth	Duluth	Minnesota
United States	Duluth Clinic Cancer Center - Duluth	Duluth	Minnesota
United States	Miller - Dwan Medical Center	Duluth	Minnesota
United States	Fairview Southdale Hospital	Edina	Minnesota
United States	Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - El Dorado	El Dorado	Kansas
United States	Elkhart General Hospital	Elkhart	Indiana
United States	Swedish Medical Center	Englewood	Colorado
United States	Eureka Community Hospital	Eureka	Illinois
United States	CCOP - MeritCare Hospital	Fargo	North Dakota
United States	MeritCare Broadway	Fargo	North Dakota
United States	Blanchard Valley Medical Associates	Findlay	Ohio
United States	Genesys Hurley Cancer Institute	Flint	Michigan
United States	Hurley Medical Center	Flint	Michigan
United States	Fredericksburg Oncology, Incorporated	Fredericksburg	Virginia
United States	Fremont Memorial Hospital	Fremont	Ohio
United States	Mercy and Unity Cancer Center at Unity Hospital	Fridley	Minnesota
United States	Galesburg Clinic, PC	Galesburg	Illinois
United States	Galesburg Cottage Hospital	Galesburg	Illinois
United States	St. Mary's Regional Cancer Center at St. Mary's Hospital and Medical Center	Grand Junction	Colorado
United States	Big Sky Oncology	Great Falls	Montana
United States	Great Falls Clinic - Main Facility	Great Falls	Montana
United States	North Colorado Medical Center	Greeley	Colorado
United States	Green Bay Oncology, Limited at St. Mary's Hospital	Green Bay	Wisconsin
United States	Green Bay Oncology, Limited at St. Vincent Hospital Regional Cancer Center	Green Bay	Wisconsin
United States	St. Mary's Hospital Medical Center - Green Bay	Green Bay	Wisconsin
United States	St. Vincent Hospital Regional Cancer Center	Green Bay	Wisconsin
United States	Van Elslander Cancer Center at St. John Hospital and Medical Center	Grosse Pointe Woods	Michigan
United States	Hattiesburg Clinic, PA at Forrest General	Hattiesburg	Mississippi
United States	Hematology & Oncology Clinic	Hattiesburg	Mississippi
United States	Mason District Hospital	Havana	Illinois
United States	St. Peter's Hospital	Helena	Montana
United States	Tripler Army Medical Center	Honolulu	Hawaii
United States	Hopedale Medical Complex	Hopedale	Illinois
United States	Terrebonne General Medical Center	Houma	Louisiana
United States	Foote Hospital	Jackson	Michigan
United States	Mayo Clinic - Jacksonville	Jacksonville	Florida
United States	Joliet Oncology-Hematology Associates, Limited - West	Joliet	Illinois
United States	Glacier Oncology, PLLC	Kalispell	Montana
United States	Kalispell Medical Oncology at KRMC	Kalispell	Montana
United States	Kalispell Regional Medical Center	Kalispell	Montana
United States	Charles F. Kettering Memorial Hospital	Kettering	Ohio
United States	Kewanee Hospital	Kewanee	Illinois
United States	Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Kingman	Kingman	Kansas
United States	Howard Community Hospital	Kokomo	Indiana
United States	Center for Cancer Therapy at LaPorte Hospital and Health Services	La Porte	Indiana
United States	Haematology-Oncology Associates of Ohio and Michigan, PC	Lambertville	Michigan
United States	Fairfield Medical Center	Lancaster	Ohio
United States	Sparrow Regional Cancer Center	Lansing	Michigan
United States	Southwest Medical Center	Liberal	Kansas
United States	Lima Memorial Hospital	Lima	Ohio
United States	Cancer Resource Center - Lincoln	Lincoln	Nebraska
United States	Sky Ridge Medical Center	Lone Tree	Colorado
United States	Hope Cancer Care Center at Longmont United Hospital	Longmont	Colorado
United States	McKee Medical Center	Loveland	Colorado
United States	McDonough District Hospital	Macomb	Illinois
United States	Immanuel St. Joseph's	Mankato	Minnesota
United States	Minnesota Oncology Hematology, PA - Maplewood	Maplewood	Minnesota
United States	Strecker Cancer Center at Marietta Memorial Hospital	Marietta	Ohio
United States	Bay Area Cancer Care Center at Bay Area Medical Center	Marinette	Wisconsin
United States	Mercy Cancer Center at Mercy Medical Center - North Iowa	Mason City	Iowa
United States	Northwest Ohio Oncology Center	Maumee	Ohio
United States	St. Luke's Hospital	Maumee	Ohio
United States	Saint Anthony Memorial Health Centers	Michigan City	Indiana
United States	Middletown Regional Hospital	Middletown	Ohio
United States	Virginia Piper Cancer Institute at Abbott - Northwestern Hospital	Minneapolis	Minnesota
United States	Community Medical Center	Missoula	Montana
United States	Guardian Oncology and Center for Wellness	Missoula	Montana
United States	Montana Cancer Center at St. Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center	Missoula	Montana
United States	Montana Cancer Specialists at Montana Cancer Center	Missoula	Montana
United States	Mobile Infirmary Medical Center	Mobile	Alabama
United States	Trinity Cancer Center at Trinity Medical Center - 7th Street Campus	Moline	Illinois
United States	Community Cancer Center of Monroe	Monroe	Michigan
United States	Mercy Memorial Hospital - Monroe	Monroe	Michigan
United States	CCOP - Ochsner	New Orleans	Louisiana
United States	Ochsner Cancer Institute at Ochsner Clinic Foundation	New Orleans	Louisiana
United States	Licking Memorial Cancer Care Program at Licking Memorial Hospital	Newark	Ohio
United States	Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Newton	Newton	Kansas
United States	BroMenn Regional Medical Center	Normal	Illinois
United States	Community Cancer Center	Normal	Illinois
United States	Alegant Health Cancer Center at Bergan Mercy Medical Center	Omaha	Nebraska
United States	CCOP - Missouri Valley Cancer Consortium	Omaha	Nebraska
United States	Creighton University Medical Center	Omaha	Nebraska
United States	Immanuel Medical Center	Omaha	Nebraska
United States	St. Charles Mercy Hospital	Oregon	Ohio
United States	Toledo Clinic - Oregon	Oregon	Ohio
United States	Community Hospital of Ottawa	Ottawa	Illinois
United States	Oncology Hematology Associates of Central Illinois, PC - Ottawa	Ottawa	Illinois
United States	McCreery Cancer Center at Ottumwa Regional	Ottumwa	Iowa
United States	Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Parsons	Parsons	Kansas
United States	Cancer Treatment Center at Pekin Hospital	Pekin	Illinois
United States	CCOP - Illinois Oncology Research Association	Peoria	Illinois
United States	Methodist Medical Center of Illinois	Peoria	Illinois
United States	Oncology Hematology Associates of Central Illinois, PC - Peoria	Peoria	Illinois
United States	OSF St. Francis Medical Center	Peoria	Illinois
United States	Proctor Hospital	Peoria	Illinois
United States	Illinois Valley Community Hospital	Peru	Illinois
United States	Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Pratt	Pratt	Kansas
United States	Perry Memorial Hospital	Princeton	Illinois
United States	St. Mary - Corwin Regional Medical Center	Pueblo	Colorado
United States	Reid Hospital & Health Care Services	Richmond	Indiana
United States	Hubert H. Humphrey Cancer Center at North Memorial Outpatient Center	Robbinsdale	Minnesota
United States	Mayo Clinic Cancer Center	Rochester	Minnesota
United States	Seton Cancer Institute - Saginaw	Saginaw	Michigan
United States	Lakeland Regional Cancer Care Center - St. Joseph	Saint Joseph	Michigan
United States	Arch Medical Services, Incorporated at Center for Cancer Care and Research	Saint Louis	Missouri
United States	Missouri Baptist Cancer Center	Saint Louis	Missouri
United States	CCOP - Metro-Minnesota	Saint Louis Park	Minnesota
United States	Park Nicollet Cancer Center	Saint Louis Park	Minnesota
United States	United Hospital	Saint Paul	Minnesota
United States	Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Salina	Salina	Kansas
United States	Firelands Regional Medical Center	Sandusky	Ohio
United States	North Coast Cancer Care, Incorporated	Sandusky	Ohio
United States	Mayo Clinic Scottsdale	Scottsdale	Arizona
United States	Welch Cancer Center at Sheridan Memorial Hospital	Sheridan	Wyoming
United States	Mercy Medical Center - Sioux City	Sioux City	Iowa
United States	Siouxland Hematology-Oncology Associates, LLP	Sioux City	Iowa
United States	St. Luke's Regional Medical Center	Sioux City	Iowa
United States	Avera Cancer Institute	Sioux Falls	South Dakota
United States	Medical X-Ray Center, PC	Sioux Falls	South Dakota
United States	Sanford Cancer Center at Sanford USD Medical Center	Sioux Falls	South Dakota
United States	CCOP - Northern Indiana CR Consortium	South Bend	Indiana
United States	Memorial Hospital of South Bend	South Bend	Indiana
United States	Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center	South Bend	Indiana
United States	St. Margaret's Hospital	Spring Valley	Illinois
United States	Community Hospital of Springfield and Clark County	Springfield	Ohio
United States	Mercy Medical Center	Springfield	Ohio
United States	Geisinger Medical Group - Scenery Park	State College	Pennsylvania
United States	Flower Hospital Cancer Center	Sylvania	Ohio
United States	North Suburban Medical Center	Thornton	Colorado
United States	Mercy Hospital of Tiffin	Tiffin	Ohio
United States	CCOP - Toledo Community Hospital	Toledo	Ohio
United States	Medical University of Ohio Cancer Center	Toledo	Ohio
United States	St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center	Toledo	Ohio
United States	Toledo Clinic, Incorporated - Main Clinic	Toledo	Ohio
United States	Toledo Hospital	Toledo	Ohio
United States	UVMC Cancer Care Center at Upper Valley Medical Center	Troy	Ohio
United States	Natalie Warren Bryant Cancer Center at St. Francis Hospital	Tulsa	Oklahoma
United States	Carle Cancer Center at Carle Foundation Hospital	Urbana	Illinois
United States	CCOP - Carle Cancer Center	Urbana	Illinois
United States	Ridgeview Medical Center	Waconia	Minnesota
United States	St. John Macomb Hospital	Warren	Michigan
United States	Fulton County Health Center	Wauseon	Ohio
United States	Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Wellington	Wellington	Kansas
United States	Mount Carmel St. Ann's Cancer Center	Westerville	Ohio
United States	Exempla Lutheran Medical Center	Wheat Ridge	Colorado
United States	Associates in Womens Health, PA - North Review	Wichita	Kansas
United States	Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Medical Arts Tower	Wichita	Kansas
United States	Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Wichita	Wichita	Kansas
United States	CCOP - Wichita	Wichita	Kansas
United States	Via Christi Cancer Center at Via Christi Regional Medical Center	Wichita	Kansas
United States	Frank M. and Dorothea Henry Cancer Center at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center	Wilkes-Barre	Pennsylvania
United States	Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Winfield	Winfield	Kansas
United States	Minnesota Oncology Hematology, PA - Woodbury	Woodbury	Minnesota
United States	United States Air Force Medical Center - Wright-Patterson	Wright-Patterson Air Force Base	Ohio
United States	Ruth G. McMillan Cancer Center at Greene Memorial Hospital	Xenia	Ohio
United States	Genesis - Good Samaritan Hospital	Zanesville	Ohio

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology	National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Percentage of patients who gain weight over 1 month		1 month
Secondary	Percentage of patients who manifest weight stability (i.e., weight within 5% of baseline) at 1 month		1 month
Secondary	Percentage of patients who manifest stability in appetite		Up to 5 years
Secondary	Overall survival		Up to 5 years
Secondary	Incidence of treatment-related toxicity		Up to 5 years
Secondary	Quality of life		Up to 5 years

External Links

•   Data Available: Select individual patient-level data from this trial can be requested from the NCTN/NCORP Data Archive.