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NCT number NCT00949117
Other study ID # SCUSF 0802
Secondary ID SCUSF-08025U10CA
Status Terminated
Phase Phase 2
First received July 29, 2009
Last updated March 4, 2014
Start date September 2009
Est. completion date November 2011

Study information

Verified date March 2014
Source University of South Florida
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority United States: Data and Safety Monitoring BoardUnited States: Federal GovernmentUnited States: Food and Drug AdministrationUnited States: Institutional Review Board
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

RATIONALE: Cyproheptadine hydrochloride may help improve appetite and lessen weight loss caused by cancer or cancer treatment. It is not yet known whether cyproheptadine hydrochloride is more effective with or without nutritional supplementation in improving weight and quality of life of young patients with weight loss caused by cancer or cancer treatment.

PURPOSE: This randomized phase II trial is studying cyproheptadine hydrochloride to see how well it works when given together with or without nutritional supplementation in treating young patients with weight loss caused by cancer or cancer treatment.


Description:

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

- To compare the efficacy of an appetite stimulant, cyproheptadine hydrochloride, with vs without a nutritional supplement, PediaSure or Ensure, in improving weight and extending the duration of response in pediatric patients with cancer- or cancer treatment-related weight loss.

Secondary

- To compare patterns of body composition and weight change in patients treated with these regimens.

- To compare the change in the relationship between pre-albumin (biomarker of malnutrition) and weight improvement from baseline to the completion of study treatment.

- To compare the change in quality of life as measured by the Pediatric Functional Assessment of Anorexia and Cachexia Therapy (FAACT) questionnaire in patients treated with these regimens.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to participating center and steroid use (yes vs no). Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

- Arm I: Patients receive oral cyproheptadine hydrochloride twice daily for up to 24 weeks in the absence of weight loss or unacceptable toxicity.

- Arm II: Patients receive oral cyproheptadine hydrochloride twice daily and oral PediaSure (2 to 10 years of age) or Ensure (> 10 years of age) twice daily for up to 24 weeks in the absence of weight loss or unacceptable toxicity.

Patients undergo blood sample collection to assess pre-albumin levels at baseline and at weeks 4 and 24. Patients also undergo assessment of body composition, lean body mass, and percentage of body fat at baseline and at weeks 4 and 24 and assessment of weight and height at baseline and at weeks 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, and 24. Patients also complete a food diary twice a week during study treatment.

Patients 7-17 years of age complete a quality-of-life questionnaire at baseline and at weeks 4 and 24.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Terminated
Enrollment 9
Est. completion date November 2011
Est. primary completion date November 2011
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Both
Age group 2 Years to 17 Years
Eligibility INCLUSION CRITERIA:

- = 2 years and < 18 years of age at the time of admission to the study

- Meets one of the following criteria:

- documented history of unintended weight loss > 5% presumed secondary to cancer/treatment-related therapy within three months

- BMI for age less than the 5th percentile

- Diagnosed with cancer of any type

- Concomitant cancer treatment (surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy) guidelines:

- Patients who will complete concomitant cancer treatment during this study's 4-week intervention are not eligible

- If patients are receiving concomitant cancer treatment, they should be scheduled to get at least another 4 weeks of treatment in order to reach the primary endpoint

- If patients have already completed cancer treatment, they need to be enrolled within 8 weeks of completing therapy.

- Predicted life expectancy of at least 6 months

EXCLUSION CRITERIA:

- Currently taking any of the study agents (cyproheptadine hydrochloride (CH), PediaSure, or Ensure) or have taken any of the study agents during the past 3 weeks

- History of anorexia nervosa or bulimia

- Initiation of other appetite enhancing agents including steroids prescribed for the intent of weight gain, i.e. Megace, is not allowed during this study

- Children receiving steroids as part of their daily cancer treatment regimen are excluded from participation. However, intermittent steroid use in an antiemetic regimen or in other pulse steroid therapy is allowed during the study.

- Use of other forms of nutrition therapies, e.g. total parenteral nutrition (TPN) or enteral tube feedings within 3 weeks of study entry or during study

- Receiving monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors, procarbazine, fluoxetine (SSRI), or paroxetine (SSRI)

- Taking dronabinol (Marinol) or other appetite-stimulating medications during the past 3 weeks

- Diagnosed with glaucoma, cystic fibrosis, inflammatory bowel disease or GI or genitourinary (GU) obstruction

- Allergy to study agents

- Hypersensitivity to specific milk proteins

- Pregnant or lactating. Females of childbearing potential are required to use effective contraception while on study agent.

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Supportive Care


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Dietary Supplement:
Ensure
Given orally
PediaSure
Given orally
Drug:
cyproheptadine hydrochloride
Given orally

Locations

Country Name City State
n/a

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
University of South Florida National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Difference Between Measures of Weight at Baseline and at Week 24 Difference in measure of weight in kilograms of subject at baseline and at week 24 after continuing on study treatment for the entire 24 week period. 24 weeks No
Secondary Body Mass Index as Assessed at Baseline and 24 Weeks Change in Body Mass Index (BMI) in subjects from Baseline visit to 24 week visit. 24 weeks No
Secondary Effect of Cyproheptadine Hydrochloride on Pre-albumin and Body Composition 24 weeks No
Secondary Quality of Life as Assessed by Peds-FAACT Questionnaire at Baseline and at Weeks 4 and 24 24 weeks No
Secondary Change in Weight for Age Z-score From Baseline Through 24 Weeks Change in weight for age Z-score from Baseline through 24 weeks while on study treatment. Weight for age Z-score calculated using the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) weight-for-age Z score data tables. Baseline and 24 weeks No
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