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This phase II trial investigates how well duloxetine and neurofeedback training work in treating patients with chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy. Duloxetine is a type of serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor that increases the amount of certain chemicals in the brain that help relieve depression and peripheral neuropathy. Neurofeedback training is a type of therapy that uses an electroencephalograph (EEG) and a computer software program to measure brain wave activity and may help teach patients with peripheral neuropathy (nerve damage) how to change their own brain waves to lower their feelings of neuropathy and help improve their overall quality of life. Giving duloxetine and neurofeedback training may work better in treating peripheral neuropathy caused by chemotherapy compared to duloxetine or neurofeedback training alone.


Clinical Trial Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: I. Determine if the combination of duloxetine (DL) and neurofeedback (NFB) is superior to DL or NFB alone in treating chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN). SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the optimal number of neurofeedback sessions needed to result in long-term relief of CIPN in a large cohort of cancer survivors and across socioeconomic groups. II. Examine baseline brain signatures as a predictor of response to neurofeedback (NFB) and to duloxetine and determine who will require more sessions of NFB to achieve relief of symptoms. III. Examine if the combination of DL + NFB (than those getting DL or NFB alone) or a larger number of NFB sessions results in better improvements in cancer-related symptoms, physical functioning, and quality of life (QOL). OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 3 groups. GROUP I: Patients receive neurofeedback training over 1 hour each 3-5 times weekly for up to 5 weeks. Patients also receive duloxetine orally (PO) once daily (QD) for 5 weeks in the absence of unacceptable toxicity. GROUP II: Patients receive neurofeedback training session over 1 hour 3-5 times weekly for up to 5 weeks. GROUP III: Patients receive duloxetine PO QD for 5 weeks in the absence of unacceptable toxicity. After completion of study, patients are followed up at 6 and 12 months. ;


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NCT number NCT04560673
Study type Interventional
Source M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Contact Sarah Prinsloo
Phone 713-563-9627
Email sprinsloo@mdanderson.org
Status Recruiting
Phase Phase 2
Start date July 10, 2020
Completion date December 31, 2024

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