Alternative Approaches for Nausea Control

May 24, 2018 updated by: Joseph Roscoe, University of Rochester

216 Chemotherapy-naïve, female breast cancer patients about to begin chemotherapy and who expect to have nausea, will be entered. Participants will be randomized to one of three study arms: Arm 1: control; Arm 2: Expectancy-neutral handout + Expectancy-neutral MP3+ acupressure bands; Arm 3: Expectancy-enhancing handout + Expectancy-enhancing MP3 + acupressure bands.

Hypothesis: Acupressure bands provided with the relaxation MP3 will be effective in controlling chemotherapy-induced nausea

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Earlier research has shown that the effectiveness of acupressure bands in reducing nausea could be enhanced by boosting patients' expectations of the bands' efficacy. The present study seeks to confirm and extend these findings in a multi-site, 3-arm, randomized, controlled study of 216 breast cancer patients beginning chemotherapy who expect to have nausea. All patients will receive a standardized antiemetic regimen. Arm 1: control; Arm 2: Expectancy-neutral handout + Expectancy-neutral MP3+ acupressure bands; Arm 3: Expectancy-enhancing handout + Expectancy-enhancing MP3 + acupressure bands. The investigators hypothesize that acupressure bands provided with the relaxation MP3 will be effective in controlling chemotherapy-induced nausea. The two versions of the handout and MP3 are being examined to determine what is the most effective way to deliver the intervention.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

242

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • New York
      • Buffalo, New York, United States, 14263
        • Roswell Park Cancer Institute
      • East Syracuse, New York, United States, 13057
        • Hematology-Oncology Associates of Central New York
      • Rochester, New York, United States, 14642
        • University of Rochester James P. Wilmot Cancer Center
      • Rochester, New York, United States, 14621
        • Rochester General Hospital's Lipson Cancer and Blood Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Be female.
  • Have a diagnosis of breast cancer, any stage.
  • Be chemotherapy naïve and about to begin her first course of chemotherapy.

  • Be scheduled to receive one of the following four common chemotherapy regimens with the specified antiemetic regimen. They are:

    1. Chemotherapy regimen: Doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide. Antiemetic regimen: Aprepitant + palonosetron + dexamethasone on Day 1 and aprepitant + dexamethasone on Days 2 & 3.
    2. Chemotherapy regimen: Doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide/docetaxel. Antiemetic regimen: Aprepitant + palonosetron + dexamethasone on Day 1 and aprepitant + dexamethasone on Days 2 & 3.
    3. Chemotherapy regimen: Docetaxel/carboplatin. Antiemetic regimen: Palonosetron on Day 1 + dexamethasone on Days 1, 2, & 3.
    4. Chemotherapy regimen: Docetaxel/cyclophosphamide. Antiemetic regimen: Palonosetron on Day 1 + dexamethasone on Days 1, 2, & 3.

Note: Fosaprepitant will be allowed in place of aprepitant, and either granisetron or ondansetron, on one or more days, will be allowed in place of palonosetron.

  • Have a response of > 3 or greater on a question assessing expected nausea as assessed on a 5-point Likert-scale anchored at one end by 1 = "I am certain I WILL NOT have this," and at the other end by 5 = "I am certain I WILL have this."
  • Be able to read English (since the assessment materials are in printed format).
  • Be 18 years of age or older and give written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Have clinical evidence of lymphedema, current bowel obstruction, or symptomatic brain metastases, as determined by their treating oncologist.
  • Be receiving concurrent radiotherapy or interferon.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Quadruple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Arm 1 - Standard Care Only
Patients will receive standard care only
Other: Arm 2 - Expectancy-neutral Arm

Patients receive:

  1. Expectancy-neutral handout
  2. Expectancy-neutral MP3
  3. Acupressure bands
Device: Acupressure bands
Bilateral acupressure wrist bands
Other: Expectancy-neutral handout
The expectancy neutral handout has neutral information regarding the acupressure bands
Behavioral: Expectancy-neutral MP3
Patients will be given a portable MP3 player and relaxation MP3 that is about 12 minutes in length with a flute music background and guided imagery.
Experimental: Arm 3 - Expectancy-enhancing Arm

Patients receive:

  1. Expectancy-enhancing handout
  2. Expectancy-enhancing MP3
  3. Acupressure bands
Device: Acupressure bands
Bilateral acupressure wrist bands
Other: Expectancy-enhancing handout
The expectancy enhancing handout has expectancy-enhancing information regarding the acupressure bands
Behavioral: Expectancy-enhancing MP3
Patients will be given a portable MP3 player and relaxation MP3 that is about 12 minutes in length with a flute music background and guided imagery. It also has expectancy-enhancing information regarding the acupressure bands.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Patient Report Nausea Diary
Time Frame: five days
Nausea and will be measured by a patient report diary completed by patients over a five-day period. Each day is divided into four segments (morning, afternoon, evening, night) in which patients report the severity of nausea and number of vomiting episodes for each period of the day. Severity of nausea is assessed on a 7-point rating scale, anchored at one end by 1 = "Not at all nauseated" and at the other end by 7 = "Extremely nauseated." The outcome variable for the primary analysis was greatest reported nausea from the five day period.
five days

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Rochester

Collaborators

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Joseph A Roscoe, Ph.D., University of Rochester

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

November 1, 2012

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 16, 2017

Study Completion (Actual)

May 16, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 26, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 26, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

September 28, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

June 26, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 24, 2018

Last Verified

May 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • UCCS1202
  • R01AT007474-01A1 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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