A Pilot Study to Evaluate the Use of the AMMA Portable Scalp Cooling System From Cooler Heads

A Pilot Study to Evaluate the Use of the AMMA Portable Scalp Cooling System

Eligible patients will be recruited prior to initiation of chemotherapy for any stage breast or gynecologic cancer. Patients will undergo training in the use of the AMMA Portable Scalp Cooling System and will use the device during each of their chemotherapy treatments. Quality of life and experience of use questionnaires will be completed. Scalp photos and an assessment of hair loss will be preformed at enrollment and at the end of study participation.

Study Overview

• Status: Withdrawn
• Conditions: Breast Cancer; Gynecologic Cancer; Alopecia; Chemotherapy-induced Alopecia; Hair Loss
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: AMMA Portalbe Scalp Cooling System

Detailed Description

AMMA is designed to be used by patients in the chemotherapy infusion center, during transport from the infusion center to home, and after arrival at home. Patients will participate in training in AMMA use and will be asked to bring the device to the chemotherapy infusion center for use during each chemotherapy treatment visit. The device will be used for 30 minutes prior to the start of chemotherapy, during chemotherapy and for 2 hours after chemotherapy. Scalp photos will be obtained at baseline and after the last chemotherapy treatment. Patients will be asked to complete the following questionnaires: training evaluation after training is complete; and symptoms from device use, experience with device use and self-assessment of hair loss after each chemotherapy treatment.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • New York
    • White Plains, New York, United States, 10601
      • White Plains Hospital

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 21 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Female age 21 years or older at the time of signing informed consent.
• Documented pathologic diagnosis of invasive breast or gynecologic cancer, any stage, requiring treatment with a taxane-containing chemotherapy regimen
• Planned start of treatment with taxane-based chemotherapy in the adjuvant, neoadjuvant or advanced setting
• Plan to complete chemotherapy within 6 months of treatment start
• If received prior chemotherapy causing hair loss, >/= 2 years since last chemotherapy dose and complete recovery of hair
• ECOG performance status 0-1
• Willing and able to sign informed consent for study procedures
• Willing and able to participate in all study procedures

Exclusion Criteria:

• Plan to use chemotherapy regimen other than that listed in inclusion criteria, including any anthracycline-based regimen
• Plan to initiate bone marrow ablation chemotherapy
• History of or plan to initiate whole or partial brain or skull irradiation
• Hormone therapy concurrent with current chemotherapy regimen
• Existing or suspected scalp metastases
• History of concomitant diagnosis of: autoimmune disease affecting hair; cryoglobulinemia; untreated iron deficiency with or without anemia; cold agglutination disease; post-traumatic cold dystrophy; untreated or poorly controlled hyper- or hypothyroidism
• Female pattern baldness
• History of persistent chemotherapy-induced alopecia from prior chemotherapy
• Concomitant exposure to investigational agents, drugs, devices or procedures that cause hair loss
• Concomitant other solid tumor or hematologic malignancy in addition to the current diagnosis

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Interventional; All patients will use AMMA	Device: AMMA Portalbe Scalp Cooling System; AMMA is indicated for use in chemotherapy infusion centers, during transit from the infusion center and at home and is intended for use by patients who are undergoing chemotherapy treatment and who want to reduce the likelihood of chemotherapy-induced alopecia.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Compliance with AMMA use	Patient-reported questionnaire, including yes/no answers and description of the effectiveness and clarity of the training provided	6 months
Experience of AMMA use	Patient-reported questionnaire, including questions on a 1 to 4 scale, where 1 is not at all and 4 is very much, regarding ease of product setup and use in the clinic, during the ride home and at home	6 months
Symptoms associated with AMMA use	Patient-reported questionnaire, including questions on a 1 to 4 scale, where 1 is not at all and 4 is very much, regarding amount of hair loss and the impact of any hair loss on daily activities	6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Cooler Heads Care Inc.
• Investigators: Study Director: Kate Dilligan, Cooler Heads Care Inc.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Estimated): August 15, 2022
• Primary Completion (Estimated): June 30, 2023
• Study Completion (Estimated): September 30, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 4, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 4, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): May 9, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): August 15, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 11, 2023
• Last Verified: August 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Skin Diseases; Pathological Conditions, Anatomical; Hypotrichosis; Hair Diseases; Alopecia; Alopecia Areata
• Other Study ID Numbers: WPH 2201

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: Yes
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No