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Spots Global Cancer Trial Database for Cranial Stimulation for Chemotherapy Symptoms in Breast Cancer

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Trial Identification

Brief Title: Cranial Stimulation for Chemotherapy Symptoms in Breast Cancer

Official Title: Cranial Stimulation for Chemotherapy Symptoms in Breast Cancer

Study ID: NCT00902330

Study Description

Brief Summary: RATIONALE: Cranial microcurrent electrical stimulation (CES) is mild electrical current received through electrodes placed on the earlobes. CES may lessen symptoms in women with breast cancer receiving chemotherapy. It is not yet known whether CES is more effective than sham therapy in reducing symptoms caused by chemotherapy in women with breast cancer. PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying mild electrical stimulation to see how well it works compared with sham therapy in reducing symptoms caused by chemotherapy in women with stage I, stage II, or stage IIIA breast cancer receiving chemotherapy.

Detailed Description: OBJECTIVES: Primary * To compare the effects of cranial microcurrent electrical stimulation (CES) vs sham CES over time on symptoms of depression, anxiety, fatigue, pain, and sleep disturbances in women with stage I-IIIA breast cancer receiving adjuvant chemotherapy. Secondary * To explore the relationships among selected markers of inflammation (e.g., tumor necrosis factor alpha, interleukin-6, interleukin-1β, and C-reactive protein), symptoms, and quality of life. * To examine whether the symptoms of depression, anxiety, fatigue, sleep disturbances, and pain form a cluster. * To examine the effects of CES on quality of life. OUTLINE: Patients are stratified according to chemotherapy schedule (every 2 weeks for 8 courses vs every 3 weeks for 6 courses). Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms. * Arm I (cranial microcurrent electrical stimulation \[CES\]): Patients receive a CES unit (Alpha-Stim® 100 Microcurrent Stimulator) that passes microcurrent levels of biphasic electrical stimulation via ear-lobe electrodes. The CES unit is preset to provide 1 hour of 100 μA (sub-sensory level), modified square-wave biphasic stimulation on a 50% duty cycle at .05 Hz, and to automatically turn off at the end of 1 hour. Patients use their CES unit once daily in weeks 1-18. * Arm II (sham CES): Patients receive a CES unit as in arm I, but the ear-lobe electrodes do not pass electrical current. Patients use their CES unit once daily in weeks 1-18. Patients complete symptom questionnaires (e.g., the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, the Brief Pain Inventory Short-Form, the Brief Fatigue Inventory, and the General Sleep Disturbance Scale) weekly in weeks 1-18. Patients also complete a quality-of-life questionnaire in weeks 1, 7, and 18. Blood samples are collected in weeks 1, 7, and 18 and analyzed for cytokines (e.g., tumor necrosis factor alpha, interleukin-6, and interleukin-1β) and C-reactive protein.

Eligibility

Minimum Age: 18 Years

Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT

Sex: FEMALE

Healthy Volunteers: No

Locations

Contact Details

Name: Deborah McGuire, PhD,RN,FAAN

Affiliation: Massey Cancer Center

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

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