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A Prospective, Randomised, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase III Study of Modafinil to Improve Fatigue and Quality of Life in Patients Treated With Docetaxel-Based Chemotherapy for Metastatic Breast or Prostate Cancer
The primary objective is: * To determine the efficacy of modafinil in the reduction of fatigue in patients with metastatic breast or prostate cancer undergoing docetaxel-based chemotherapy The secondary objectives are: * To determine the effect of modafinil on quality of life (QoL) during docetaxel-based chemotherapy * To determine the effect of modafinil on patients physical activity level, functional status, number of chemotherapy cycles tolerated, sleep disturbance and depression, during docetaxel-based chemotherapy * To investigate the impact of tumour type, patient physical activity level, functional status, sleep disturbance and depression on the efficacy of modafinil at improving fatigue and quality of life during docetaxel-based chemotherapy. * To determine the safety and tolerability of modafinil during docetaxel-based chemotherapy
Details
| Lead sponsor | Sanofi |
|---|---|
| Phase | Phase 3 |
| Status | COMPLETED |
| Enrolment | 84 |
| Start date | 2009-06 |
| Completion | 2011-03 |
Conditions
- Prostatic Neoplasms
- Breast Cancer
Interventions
- DOCETAXEL(XRP6976) + MODAFINIL
- Modafinil
- Placebo of Modafinil
Primary outcomes
- Fatigue scores daily assessed using the 11-point (0-10) 0 is the lower score and 10 is the highest. this score is calculated using the MD Anderson Symptom Inventory — From baseline to the end of study (week 12)
Countries
Australia