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Parenteral Hydration in Advanced Cancer Patients - A Randomized Controlled Trial

This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, March 2008

Sponsors and Collaborators: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Information provided by: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00423722
  Purpose

Primary Objectives:

  1. Determine whether parenteral hydration is superior to placebo in improving symptoms associated with dehydration (such as fatigue, myoclonus, sedation, and hallucinations) in advanced cancer patients receiving hospice care.
  2. Determine whether parenteral hydration is superior to placebo in delaying the onset or reducing the severity of delirium in patients with advanced cancer receiving hospice care.
  3. Describe the meaning patients and primary caregivers attribute to dehydration and re-hydration at the end of patient's lives.

Condition Intervention
Advanced Cancer
Dehydration
Drug: Saline

MedlinePlus related topics:   Cancer    Caregivers    Hospice Care   

ChemIDplus related topics:   Sodium chloride    Chlorides   

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:   Interventional
Study Design:   Supportive Care, Randomized, Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator), Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study
Official Title:   Parenteral Hydration in Advanced Cancer Patients - A Randomized Controlled Trial

Further study details as provided by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • The goal of this clinical research study is to learn whether being hydrated (given liquids) through a catheter in a vein or in the tissue under the skin can improve symptoms of dehydration. [ Time Frame: 2 Years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment:   300
Study Start Date:   January 2007
Estimated Primary Completion Date:   January 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms Assigned Interventions
1: Experimental
Saline
Drug: Saline
1,000 ml of normal saline (0.9% Sodium Chloride) parenterally over 4 hours daily.
2: Experimental
Saline
Drug: Saline
100 ml of normal saline (0.9% Sodium Chloride) parenterally over 4 hours daily.

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  Eligibility
Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients with advanced cancer (local recurrence or metastatic disease) admitted to hospice care
  2. Patients with an oral fluid intake less than 1000 mL/day, as determined by clinical assessment
  3. Patients exhibit evidence of mild or moderate dehydration as defined by decreased skin turgor in subclavicular region (more than 2 seconds), plus a score of >/= 2/5 in the clinical dehydration assessment
  4. In addition to fatigue, (expected to be present in all patients based on our pilot study), patients must score >/= 1 on a 0 to 10 scale (0=no symptom, 10= the worst possible symptom) of two of the three other target symptoms (hallucinations, sedation, and myoclonus) scored
  5. Patients are 18 years of age or older
  6. Patients have life expectancy of >/= 1 week as determined by their treating physicians
  7. Patients who score < 13 (normal range) in the Memorial Delirium Assessment Scale (MDAS) and are able to give written informed consent
  8. Patients must be able to tolerate the parenteral treatment application device (butterfly cannula or intravenous access)
  9. Patients must have a primary caregiver
  10. Patients must reside within 60 miles of M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
  11. Inclusion criteria of family caregivers: The family caregiver is a person who is patient's spouse, parent, sibling. child or significant other
  12. The family caregiver must reside with the patient and is responsible for the care of the patient
  13. The family caregiver must be 18 years of age or older
  14. The family caregiver must be willing to be interviewed by the research nurse and sign written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Patient's refuse to participate in the study or are not competent to give informed consent
  2. Patients are suffering from severe dehydration defined as decreased blood pressure or low perfusion of limbs, decreased level of consciousness, or no urine output for 12 hours
  3. Patients with history or clinical evidence of renal failure. Creatinine >1.5 x ULN. (M.D. Anderson Cr ULN=1.5 mg/dl). Therefore, a patient with Creatinine of > 2.25 mg/dl will be excluded.
  4. Patients with history or clinical evidence of congestive heart failure
  5. Patients who are not able to complete the baseline assessment forms
  6. Patients have history of bleeding disorders demonstrated by clinical evidence of active bleeding, hematuria, hematoma, ecchymoses, and petechiae
  7. Patients have primary CNS malignancies, brain metastasis, or leptomeningeal disease
  8. The family caregiver refuses to participate in the study
  9. The family caregiver has difficulty understanding the intent of the study
  Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00423722

Contacts
Contact: Eduardo Bruera, MD     713-792-6085    
Contact: Cathy Robb, RN     cjrobb@mdanderson.org    

Locations
United States, Texas
Odyssey Healthcare of Conroe     Recruiting
      Conroe, Texas, United States, 77304
Odyssey Healthcare of Houston     Recruiting
      Houston, Texas, United States, 77054
Houston Hospice and Palliative Care System     Recruiting
      Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
Vitas Healthcare     Recruiting
      Houston, Texas, United States, 77081
U.T.M.D. Anderson Cancer Center     Recruiting
      Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
      Principal Investigator: Eduardo Bruera, MD            

Sponsors and Collaborators
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Investigators
Principal Investigator:     Eduardo Bruera, MD     U.T. M.D. Anderson Cancer Center    
  More Information

Responsible Party:   U.T.M.D. Anderson Cancer Center ( Eduardo Bruera, MD/Professor )
Study ID Numbers:   2006-0494
First Received:   January 16, 2007
Last Updated:   March 4, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:   NCT00423722
Health Authority:   United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center:
Advanced Cancer  
Hospice Care  
Caregiver  
Saline
Hydration
Dehydration

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Metabolic Diseases
Water-Electrolyte Imbalance
Metabolic disorder
Dehydration

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Pathologic Processes

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