Status:

COMPLETED

Fatigue, Sleep and Cytokines in Primary Brain Tumor (PBT) Patients

Lead Sponsor:

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Conditions:

Brain Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

This goal of this research study is to learn more about fatigue, sleep quality, and other symptoms in patients with primary brain tumors who are being treated with radiation therapy. Objectives: PRI...

Detailed Description

Questionnaires: If you decide to take part in this study, before starting radiation therapy, weekly during radiation therapy, and again 3-4 weeks and 6-8 weeks after completing radiation therapy, you...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • A new diagnosis of a primary glioma, astrocytoma, oligodendroglioma, oligo-astrocytoma, ependymoma, tanycytic ependymoma, anaplastic astrocytoma, anaplastic oligodendroglioma, anaplastic oligo-astrocytoma, anaplastic ependymoma
  • Radiation therapy as part of the plan of care
  • Age \>/= 18 years of age. Children are excluded from this study because of differences in tumor location and biology with differing symptom clusters. A separate study will be conducted in the future with children.
  • Ability to speak, write, and read English
  • On corticosteroids at the initiation of radiation therapy.

Exclusion

  • Tumors involving the suprasellar region, including the pituitary and hypothalamus
  • Cognitive deficits which limit ability to self-report symptoms.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2009

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2013

Estimated Enrollment :

20 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00876499

Start Date

January 1 2009

End Date

December 1 2013

Last Update

January 9 2015

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UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030