Status:

COMPLETED

Muscadine Grape Extract to Improve Fatigue

Lead Sponsor:

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Fatigue

Eligibility:

All Genders

65+ years

Phase:

EARLY_PHASE1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this research is to see if muscadine grape extract improves fatigue in people age 70 and above who have a history of treated cancer and report the symptom of fatigue.

Detailed Description

Primary Objective: To evaluate whether administration of MGE supplementation decreases PROMIS Fatigue score from baseline to 12 weeks compared to placebo. Secondary Objective(s) * To evaluate whethe...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Self-reported history of cancer diagnosed \> 12 months prior to enrollment excluding non-melanoma skin cancer with no evidence of disease at enrollment.
  • Eligible solid tumor cancer types include Stage 1-3 breast, lung, head and neck, colorectal, anal, prostate, melanoma, bladder/ureteral, esophageal, gastric, pancreatic, kidney, liver/biliary, uterine, cervical, ovarian, sarcoma. (superficial disease and in situ disease only is excluded)
  • Eligible hematologic malignancies include lymphoma any subtype any stage in remission, multiple myeloma in remission, leukemia any subtype in remission.
  • Eligible prior cancer treatment modalities include surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, hormonal therapies, immunotherapy, biologic therapies.
  • All anti-cancer therapy completed \> 12 months prior to enrollment
  • Age 65 years and older
  • Presence of self-reported fatigue defined by a response of "somewhat, quite a bit or very much" to the screening question "During the past seven days, did you feel fatigued: Not at all, a little bit, somewhat, quite a bit, very much?"
  • Ability to walk without requiring assistance from another individual (use of cane or walker acceptable)
  • Normal organ and marrow function as defined below:
  • leukocytes \>3,000/mcL
  • absolute neutrophil count \>1,500/mcL
  • platelets \>100,000/mcL
  • total bilirubin within normal institutional limits
  • AST(SGOT)/ALT(SGPT) \<2.5 X institutional upper limit of normal
  • creatinine clearance \>30 mL/min
  • Ability to understand and the willingness to sign an IRB-approved informed consent document (either directly or via a legally authorized representative).

Exclusion

  • Active malignancy or on-going cancer treatment including oral anti-estrogen therapy, immunotherapy, biologic therapy.
  • Men receiving androgen deprivation therapy
  • Use of Coumadin or Warfarin (other blood thinners are acceptable)
  • Symptomatic congestive heart failure
  • Lung disease requiring oxygen
  • End stage renal disease requiring dialysis
  • Inability to swallow capsules
  • Chronic nausea or diarrhea defined by a frequency of ≥ once per week
  • Hemoglobin \<10 g/dl
  • Diagnosis of dementia
  • Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to ongoing or active infection, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements.
  • Known untreated hypothyroidism
  • Allergy to muscadine grapes or muscadine grape preparations

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 20 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 26 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

64 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04495751

Start Date

April 20 2021

End Date

August 26 2024

Last Update

October 16 2025

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Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157