Methylphenidate in Treating Patients With Melanoma
Public ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00003266. Field values are reproduced from the official study page; the official ClinicalTrials.gov record remains the source of truth for eligibility, enrollment, and contact information.
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Official title
Double-Blind Randomized Trial of Methylphenidate for Alleviation of Fatigue and Lethargy Associated With Interferon Alpha 2b
Brief summary
Reproduced verbatim from the official ClinicalTrials.gov record. Not medical advice.
RATIONALE: Methylphenidate may relieve some of the side effects of chemotherapy in patients with melanoma. It is not known whether receiving methylphenidate is more effective than receiving no further therapy in treating patients with melanoma. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to determine if methylphenidate is more effective than no further therapy for the relief of fatigue and drowsiness in treating patients with melanoma who have received high-dose interferon alfa for 8-24 weeks.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT00003266
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Enrollment
- 200 participants
Conditions and interventions
Interventions
- methylphenidate hydrochloride Drug
- quality-of-life assessment Procedure
Drug · Procedure
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years to 120 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Oct 12, 1999 (Actual)
- Primary completion
- May 2002 (Actual)
- Completion
- Not listed
- Last update posted
- Jun 18, 2023
Started 1999
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 57
- U.S. states
- 24
- U.S. cities
- 47
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCOP - Scottsdale Oncology Program | Scottsdale | Arizona | 85259-5404 | — |
| Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Palo Alto | Palo Alto | California | 94304 | — |
| Stanford University Medical Center | Stanford | California | 94305-5408 | — |
| CCOP - Colorado Cancer Research Program, Inc. | Denver | Colorado | 80209-5031 | — |
| Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Gainsville | Gainesville | Florida | 32608-1197 | — |
| H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute | Tampa | Florida | 33612-9497 | — |
| Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Tampa (Haley) | Tampa | Florida | 33612 | — |
| Emory University Hospital - Atlanta | Atlanta | Georgia | 30322 | — |
| Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Atlanta (Decatur) | Decatur | Georgia | 30033 | — |
| Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University | Chicago | Illinois | 60611-3013 | — |
| Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Lakeside Chicago | Chicago | Illinois | 60611 | — |
| CCOP - Central Illinois | Decatur | Illinois | 62526 | — |
| CCOP - Evanston | Evanston | Illinois | 60201 | — |
| CCOP - Illinois Oncology Research Association | Peoria | Illinois | 61602 | — |
| CCOP - Carle Cancer Center | Urbana | Illinois | 61801 | — |
| Indiana University Cancer Center | Indianapolis | Indiana | 46202-5289 | — |
| Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Indianapolis (Roudebush) | Indianapolis | Indiana | 46202 | — |
| CCOP - Cedar Rapids Oncology Project | Cedar Rapids | Iowa | 52403-1206 | — |
| CCOP - Iowa Oncology Research Association | Des Moines | Iowa | 50309-1016 | — |
| CCOP - Ochsner | New Orleans | Louisiana | 70121 | — |
| Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins | Baltimore | Maryland | 21231-2410 | — |
| New England Medical Center Hospital | Boston | Massachusetts | 02111 | — |
| CCOP - Ann Arbor Regional | Ann Arbor | Michigan | 48106 | — |
| CCOP - Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo | Michigan | 49007-3731 | — |
| CCOP - Duluth | Duluth | Minnesota | 55805 | — |
| Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Minneapolis | Minneapolis | Minnesota | 55417 | — |
| Mayo Clinic Cancer Center | Rochester | Minnesota | 55905 | — |
| CCOP - Metro-Minnesota | Saint Louis Park | Minnesota | 55416 | — |
| CCOP - Missouri Valley Cancer Consortium | Omaha | Nebraska | 68131 | — |
| Veterans Affairs Medical Center - East Orange | East Orange | New Jersey | 07018-1095 | — |
| CCOP - Northern New Jersey | Hackensack | New Jersey | 07601 | — |
| Cancer Institute of New Jersey | New Brunswick | New Jersey | 08901 | — |
| Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Brooklyn | Brooklyn | New York | 11209 | — |
| Veterans Affairs Medical Center - New York | New York | New York | 10010 | — |
| NYU School of Medicine's Kaplan Comprehensive Cancer Center | New York | New York | 10016 | — |
| University of Rochester Cancer Center | Rochester | New York | 14642 | — |
| Albert Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center | The Bronx | New York | 10461 | — |
| MBCCOP-Our Lady of Mercy Cancer Center | The Bronx | New York | 10466 | — |
| CCOP - Merit Care Hospital | Fargo | North Dakota | 58122 | — |
| Ireland Cancer Center | Cleveland | Ohio | 44106-5065 | — |
| CCOP - Toledo Community Hospital Oncology Program | Toledo | Ohio | 43623-3456 | — |
| CCOP - Oklahoma | Tulsa | Oklahoma | 74136 | — |
| CCOP - Geisinger Clinic and Medical Center | Danville | Pennsylvania | 17822-2001 | — |
| Hahnemann University Hospital | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 19102-1192 | — |
| University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 19104-4283 | — |
| Kimmel Cancer Center of Thomas Jefferson University - Philadelphia | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 19107-5541 | — |
| Fox Chase Cancer Center | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 19111 | — |
| Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | 15240 | — |
| CCOP - MainLine Health | Wynnewood | Pennsylvania | 19096 | — |
| CCOP - Sioux Community Cancer Consortium | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | 57104 | — |
| Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Tennessee Valley Healthcare System - Nashville Campus | Nashville | Tennessee | 37212 | — |
| Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center | Nashville | Tennessee | 37232-6838 | — |
| University of Texas - MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston | Texas | 77030-4009 | — |
| University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center | Madison | Wisconsin | 53792-6164 | — |
| CCOP - Marshfield Medical Research and Education Foundation | Marshfield | Wisconsin | 54449 | — |
| Medical College of Wisconsin | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | 53226 | — |
| Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Milwaukee (Zablocki) | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | 53295 | — |
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Non-U.S. locations
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About this trial record page
- What this page shows
- Public field values for ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00003266, including study identification, conditions, interventions, eligibility (age, sex, healthy volunteer), timeline, and U.S. site list.
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- No medical advice, eligibility judgments, treatment recommendations, study quality scoring, or AI-generated medical summaries. No site contact phone numbers, emails, or investigator names.
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- Last refresh
- Last update posted Jun 18, 2023 · Synced Oct 17, 2026
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