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Completed Phase 3 Interventional

Creatine in Treating Patients With Cancer-Associated Weight Loss

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT00081250

Public ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00081250. 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

Phase III Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Randomized Comparison of Creatine for Cancer-Associated Weight Loss

Brief summary

Reproduced verbatim from the official ClinicalTrials.gov record. Not medical advice.

RATIONALE: It is not yet known whether the supplement creatine is effective in increasing weight and improving appetite and quality of life in patients who have cancer. PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying how well creatine works in increasing weight and improving appetite and quality of life in patients with weight loss caused by cancer.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT00081250
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Enrollment
300 participants

Conditions and interventions

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years and older
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
Dec 2004 (Actual)
Primary completion
Dec 2007 (Actual)
Completion
Jul 2017 (Actual)
Last update posted
Apr 29, 2020

2004 – 2017

United States locations

U.S. sites
220
U.S. states
25
U.S. cities
142
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Mobile Infirmary Medical Center Mobile Alabama 36652-2144 —
Mayo Clinic Scottsdale Scottsdale Arizona 85259-5499 —
Aurora Presbyterian Hospital Aurora Colorado 80012 —
Boulder Community Hospital Boulder Colorado 80301-9019 —
Penrose Cancer Center at Penrose Hospital Colorado Springs Colorado 80933 —
St. Anthony Central Hospital Denver Colorado 80204 —
Porter Adventist Hospital Denver Colorado 80210 —
Presbyterian - St. Luke's Medical Center Denver Colorado 80218 —
St. Joseph Hospital Denver Colorado 80218 —
Rose Medical Center Denver Colorado 80220 —
CCOP - Colorado Cancer Research Program Denver Colorado 80224-2522 —
Swedish Medical Center Englewood Colorado 80110 —
St. Mary's Regional Cancer Center at St. Mary's Hospital and Medical Center Grand Junction Colorado 81502 —
North Colorado Medical Center Greeley Colorado 80631 —
Sky Ridge Medical Center Lone Tree Colorado 80124 —
Hope Cancer Care Center at Longmont United Hospital Longmont Colorado 80502 —
McKee Medical Center Loveland Colorado 80539 —
St. Mary - Corwin Regional Medical Center Pueblo Colorado 81004 —
North Suburban Medical Center Thornton Colorado 80229 —
Exempla Lutheran Medical Center Wheat Ridge Colorado 80033 —
Mayo Clinic - Jacksonville Jacksonville Florida 32224 —
MBCCOP - Medical College of Georgia Cancer Center Augusta Georgia 30912 —
Tripler Army Medical Center Honolulu Hawaii 96859 —
Rush-Copley Cancer Care Center Aurora Illinois 60507 —
St. Joseph Medical Center Bloomington Illinois 61701 —
Graham Hospital Canton Illinois 61520 —
Memorial Hospital Carthage Illinois 62321 —
Eureka Community Hospital Eureka Illinois 61530 —
Galesburg Clinic, PC Galesburg Illinois 61401 —
Galesburg Cottage Hospital Galesburg Illinois 61401 —
Mason District Hospital Havana Illinois 62644 —
Hopedale Medical Complex Hopedale Illinois 61747 —
Joliet Oncology-Hematology Associates, Limited - West Joliet Illinois 60435 —
Kewanee Hospital Kewanee Illinois 61443 —
McDonough District Hospital Macomb Illinois 61455 —
Trinity Cancer Center at Trinity Medical Center - 7th Street Campus Moline Illinois 61265 —
Not listed Moline Illinois 61265 —
BroMenn Regional Medical Center Normal Illinois 61761 —
Community Cancer Center Normal Illinois 61761 —
Community Hospital of Ottawa Ottawa Illinois 61350 —
Oncology Hematology Associates of Central Illinois, PC - Ottawa Ottawa Illinois 61350 —
Cancer Treatment Center at Pekin Hospital Pekin Illinois 61554 —
Proctor Hospital Peoria Illinois 61614 —
CCOP - Illinois Oncology Research Association Peoria Illinois 61615 —
Oncology Hematology Associates of Central Illinois, PC - Peoria Peoria Illinois 61615 —
Methodist Medical Center of Illinois Peoria Illinois 61636 —
OSF St. Francis Medical Center Peoria Illinois 61637 —
Illinois Valley Community Hospital Peru Illinois 61354 —
Perry Memorial Hospital Princeton Illinois 61356 —
St. Margaret's Hospital Spring Valley Illinois 61362 —
Carle Cancer Center at Carle Foundation Hospital Urbana Illinois 61801 —
CCOP - Carle Cancer Center Urbana Illinois 61801 —
St. Francis Hospital and Health Centers - Beech Grove Campus Beech Grove Indiana 46107 —
Elkhart General Hospital Elkhart Indiana 46515 —
Howard Community Hospital Kokomo Indiana 46904 —
Center for Cancer Therapy at LaPorte Hospital and Health Services La Porte Indiana 46350 —
Saint Anthony Memorial Health Centers Michigan City Indiana 46360 —
Reid Hospital & Health Care Services Richmond Indiana 47374 —
CCOP - Northern Indiana CR Consortium South Bend Indiana 46601 —
Memorial Hospital of South Bend South Bend Indiana 46601 —
Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center South Bend Indiana 46617 —
Not listed Bettendorf Iowa 52722 —
Cedar Rapids Oncology Associates Cedar Rapids Iowa 52403 —
Mercy Capitol Hospital Des Moines Iowa 50307 —
CCOP - Iowa Oncology Research Association Des Moines Iowa 50309 —
John Stoddard Cancer Center at Iowa Methodist Medical Center Des Moines Iowa 50309 —
Medical Oncology and Hematology Associates at John Stoddard Cancer Center Des Moines Iowa 50309 —
Medical Oncology and Hematology Associates at Mercy Cancer Center Des Moines Iowa 50314 —
Mercy Cancer Center at Mercy Medical Center - Des Moines Des Moines Iowa 50314 —
John Stoddard Cancer Center at Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines Iowa 50316 —
Mercy Cancer Center at Mercy Medical Center - North Iowa Mason City Iowa 50401 —
McCreery Cancer Center at Ottumwa Regional Ottumwa Iowa 52501 —
Siouxland Hematology-Oncology Associates, LLP Sioux City Iowa 51101 —
Mercy Medical Center - Sioux City Sioux City Iowa 51104 —
St. Luke's Regional Medical Center Sioux City Iowa 51104 —
Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Chanute Chanute Kansas 66720 —
Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Dodge City Dodge City Kansas 67801 —
Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - El Dorado El Dorado Kansas 67042 —
Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Kingman Kingman Kansas 67068 —
Southwest Medical Center Liberal Kansas 67901 —
Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Newton Newton Kansas 67114 —
Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Parsons Parsons Kansas 67357 —
Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Pratt Pratt Kansas 67124 —
Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Salina Salina Kansas 67042 —
Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Wellington Wellington Kansas 67152 —
Associates in Womens Health, PA - North Review Wichita Kansas 67203 —
Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Medical Arts Tower Wichita Kansas 67208 —
Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Wichita Wichita Kansas 67214 —
CCOP - Wichita Wichita Kansas 67214 —
Via Christi Cancer Center at Via Christi Regional Medical Center Wichita Kansas 67214 —
Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Winfield Winfield Kansas 67156 —
Ochsner Health Center - Bluebonnet Baton Rouge Louisiana 708169990 —
Terrebonne General Medical Center Houma Louisiana 70360 —
CCOP - Ochsner New Orleans Louisiana 70121 —
Ochsner Cancer Institute at Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans Louisiana 70121 —
Hickman Cancer Center at Bixby Medical Center Adrian Michigan 49221 —
Saint Joseph Mercy Cancer Center Ann Arbor Michigan 48106-0995 —
CCOP - Michigan Cancer Research Consortium Ann Arbor Michigan 48106 —
Oakwood Cancer Center at Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center Dearborn Michigan 48123-2500 —
Genesys Hurley Cancer Institute Flint Michigan 48503 —
Hurley Medical Center Flint Michigan 48503 —
Van Elslander Cancer Center at St. John Hospital and Medical Center Grosse Pointe Woods Michigan 48236 —
Foote Hospital Jackson Michigan 49201 —
Haematology-Oncology Associates of Ohio and Michigan, PC Lambertville Michigan 48144 —
Sparrow Regional Cancer Center Lansing Michigan 48912-1811 —
Community Cancer Center of Monroe Monroe Michigan 48162 —
Mercy Memorial Hospital - Monroe Monroe Michigan 48162 —
Seton Cancer Institute - Saginaw Saginaw Michigan 48601 —
Lakeland Regional Cancer Care Center - St. Joseph Saint Joseph Michigan 49085 —
St. John Macomb Hospital Warren Michigan 48093 —
MeritCare Bemidji Bemidji Minnesota 56601 —
Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville Minnesota 55337 —
Mercy and Unity Cancer Center at Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids Minnesota 55433 —
Duluth Clinic Cancer Center - Duluth Duluth Minnesota 55805-1983 —
CCOP - Duluth Duluth Minnesota 55805 —
Miller - Dwan Medical Center Duluth Minnesota 55805 —
Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina Minnesota 55435 —
Mercy and Unity Cancer Center at Unity Hospital Fridley Minnesota 55432 —
Immanuel St. Joseph's Mankato Minnesota 56002 —
Minnesota Oncology Hematology, PA - Maplewood Maplewood Minnesota 55109 —
Virginia Piper Cancer Institute at Abbott - Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis Minnesota 55407 —
Hubert H. Humphrey Cancer Center at North Memorial Outpatient Center Robbinsdale Minnesota 55422-2900 —
Mayo Clinic Cancer Center Rochester Minnesota 55905 —
CCOP - Metro-Minnesota Saint Louis Park Minnesota 55416 —
Park Nicollet Cancer Center Saint Louis Park Minnesota 55416 —
United Hospital Saint Paul Minnesota 55102 —
Ridgeview Medical Center Waconia Minnesota 55387 —
Minnesota Oncology Hematology, PA - Woodbury Woodbury Minnesota 55125 —
Hattiesburg Clinic, PA at Forrest General Hattiesburg Mississippi 39401 —
Hematology & Oncology Clinic Hattiesburg Mississippi 39402 —
Missouri Baptist Cancer Center St Louis Missouri 63131 —
Arch Medical Services, Incorporated at Center for Cancer Care and Research St Louis Missouri 63141 —
CCOP - Montana Cancer Consortium Billings Montana 59101 —
Hematology-Oncology Centers of the Northern Rockies - Billings Billings Montana 59101 —
Northern Rockies Radiation Oncology Center Billings Montana 59101 —
St. Vincent Healthcare Cancer Care Services Billings Montana 59101 —
Billings Clinic Cancer Center Billings Montana 59107-5100 —
Billings Clinic - Downtown Billings Montana 59107-7000 —
Bozeman Deaconess Cancer Center Bozeman Montana 59715 —
St. James Healthcare Cancer Care Butte Montana 59701 —
Big Sky Oncology Great Falls Montana 59405-5309 —
Great Falls Clinic - Main Facility Great Falls Montana 59405 —
Not listed Great Falls Montana 59405 —
St. Peter's Hospital Helena Montana 59601 —
Glacier Oncology, PLLC Kalispell Montana 59901 —
Kalispell Medical Oncology at KRMC Kalispell Montana 59901 —
Kalispell Regional Medical Center Kalispell Montana 59901 —
Community Medical Center Missoula Montana 59801 —
Guardian Oncology and Center for Wellness Missoula Montana 59804 —
Montana Cancer Specialists at Montana Cancer Center Missoula Montana 59807-7877 —
Montana Cancer Center at St. Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center Missoula Montana 59807 —
Cancer Resource Center - Lincoln Lincoln Nebraska 68510 —
CCOP - Missouri Valley Cancer Consortium Omaha Nebraska 68106 —
Immanuel Medical Center Omaha Nebraska 68122 —
Alegant Health Cancer Center at Bergan Mercy Medical Center Omaha Nebraska 68124 —
Creighton University Medical Center Omaha Nebraska 68131-2197 —
Bismarck Cancer Center Bismarck North Dakota 58501 —
Medcenter One Hospital Cancer Care Center Bismarck North Dakota 58501 —
Mid Dakota Clinic, PC Bismarck North Dakota 58501 —
St. Alexius Medical Center Cancer Center Bismarck North Dakota 58502 —
CCOP - MeritCare Hospital Fargo North Dakota 58122 —
MeritCare Broadway Fargo North Dakota 58122 —
Wood County Oncology Center Bowling Green Ohio 43402 —
Adena Regional Medical Center Chillicothe Ohio 45601 —
Riverside Methodist Hospital Cancer Care Columbus Ohio 43214-3998 —
CCOP - Columbus Columbus Ohio 43215 —
Grant Medical Center Cancer Care Columbus Ohio 43215 —
Mount Carmel Health - West Hospital Columbus Ohio 43222 —
Doctors Hospital at Ohio Health Columbus Ohio 43228 —
Grandview Hospital Dayton Ohio 45405 —
Good Samaritan Hospital Dayton Ohio 45406 —
David L. Rike Cancer Center at Miami Valley Hospital Dayton Ohio 45409 —
Samaritan North Cancer Care Center Dayton Ohio 45415 —
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Dayton Dayton Ohio 45428 —
CCOP - Dayton Dayton Ohio 45429 —
Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware Ohio 43015 —
Blanchard Valley Medical Associates Findlay Ohio 45840 —
Fremont Memorial Hospital Fremont Ohio 43420 —
Charles F. Kettering Memorial Hospital Kettering Ohio 45429 —
Fairfield Medical Center Lancaster Ohio 43130 —
Lima Memorial Hospital Lima Ohio 45804 —
Strecker Cancer Center at Marietta Memorial Hospital Marietta Ohio 45750 —
Northwest Ohio Oncology Center Maumee Ohio 43537 —
St. Luke's Hospital Maumee Ohio 43537 —
Middletown Regional Hospital Middletown Ohio 45044 —
Licking Memorial Cancer Care Program at Licking Memorial Hospital Newark Ohio 43055 —
St. Charles Mercy Hospital Oregon Ohio 43616 —
Toledo Clinic - Oregon Oregon Ohio 43616 —
Firelands Regional Medical Center Sandusky Ohio 44870 —
North Coast Cancer Care, Incorporated Sandusky Ohio 44870 —
Mercy Medical Center Springfield Ohio 45504 —
Community Hospital of Springfield and Clark County Springfield Ohio 45505 —
Flower Hospital Cancer Center Sylvania Ohio 43560 —
Mercy Hospital of Tiffin Tiffin Ohio 44883 —
Toledo Hospital Toledo Ohio 43606 —
St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center Toledo Ohio 43608 —
Medical University of Ohio Cancer Center Toledo Ohio 43614 —
CCOP - Toledo Community Hospital Toledo Ohio 43617 —
Toledo Clinic, Incorporated - Main Clinic Toledo Ohio 43623 —
UVMC Cancer Care Center at Upper Valley Medical Center Troy Ohio 45373-1300 —
Fulton County Health Center Wauseon Ohio 43567 —
Mount Carmel St. Ann's Cancer Center Westerville Ohio 43081 —
United States Air Force Medical Center - Wright-Patterson Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Ohio 45433-5529 —
Ruth G. McMillan Cancer Center at Greene Memorial Hospital Xenia Ohio 45385 —
Genesis - Good Samaritan Hospital Zanesville Ohio 43701 —
Natalie Warren Bryant Cancer Center at St. Francis Hospital Tulsa Oklahoma 74136 —
Morgan Cancer Center at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest Allentown Pennsylvania 18105 —
Geisinger Medical Center Danville Pennsylvania 17822-0001 —
Geisinger Medical Group - Scenery Park State College Pennsylvania 16801 —
Frank M. and Dorothea Henry Cancer Center at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania 18711 —
Avera Cancer Institute Sioux Falls South Dakota 57105 —
Medical X-Ray Center, PC Sioux Falls South Dakota 57105 —
Sanford Cancer Center at Sanford USD Medical Center Sioux Falls South Dakota 57117-5039 —
Fredericksburg Oncology, Incorporated Fredericksburg Virginia 22401 —
Green Bay Oncology, Limited at St. Vincent Hospital Regional Cancer Center Green Bay Wisconsin 54301-3526 —
Green Bay Oncology, Limited at St. Mary's Hospital Green Bay Wisconsin 54303 —
St. Mary's Hospital Medical Center - Green Bay Green Bay Wisconsin 54303 —
St. Vincent Hospital Regional Cancer Center Green Bay Wisconsin 54307-3508 —
Bay Area Cancer Care Center at Bay Area Medical Center Marinette Wisconsin 54143 —
Welch Cancer Center at Sheridan Memorial Hospital Sheridan Wyoming 82801 —

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