Methylphenidate and a Nursing Telephone Intervention for Fatigue
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Official title
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Methylphenidate and a Nursing Telephone Intervention (NTI) for Fatigue in Advanced Cancer Patients
Brief summary
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The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if methylphenidate (Ritalin) can help to control fatigue caused by cancer. Its effect on other symptoms such as drowsiness, depression, sleeplessness, physical activity, and anxiety will also be studied. Another goal of this study is to learn if receiving a phone call by a nurse improves fatigue in patients.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT00424099
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2, Phase 3
- Enrollment
- 197 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
- Methylphenidate Drug
- Nursing Telephone Intervention Behavioral
- Placebo Drug
- Non NTI Behavioral
Drug · Behavioral
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
- Jan 8, 2007
- Primary completion
- Nov 21, 2021
- Completion
- Nov 21, 2021
- Last update posted
- May 31, 2023
2007 – 2021
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 2
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ) Hospital | Houston | Texas | 77026 | — |
| University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston | Texas | 77030 | — |
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- Last update posted May 31, 2023 · Synced Sep 5, 2026
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