NCT00003170

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Glutamine may be an effective treatment for acute diarrhea caused by radiation therapy. It is not known if glutamine is an effective treatment for acute diarrhea caused by radiation therapy. PURPOSE: Randomized double-blinded phase III trial to determine the effectiveness of glutamine in preventing acute diarrhea in patients who have pelvic cancer and who are receiving radiation therapy.

Trial Health

90
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
129

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for phase_3 cancer

Timeline
Completed

Started Feb 1998

Typical duration for phase_3 cancer

Geographic Reach
2 countries

18 active sites

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

February 1, 1998

Completed
1.7 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

November 1, 1999

Completed
3.5 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

May 1, 2003

Completed
1 month until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 1, 2003

Completed
1.3 years until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

September 6, 2004

Completed
Last Updated

July 14, 2016

Status Verified

July 1, 2016

Enrollment Period

5.2 years

First QC Date

November 1, 1999

Last Update Submit

July 13, 2016

Conditions

Cancer

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

  • reduction of acute treatment related to diarrhea

    Up to 2 years post-radiation treatment

  • reduction of chronic treatment related to enteropathy

    Up to 2 years post-radiation treatment

Study Arms (2)

glutamine

EXPERIMENTAL

Beginning the first or second day of radiotherapy, patients receive oral glutamine twice daily, including the days that they do not receive radiotherapy. Patients continue on treatment throughout radiotherapy and continue 2 weeks postradiotherapy or until grade 3 diarrhea occurs. Patients are followed weekly for 4 weeks, then at 12 months, and then at 24 months after radiotherapy.

Dietary Supplement: glutamine

placebo

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

Beginning the first or second day of radiotherapy, patients receive placebo twice daily, including the days that they do not receive radiotherapy. Patients continue on treatment throughout radiotherapy and continue 2 weeks postradiotherapy or until grade 3 diarrhea occurs. Patients are followed weekly for 4 weeks, then at 12 months, and then at 24 months after radiotherapy.

Other: placebo

Interventions

glutamineDIETARY_SUPPLEMENT
glutamine
placeboOTHER
placebo

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed pelvic cancer Planned therapy is to undergo continuous definitive or adjuvant external beam pelvic radiation therapy with or without fluorouracil (5-FU) plus or minus levamisole No split course radiation therapy Planned course of radiation therapy must also meet the following criteria: - Entire pelvis must be encompassed by the planned radiotherapy fields - Total planned dose to the central axis midplane or isocenter for the whole pelvic field must be between 4500-5350 cGy - Treatment must be given 4-5 times per week on a one-treatment-per-day basis No stool incontinence or stool frequency of 7 or more per day prior to initiation of radiation therapy Must be entered on study before the second radiation therapy fraction No current or prior metastases beyond pelvic regional lymph nodes Must have functioning rectum No planned perineal irradiation No anal cancer No active intraluminal gastrointestinal (GI) tumors Patients with completely resectioned GI tumors who also receive adjuvant treatment are eligible PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: ECOG 0-2 Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Not specified Hepatic: Not specified Renal: Creatinine less than 2 times upper limit of normal Other: No known allergy to glutamine No history of inflammatory bowel disease No other medical condition that may interfere with treatment Not pregnant or nursing Adequate contraception is required of all fertile patients PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: No concurrent leucovorin or other chemotherapy agents, except 5-FU with or without levamisole Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: See Disease Characteristics No prior pelvic radiotherapy No brachytherapy prior to completion of all external beam radiotherapy Surgery: No abdominal-perineal resection, Hartmann procedure, or other surgical procedure that has left patient without a functioning rectum

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Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (18)

CCOP - Scottsdale Oncology Program

Scottsdale, Arizona, 85259-5404, United States

Location

CCOP - Illinois Oncology Research Association

Peoria, Illinois, 61602, United States

Location

CCOP - Carle Cancer Center

Urbana, Illinois, 61801, United States

Location

CCOP - Cedar Rapids Oncology Project

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 52403-1206, United States

Location

CCOP - Iowa Oncology Research Association

Des Moines, Iowa, 10309-1016, United States

Location

Siouxland Hematology-Oncology

Sioux City, Iowa, 51101-1733, United States

Location

CCOP - Wichita

Wichita, Kansas, 67214-3882, United States

Location

CCOP - Ann Arbor Regional

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48106, United States

Location

CCOP - Duluth

Duluth, Minnesota, 55805, United States

Location

Mayo Clinic Cancer Center

Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States

Location

CentraCare Clinic

Saint Cloud, Minnesota, 56303, United States

Location

CCOP - Missouri Valley Cancer Consortium

Omaha, Nebraska, 68131, United States

Location

Quain & Ramstad Clinic, P.C.

Bismarck, North Dakota, 58501, United States

Location

CCOP - Merit Care Hospital

Fargo, North Dakota, 58122, United States

Location

CCOP - Toledo Community Hospital Oncology Program

Toledo, Ohio, 43623-3456, United States

Location

CCOP - Geisinger Clinical and Medical Center

Danville, Pennsylvania, 17822-2001, United States

Location

CCOP - Sioux Community Cancer Consortium

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 57105-1080, United States

Location

Saskatchewan Cancer Agency

Regina, Saskatchewan, S4S 6X3, Canada

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Kozelsky TF, Meyers GE, Sloan JA, Shanahan TG, Dick SJ, Moore RL, Engeler GP, Frank AR, McKone TK, Urias RE, Pilepich MV, Novotny PJ, Martenson JA; North Central Cancer Treatment Group. Phase III double-blind study of glutamine versus placebo for the prevention of acute diarrhea in patients receiving pelvic radiation therapy. J Clin Oncol. 2003 May 1;21(9):1669-74. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2003.05.060.

    PMID: 12721240RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Neoplasms

Interventions

Glutamine

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Amino Acids, BasicAmino AcidsAmino Acids, Peptides, and ProteinsAmino Acids, DiaminoAmino Acids, Neutral

Study Officials

  • Timothy F. Kozelsky, MD

    Mayo Clinic

    STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 3
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
DOUBLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE CARE
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

November 1, 1999

First Posted

September 6, 2004

Study Start

February 1, 1998

Primary Completion

May 1, 2003

Study Completion

June 1, 2003

Last Updated

July 14, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-07

Locations

US(17)CA(1)