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Last refreshed on: 3 April 2023
Main ID:  NCT02970500
Date of registration: 18/11/2016
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: CHU de Quebec-Universite Laval
Public title: Effect of Methylphenidate on Cancer-related Cognitive Impairment CogMet
Scientific title: Étude Pilote de Phase II Sur l'Effet du méthylphénidate Sur la Fonction Cognitive Des Patientes en rémission d'un Cancer du Sein
Date of first enrolment: October 9, 2017
Target sample size: 20
Recruitment status: Terminated
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02970500
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator).  
Phase:  Phase 2
Countries of recruitment
Canada
Contacts
Name:     Bruno Gagnon
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Affiliation:  Laval University, Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Breast cancer stage I, II or III

2. Completed chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy at least 6 months before entering the study

3. Being in remission of breast cancer

4. Complaining of cognitive impairment

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Current or recent use (<2 years) of psychostimulant drugs

2. Women receiving drugs with a potential of interaction with methylphenidate:

i. Anticoagulants; ii. Antidepressants with the exception of: amitriptyline (=75mg);
citalopram (=40mg); desipramine (=75mg); duloxetine (=60mg); escitalopram (=20mg);
fluoxetine (=60mg); fluvoxamine (=150mg); mirtazapine (=60mg); nortriptyline (=50mg);
trazadone (=50mg); venlafaxine (=150mg); vortioxetine (=20mg); iii. Drugs (cocaine);
iv. Erythropoietin; v. Drugs acting on the cerebral dopaminergic system, including
drugs that inhibit monoamine oxidase; vi. John's wort, natural medicines for
depression or supplements for fatigue.

3. Conditions that may increase the risk of cognitive impairment or toxicity of
methylphenidate such as:

i. Pregnancy and breastfeeding ii. Bipolar status iii. Cerebral tumor or any brain
injury iv. Metastatic cancer v. Alcohol addiction vi. Active Major depression vii.
Parkinson disease viii. Dementia ix. Epilepsia x. Glaucoma xi. Cardiovascular diseases
xii. Auto-immunes and chronic inflammatory disease xiii. Cerebrovascular disease xiv.
Narcolepsy xv. Pheochromocytoma xvi. Thyrotoxicosis xvii. Motor tic, Tourette syndrome
xviii. Generalized anxiety disorder or panic attacks xix. Living under the same roof
as people taking Biphentin® 10 mg capsules (this exclusion criteria is necessary
because the placebo capsule is identical to the commercial formulation of Biphentin®)
xx. Any other medical criteria, according to the clinical judgment of the principal
investigator.



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 75 Years
Gender: Female
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Breast Cancer Female
Cancer-Related Condition
Intervention(s)
Drug: Placebo Group
Drug: Methylphenidate HCl 10Mg SR
Primary Outcome(s)
Change in cognitive impairment level [Time Frame: Up to 24 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Experience of women with cancer-related cognitive impairment in cancer [Time Frame: Up to 24 months]
Methylphenidate effect on fatigue [Time Frame: Up to 24 months]
Methylphenidate side effects [Time Frame: Up to 24 months]
Secondary ID(s)
2016-MPH-02-3006
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Fondation de l'Hôtel-Dieu de Lévis
Équipe de Recherche Michel-Sarrazin en Oncologie psychosociale et Soins palliatifs
Purdue Pharma LP
Ethics review
Results
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