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Clinical Trial: Soy Protein Supplement In Treating Hot Flashes in Postmenopausal Women Receiving Tamoxifen for Breast Disease
This study is currently recruiting patients.
Purpose
RATIONALE: Soy protein supplement may be effective in reducing hot flashes in postmenopausal women who are receiving tamoxifen for breast disease.
PURPOSE: Randomized phase II trial to determine the effectiveness of soy protein supplement in reducing hot flashes in postmenopausal women who are receiving tamoxifen for breast disease such as ductal hyperplasia or breast cancer.
| Condition | Treatment or Intervention | Phase |
|---|---|---|
| Breast Cancer breast cancer in situ Hot Flashes | Drug: soy protein isolate Procedure: biologically based therapies Procedure: cancer prevention intervention Procedure: complementary and alternative therapy Procedure: dietary modification Procedure: herbal medicine / botanical therapy Procedure: hot flashes attenuation Procedure: menopausal symptoms attenuation Procedure: nutritional supplementation Procedure: phytoestrogen therapy Procedure: supportive care/therapy | Phase II |
MedlinePlus related topics: Breast Cancer; Cancer; Menopause
Genetics Home Reference related topics: breast cancer
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment
Official Title: Phase II Randomized Study of Soy Protein in Postmenopausal Women With Breast Disease Taking Tamoxifen and Experiencing Hot Flashes
OBJECTIVES:
- Compare the effect of soy protein vs placebo on the daily number and severity of hot flashes in postmenopausal women with breast disease taking tamoxifen.
- Compare the quality of life in patients treated with these regimens.
- Compare the time to first relief of hot flashes in patients treated with these regimens.
- Compare the effect of these regimens on hormonal change in these patients.
OUTLINE: This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to duration of hot flashes (less than 9 months vs 9 months or more) and frequency of hot flashes (7 to 9 per day vs more than 9 per day).
Patients receive oral placebo once per day and keep a hot flash diary daily for 1 week and are then randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.
- Arm I: Patients receive oral soy supplement once daily for 12 weeks.
- Arm II: Patients receive oral placebo once daily for 12 weeks. Patients on both arms complete a daily hot flash diary.
Quality of life is assessed at baseline and at weeks 6 and 12.
Patients are followed for 3 months.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 130 patients (65 per treatment arm) will be accrued for this study within 9 months.
Eligibility
Ages Eligible for Study: 20 Years and above, Genders Eligible for Study: Both
Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
- Histologically confirmed breast disease, including one of the following:
- Atypical ductal hyperplasia
- Ductal carcinoma in situ
- Lobular carcinoma in situ
- Stage I, II, or IIIA invasive adenocarcinoma
- Must be taking tamoxifen on a daily basis
- Bothersome hot flashes, at least 7 per day for at least 1 month and severe enough to make patient desire intervention
- Hormone receptor status:
- Not specified
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age:
- 20 and over
Sex:
- Female
Menopausal status:
- Postmenopausal, defined by one of the following:
- Surgical menopause
- At least 1 year since prior menses
- Postmenopausal FSH levels
Performance status:
- CALGB 0-2
Life expectancy:
- Not specified
Hematopoietic:
- Not specified
Hepatic:
- Not specified
Renal:
- Not specified
Other:
- No prior soy or milk intolerance
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy:
- Not specified
Chemotherapy:
- Prior adjuvant chemotherapy allowed
- No concurrent adjuvant chemotherapy
Endocrine therapy:
- See Disease Characteristics
- At least 4 weeks since prior progestational therapy
- No concurrent progestins (e.g., megestrol)
- No concurrent systemic hormone replacement therapy or vaginal estrogen creams
- Estradiol-releasing vaginal ring allowed
Radiotherapy:
- Prior radiotherapy allowed
- No concurrent radiotherapy
Surgery:
- Prior surgery allowed
- No concurrent surgery
Other:
- At least 4 weeks since prior vitamin E, clonidine, belladonna derivative, or soy supplement for hot flashes
- At least 4 weeks since prior selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors for hot flashes
- Concurrent antidepressants allowed provided dose has been stable for at least 1 month and the purpose is for other than control of hot flashes
- No concurrent vitamin E, clonidine, belladonna derivative, or other soy supplement for hot flashes
- Concurrent low doses of vitamin E that are part of a multivitamin allowed
- No other concurrent soy products
Location and Contact Information
Alabama
Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center, Anniston, Alabama, 36207, United States; Recruiting
California
Naval Medical Center - San Diego, San Diego, California, 92134-3202, United States; Recruiting
Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center, La Jolla, California, 92093-0658, United States; Recruiting
Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, 90048, United States; Recruiting
UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center, San Francisco, California, 94115, United States; Recruiting
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Diego, San Diego, California, 92161, United States; Recruiting
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Francisco, San Francisco, California, 94121, United States; Recruiting
Delaware
CCOP - Christiana Care Health Services, Newark, Delaware, 19713, United States; Recruiting
District of Columbia
Lombardi Cancer Center at Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 20007, United States; Recruiting
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Washington, DC, Washington, District of Columbia, 20422, United States; Recruiting
Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 20307-5001, United States; Recruiting
Florida
Broward General Medical Center, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33316, United States; Recruiting
CCOP - Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, Florida, 33140, United States; Recruiting
Memorial Cancer Institute at Memorial Regional Hospital, Hollywood, Florida, 33021, United States; Recruiting
Palm Beach Cancer Institute - West Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, Florida, 33401, United States; Recruiting
Illinois
CCOP - Illinois Oncology Research Association, Peoria, Illinois, 61615-7828, United States; Recruiting
Center for Cancer Care at OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center, Rockford, Illinois, 61108, United States; Recruiting
Louis A. Weiss Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, 60640, United States; Recruiting
University of Chicago Cancer Research Center, Chicago, Illinois, 60637-1470, United States; Recruiting
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Chicago (Westside Hospital), Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States; Recruiting
West Suburban Center for Cancer Care, River Forest, Illinois, 60305, United States; Recruiting
Indiana
CCOP - Northern Indiana CR Consortium, South Bend, Indiana, 46601, United States; Recruiting
Fort Wayne Medical Oncology and Hematology, Incorporated, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 46885-5099, United States; Recruiting
Iowa
Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 52242-1009, United States; Recruiting
Kentucky
Baptist Hospital East - Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, 40207, United States; Recruiting
Maryland
Greenebaum Cancer Center at University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States; Recruiting
Massachusetts
Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center at Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States; Recruiting
UMASS Memorial Cancer Center - University Campus, Worcester, Massachusetts, 01655, United States; Recruiting
Michigan
Lakeland Cancer Care Center at Lakeland Hospital - St. Joseph, Saint Joseph, Michigan, 49085, United States; Recruiting
Minnesota
University of Minnesota Cancer Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States; Recruiting
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55417, United States; Recruiting
Missouri
CCOP - Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, 64131, United States; Recruiting
Ellis Fischel Cancer Center at University of Missouri - Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, 65203, United States; Recruiting
Missouri Baptist Cancer Center, Saint Louis, Missouri, 63131, United States; Recruiting
Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Saint Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States; Recruiting
Nebraska
UNMC Eppley Cancer Center at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, 68198-7680, United States; Recruiting
Nevada
CCOP - Southern Nevada Cancer Research Foundation, Las Vegas, Nevada, 89106, United States; Recruiting
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, 89106, United States; Recruiting
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Oncology-Hematology, PA - Hooksett, Hooksett, New Hampshire, 03106, United States; Recruiting
Norris Cotton Cancer Center at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire, 03756-0002, United States; Recruiting
New Jersey
Cancer Institute of New Jersey at the Cooper University Hospital, Camden, New Jersey, 08103, United States; Recruiting
New York
CCOP - North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, New York, 11030, United States; Recruiting
CCOP - Syracuse Hematology-Oncology Associates of Central New York, P.C., East Syracuse, New York, 13057, United States; Recruiting
Elmhurst Hospital Center, Elmhurst, New York, 11373, United States; Recruiting
Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York, 10029, United States; Recruiting
New York Weill Cornell Cancer Center at Cornell University, New York, New York, 10021, United States; Recruiting
North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, New York, 11030, United States; Recruiting
Queens Cancer Center of Queens Hospital, Jamaica, New York, 11432, United States; Recruiting
Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York, 14263-0001, United States; Recruiting
SUNY Upstate Medical University Hospital, Syracuse, New York, 13210, United States; Recruiting
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, 14215, United States; Recruiting
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Syracuse, Syracuse, New York, 13210, United States; Recruiting
North Carolina
Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, Fayetteville, North Carolina, 28302-2000, United States; Recruiting
CCOP - Southeast Cancer Control Consortium, Goldsboro, North Carolina, 27534-9479, United States; Recruiting
Comprehensive Cancer Center at Moore Regional Hospital, Pinehurst, North Carolina, 28374, United States; Recruiting
Comprehensive Cancer Center at Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, North Carolina, 27157-1082, United States; Recruiting
Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center, Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States; Recruiting
Lenoir Memorial Cancer Center, Kinston, North Carolina, 28503-1678, United States; Recruiting
Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599-7295, United States; Recruiting
NorthEast Oncology Associates - Concord, Concord, North Carolina, 28025, United States; Recruiting
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Asheville, Asheville, North Carolina, 28805-9913, United States; Recruiting
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Durham, Durham, North Carolina, 27705, United States; Recruiting
Zimmer Cancer Center at New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington, North Carolina, 28402-9025, United States; Recruiting
Ohio
Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute at Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 43210-1240, United States; Recruiting
Oklahoma
Oklahoma University Medical Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, United States; Recruiting
Pennsylvania
Western Pennsylvania Cancer Institute at Western Pennsylvania Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15224, United States; Recruiting
Rhode Island
Miriam Hospital at Lifespan, Providence, Rhode Island, 02906, United States; Recruiting
Vermont
Vermont Cancer Center at University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, 05401-3498, United States; Recruiting
Virginia
Martha Jefferson Hospital, Charlottesville, Virginia, 22902, United States; Recruiting
MBCCOP - Massey Cancer Center, Richmond, Virginia, 23298-0037, United States; Recruiting
Oncology and Hematology Associates of Southwest Virginia, Incorporated - Roanoke, Roanoke, Virginia, 24014, United States; Recruiting
Virginia Oncology Associates - Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, 23502, United States; Recruiting
West Virginia
St. Mary's Medical Center, Huntington, West Virginia, 25701, United States; Recruiting
Karen Wendling, Study Chair, University of Chicago Cancer Research Center
More Information
Clinical trial summary from the National Cancer Institute's PDQ® database
Record last reviewed: June 2004
Last Updated: April 5, 2005
Record first received: March 8, 2002
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00031720
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on 2005-04-08
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov
Cache Date: April 9, 2005

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