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Multiple MyelomaNCT01006070

Health-Related Quality of Life (QOL), Physical and Respiratory Function in Patients With Myeloma Affecting the Spine

An observational study of Multiple Myeloma, run by University of California, San Francisco at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to create a prospective database of patients with myeloma affecting the spine. This database will define changes in health-related quality of life over time, and the effect of incident fractures and their treatment on specific measures of pain, physical function, pulmonary function, and… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any age
Conditions the study is for
Multiple Myeloma
What is being tested?
kyphoplasty
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
How many people
50 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Feb 2010to Mar 2011
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages Any age
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Study population: Multiple myeloma patients with spinal lesions

Who may be able to join

  • Adults with a diagnosis of Multiple Myeloma and evidence of myelomatous lesions in the spine, including plasmacytomas, lytic lesions and fractures.

Who cannot join

  • Myeloma patients without evidence of bony lesions in the spine.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • UCSF

    San Francisco, California, 94143

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About this study

Official title: Prospective Observation Study of Health-related QOL, Physical Function & Respiratory Function in Patients w/ Myeloma Affecting Spine: The Impact of Disease,Fractures & Effect of Vertebral Augmentation w/ Kyphoplasty

The purpose of this study is to create a prospective database of patients with myeloma affecting the spine. This database will define changes in health-related quality of life over time, and the effect of incident fractures and their treatment on specific measures of pain, physical function, pulmonary function, and future fractures. In 2008, the UCSF Myeloma Service was actively caring for 347 patients with myeloma, of which 150 patients had lytic lesions on radiographs, and 100 had a known vertebral fracture. This population, as well as any new myeloma patients, will serve as the source of the study population.

Read the detailed description

The UCSF Adult Hematology Program maintains a data base of all patients with a diagnosis of multiple myeloma seen in the Clinic. As patients are treated, relapse, receive new treatment, are transplanted, or pass away, these data are entered into this Multiple Myeloma Data Base (MMDB).

The MMDB will be expanded to include parameters to identify those patients with myeloma affecting the spine. A recruitment letter will be sent to all patients in the MMDB identified as having myeloma affecting the spine asking if they would be interested in participating in this study.

Patients who agree to participate in the study will be given an appointment to meet with Dr. Wolf or Dr. Martin to discuss the study and if willing, to sign the informed consent document. They will have an exam and history taken that includes fracture history.

Patients who have signed consent will be sent for thoracic-lumbar spine films (unless they had prior spine films taken within the last 3 months). Those with normal films will not be eligible to be enrolled to the study. Those with abnormal spinal films will then be sent for MRI of the spine, pulmonary function testing, and meeting with Dr. R. Yonge who will administer the various QOL tests described below.

All eligible established and new patients will be invited to participate in the prospective study. Patients who sign the informed consent will be included in the prospective study. A minimum of 25 patients with vertebral fractures and 25 patients without fractures, will be observed to measure the impact of fractures on health-related quality of life. Study enrollment will be complete when 25 patients without a new fracture and 25 patients with a new fracture treated by balloon kyphoplasty have been enrolled.

Being tested
kyphoplasty
Keywords
multiple myeloma, spinal disease
Medical subject headings
Multiple Myeloma, Spinal Diseases

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • kyphoplastyProcedure or surgery

    Also called balloon kyphoplasty

    surgical kyphoplasty

Study groups in NCT01006070
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Patients with existing spinal fracturesMyeloma patients with documented x-ray evidence of spinal fractures.
Receives: Procedure: kyphoplasty
Patients without spinal fracturesMyeloma patients with bony disease in the spine without existing fractures.
Receives: Procedure: kyphoplasty

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Identify and prospectively study patients with myeloma affecting the spine, with or without compression fractures. Use standardized tools to assess health-related QOL, physical and respiratory function in these patients

    Measured: 1 year

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Measure: effect of pre-existing spinal fracture, prospectively measure effect of fractures and treatment on QOL, physical and respiratory function, and incidence of future fractures

    Measured: 1 year

  2. Identify x-ray predictors of future/pending vertebral fractures

    Measured: 1 year

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted2 Nov 2009 (estimated)
  2. Study startFeb 2010
  3. Primary completionMar 2011
  4. Study completionMar 2011

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Case only
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
50 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01006070
Sponsor's protocol ID
0901Wolf
Status last verified
Mar 2012
First submitted
30 Oct 2009
Last updated
21 Mar 2012
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Multiple Myeloma, run by University of California, San Francisco at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 21 Mar 2012. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Identify and prospectively study patients with myeloma affecting the spine, with or without compression fractures. Use standardized tools to assess health-related QOL, physical and respiratory function in these patients (time frame: 1 year). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 21 Mar 2012.

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