Trial | NCT00075101  Report issue

Title

Sleep, Fatigue, and Dexamethosone in Children With Leukemia
Sleep, Fatigue, and Dexamethosone in Childhood Cancer

  • Phase

    Phase 3

  • Study Type

    Interventional

  • Status

    Completed No Results Posted

  • Intervention/Treatment

    urea ...

  • Study Participants

    134
The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between dexamethosone (steroid) and children's sleep and fatigue.
Approximately 134 children and adolescents will be enrolled. All children and adolescents will wear a wrist actigraph for two consecutive 5-day study periods. Children and adolescents will have blood drawn 2 times on Day 1 when they are on dexamethosone. Their parents will complete a sleep diary and fatigue questionnaire by telephone on Days 2 and 5 of both study periods.
Study Started
Sep 30
2000
Primary Completion
Sep 30
2006
Study Completion
Sep 30
2006
Last Update
Aug 18
2008
Estimate

Drug Dexamethosone

10 day study cycle: 5 day observation pre-steroid,5 day observation post-steroid

  • Other names: Mestinon

Study Cycle Experimental

Criteria 

Children and adolescents with Leukemia, both genders
No Results Posted