Comparing Cooling and/or Compression Approaches of Limbs for Prevention of Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy

Last updated: March 27, 2025
Sponsor: SWOG Cancer Research Network
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

3

Condition

Neurologic Disorders

Treatment

Pneumatic Compression Therapy

Quality-of-Life Assessment

Biospecimen Collection

Clinical Study ID

NCT05642611
S2205
UG1CA189974
SWOG-S2205
S2205
NCI-2022-09251
  • Ages > 18
  • All Genders

Study Summary

This phase III trial compares the effect of 3 study approaches in preventing chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy: 1) cryocompression, 2) continuous compression, and 3) low cyclic compression. Taxane chemotherapy drugs, such as paclitaxel or docetaxel, can cause a nerve disorder called peripheral neuropathy, which can cause numbness, tingling, or pain in the arms and legs. The 3 study approaches will use a device, called the Paxman Limb Cryocompression System, made of wraps that cool and/or compress the arms and legs. This study may help researchers determine if any of the study approaches are able to prevent taxane chemotherapy from causing peripheral neuropathy.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Participants must have a diagnosis of a solid tumor malignancy.

  • Participants must be planning to begin neoadjuvant or adjuvant therapy with one ofthe protocol-specified chemotherapy regimens below for a solid tumor malignancywithin 3 calendar days after randomization.

  • Weekly paclitaxel x 12 consecutive weeks

  • Weekly paclitaxel x 12 consecutive weeks + carboplatin (weekly x 12 consecutiveweeks or every 3 weeks x 4 consecutive cycles)

  • Paclitaxel + carboplatin every 3 weeks x 6 consecutive cycles withoutchemotherapy pause for surgery

  • Docetaxel + carboplatin every 3 weeks x 6 consecutive cycles withoutchemotherapy pause for surgery NOTE: For any of the protocol-specifiedchemotherapy regimens, concurrent targeted therapy with biologic therapy isallowed. Pembrolizumab (or other immune checkpoint inhibitors), trastuzumaband/or pertuzumab, or bevacizumab are allowed.

  • Participant must be >= 18 years old.

  • Participants must be offered the opportunity to participate in specimen banking.With participant consent, specimens must be collected and submitted via theSouthwest Oncology Group (SWOG) Specimen Tracking System.

  • Participants must be able to complete Patient-Reported Outcome (PRO) questionnairesin English or Spanish.

  • Participants must 1) agree to complete PROs at all scheduled assessments, and 2)complete the baseline PRO questionnaires within 14 days prior to randomization

  • Participants must be informed of the investigational nature of this study and mustsign and give informed consent in accordance with institutional and federalguidelines.

For participants with impaired decision-making capabilities, legally authorized representatives may sign and give informed consent on behalf of study participants in accordance with applicable federal, local, and Central Institutional Review Board (CIRB) regulations.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Participants must not have a history of skin or limb metastases.

  • Participants must not have previously received neurotoxic chemotherapy for anyreason (e.g., taxanes, platinum agents, vinca alkaloids, or bortezomib).

  • Participants must not have pre-existing clinical peripheral neuropathy from anycause.

  • Participants must not have a history of Raynaud's phenomenon, cold agglutinindisease, cryoglobulinemia, cryofibrinogenemia, post-traumatic cold dystrophy, orperipheral arterial ischemia.

  • Participants must not have any open skin wounds or ulcers of the limbs at the timeof randomization.

Study Design

Total Participants: 777
Treatment Group(s): 5
Primary Treatment: Pneumatic Compression Therapy
Phase: 3
Study Start date:
June 06, 2023
Estimated Completion Date:
August 30, 2031

Study Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

I. To compare the proportion of participants who develop clinically meaningful chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) at 12 weeks, in participants treated with taxane-based chemotherapy randomized to cryocompression therapy versus continuous compression therapy versus low cyclic compression therapy.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To compare trajectories over time (6, 12, 24, and 52 weeks) by intervention study arm in clinically meaningful CIPN.

II. To compare mean European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy 20 (EORTC-CIPN-20) sensory neuropathy subscale scores at 12 weeks by intervention study arm.

III. To compare differences by intervention study arm at 12 weeks in changes from baseline in objective sensory and motor function tests (Neuropen, tuning fork, Timed Get Up and Go test).

IV. To compare the proportion of participants who develop clinically meaningful CIPN at 12 weeks in a sensitivity analysis with dropouts treated as failures.

V. To compare rates of adverse events related to study device at 12 weeks (including cold intolerance, skin changes, other adverse events [AEs] as assessed by Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events [CTCAE]) between the three interventions.

ADDITIONAL OBJECTIVES:

I. To compare the proportion of participants who develop clinically meaningful CIPN separately at weeks 6, 24, and 52.

II. To compare the proportion of participants who develop clinically meaningful CIPN at week 12 with additional covariate adjustment for age and body mass index (BMI).

III. To compare differences by intervention study arm at 12 weeks in mean EORTC CIPN-20 motor subscale score and autonomic subscale score, and in mean individual Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS)-29 domain (Physical Functioning, Anxiety, Depression, Fatigue, Sleep Disturbance, Social Functioning, Pain Interference, and Pain Intensity) scores.

IV. To compare trajectories over time (6, 12, 24, and 52 weeks) by intervention study arm in mean EORTC CIPN-20 sensory neuropathy subscale score, motor subscale score, and autonomic subscale score; and in mean PROMIS-29 individual domains (Physical Functioning, Anxiety, Depression, Fatigue, Sleep Disturbance, Social Functioning, Pain Interference, and Pain Intensity) scores; and in changes in objective sensory and motor function tests (Neuropen, tuning fork, Timed Get Up and Go test).

V. To evaluate the differences by intervention study arm in proportion of participants who develop clinically meaningful CIPN at 12 weeks by chemotherapy regimen.

VI. To assess the effect of the intervention in reducing CIPN occurring in the upper extremities and, separately, in the lower extremities.

VII. To explore the relationship between duration of intervention received at the prescribed level and outcome, analogous to a dose-delivered analysis in a treatment trial.

VIII. To compare rates by study arm of CTCAE Grade 2 or higher sensory and motor neuropathy at 12 weeks.

IX. To evaluate tolerability of cryocompression compared to continuous compression therapy and low cyclic compression therapy, as assessed by rate of temperature and/or pressure adjustments, interruptions, and early discontinuation of the device.

X. To determine participant satisfaction of cryocompression compared to continuous compression therapy and low cyclic compression therapy, assessed by patient questionnaire.

XI. To compare taxane dose-reductions, treatment delays/discontinuation due to CIPN, and relative taxane dose intensity and total taxane dose received, between intervention study arms.

XII. To evaluate differences of intervention effect by sex, race, and ethnicity.

XIII. To confirm pretreatment biomarkers of CIPN risk (vitamin D) and on-treatment biomarker changes indicative of CIPN severity (Neurofilament light chain, NFL) as well as additional biomarkers of interest generated in S1714 for validation.

BANKING OBJECTIVE:

I. To bank specimens for future correlative studies.

OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 3 arms.

ARM 1: Patients undergo cryocompression (cooling plus moderate and low pressure to the arms and legs) for 30-minutes pre-taxane chemotherapy infusion, during taxane chemotherapy infusion, and for 30 minutes after completion of each taxane infusion. Patients may also undergo collection of blood, serum and plasma samples during screening and on study.

ARM 2: Patients undergo continuous compression (moderate, steady pressure to the arms and legs) for 30-minutes pre-taxane chemotherapy infusion, during taxane chemotherapy infusion, and for 30 minutes after completion of each taxane infusion. Patients may also undergo collection of blood, serum and plasma samples during screening and on study.

ARM 3: Patients undergo low cyclic compression (low pressure that comes and goes to the arms and legs) for 30-minutes pre-taxane chemotherapy infusion, during taxane chemotherapy infusion, and for 30 minutes after completion of each taxane infusion. Patients may also undergo collection of blood, serum and plasma samples during screening and on study.

Connect with a study center

  • University of Alabama at Birmingham Cancer Center

    Birmingham, Alabama 35233
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Contra Costa Regional Medical Center

    Martinez, California 94553-3156
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Emory University Hospital/Winship Cancer Institute

    Atlanta, Georgia 30322
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children

    Honolulu, Hawaii 96826
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • University of Kansas Cancer Center

    Kansas City, Kansas 66160
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • University of Kansas Hospital-Indian Creek Campus

    Overland Park, Kansas 66211
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • University of Kansas Hospital-Westwood Cancer Center

    Westwood, Kansas 66205
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Baptist Health Lexington

    Lexington, Kentucky 40503
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Henry Ford Macomb Hospital-Clinton Township

    Clinton Township, Michigan 48038
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Henry Ford Hospital

    Detroit, Michigan 48202
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Corewell Health Grand Rapids Hospitals - Butterworth Hospital

    Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • The Valley Hospital - Luckow Pavilion

    Paramus, New Jersey 07652
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Valley Health System Ridgewood Campus

    Ridgewood, New Jersey 07450
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • University of New Mexico Cancer Center

    Albuquerque, New Mexico 87106
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Columbia University

    New York, New York 10032
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • NYP/Columbia University Medical Center/Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center

    New York, New York 10032
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • State University of New York Upstate Medical University

    Syracuse, New York 13210
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • CaroMont Regional Medical Center

    Gastonia, North Carolina 28054
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Cone Health Cancer Center

    Greensboro, North Carolina 27403
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Margaret R Pardee Memorial Hospital

    Hendersonville, North Carolina 28791
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Good Samaritan Hospital - Cincinnati

    Cincinnati, Ohio 45220
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Rhode Island Hospital

    Providence, Rhode Island 02903
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • McLeod Regional Medical Center

    Florence, South Carolina 29506
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Gibbs Cancer Center-Gaffney

    Gaffney, South Carolina 29341
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Gibbs Cancer Center-Pelham

    Greer, South Carolina 29651
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Spartanburg Medical Center

    Spartanburg, South Carolina 29303
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • MGC Hematology Oncology-Union

    Union, South Carolina 29379
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Baylor College of Medicine/Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Houston, Texas 77030
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Bon Secours Saint Francis Medical Center

    Midlothian, Virginia 23114
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • University of Washington Medical Center - Montlake

    Seattle, Washington 98195
    United States

    Suspended

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