An interventional study of Symptom Care at Home with NP follow up in Chemotherapy-induced Peripheral Neuropathy, sponsored by University of Vermont. Recruiting at 3 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-03-10.
Sponsored by University of Vermont · Not applicable, Interventional, and Supportive care
This is a prospective randomized trial designed to investigate a new care model for patients who suffer from nerve damage from chemotherapy called chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN). All participants in the study will report their CIPN symptoms daily using a website, app or phone for 12 weeks. In one group the data will be collected and participants will be encouraged to reach out to their treating doctors for uncontrolled symptoms. These participants' doctors can prescribe any treatment they feel is appropriate. In the second group, if the symptoms meet the criteria for eligibility they will receive a phone call from a nurse practitioner either the same day or next day, depending on the time symptoms were logged. That nurse practitioner will determine the correct CIPN treatment using an algorithm and prescribe it. The study will track the severity of symptoms over time as well as looking at the impact on treatments for CIPN (medications and referrals).
This is a prospective single blinded (outcome assessor) randomized controlled trial of a CIPN care model that pairs a personalized suite of remote symptom monitoring technologies with triggered real time responses from a nurse practitioner (NP) equipped to enact algorithmic guideline based CIPN treatment in response to poorly controlled symptoms. The study will enroll adult cancer patients who have, within the last 540 days, completed a course of a taxane, platinum, or vinca alkaloid-based agent, bortezomib, thalidomide, lenalidomide, ixazomib or brentuximab vedotin, or have been receiving ongoing maintenance therapy with bortezomib, thalidomide, lenalidomide or ixazomib for >90 days, and have been diagnosed with CIPN. Participants will log neuropathy symptoms daily for a one week run-in period using a remote symptom monitoring technology described below. Participants who meet the criteria to proceed in the study will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to Usual Care (UC) or Symptom Care at Home with Nurse Practitioner follow up (SCH-NP). Those not meeting eligibility criteria will be excluded but can be rescreened 6 weeks later. Both groups will log symptoms daily and receive either UC or SCH-NP care for the 12 week study period.
The UC group will report daily neuropathy symptoms via the web, app or automated phone system and will receive usual care for CIPN symptoms from their existing treatment team. The SCH-NP group will report symptoms similarly but concerning symptoms will trigger a call back from a nurse practitioner who can provide treatment based on standardized algorithmic CIPN guidelines.
In person study visits will take place at baseline and 6 and 12 weeks after randomization. CIPN specific QoL and disability measures, validated CIPN sign scales and detailed information on opioids, neuropathic pain medications and other CIPN treatments will be collected at each visit.
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In order to be eligible to participate in this study, an individual must meet all of the following criteria:
Development of CIPN during or within 3 months of the most recently completed chemotherapy or previous neurotoxic chemotherapy for the same malignancy. For patients on ongoing maintenance therapy: Development of CIPN during current neurotoxic chemotherapy with bortezomib, thalidomide, lenalidomide, ixazomib brentuximab vendotin or vincristine. CIPN diagnosis will be based on clinical diagnosis and the Toronto Criteria for Probable Distal Symmetric Polyneuropathy including the upper and lower extremities.
The Toronto Criteria for Probable Distal Symmetric Polyneuropathy is defined as a combination of symptoms and signs of neuropathy including:
Clinical Diagnosis:
a. Confirmation of CIPN diagnosis by CIPN expert (investigator/co-infestigator based on chart review +/- inperson/virtual interview with examination).
Exclusion Criteria:
An individual who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study:
The UC group (control) models the current standard of care model. The NTSS-6 will be completed daily by participants using the SCH system. The results will not be reported to their oncology team. Participants will be counseled at study entry to contact their treating care team to manage CIPN symptoms. They will also receive a reminder to do so at the end of each reporting session. UC participants will attend all regular visits with these providers and can receive any type of treatment for their CIPN symptoms. There are no limitations on the therapies that can be prescribed, or the means by which the clinical team communicates with the participant. Treating physicians will be provided with links to the current ASCP and NCCN guidelines but will not be provided with the algorithm as this group is meant to reflect current standard medical practice.
Participants will report daily symptom as above. The SCH system will notify the study NP for any of the following symptoms measured by the NTSS6: aching, allodynia, burning, lancinating, numbness, and prickling that are concerning. Participants will receive a NP call back either the same day or the next day, depending on the time they reported their symptoms. The NP will follow a standardized script to elicit details about the CIPN symptoms and recommend and prescribe CIPN treatment per the treatment algorithm.
Other: Symptom Care at Home with NP follow up
In the SCH-NP group all participants will report their CIPN related symptoms daily via the app, website or phone tree. Any concerning symptoms will trigger a call back from a nurse practitioner who will use a consensus and evidence based algorithm to prescribe therapies for the CIPN symptoms.
The change in NTSS-6 between the run-in and the 12 week study period.
The Neuropathy Total Symptoms Score is a the NTSS- 6, a well validated patient reported neuropathy specific outcome measure. Scores range from 0 to 21.96. Higher scores denote worse outcomes
Time frame: 12 week study period
Change in European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire. Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy 20 (EORTC- CIPN 20):
The EORTC CIPN 20 is a 20 item CIPN specific quality of life PRO. Scores range from 20 to 80 with higher scores denoting a worse outcome.
Time frame: baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks
The % of participants taking ≥ 50 morphine milligram equivalents (MME)/ day
MME/day is the CDC recommended method of measuring and comparing opiate use
Time frame: baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks
Plan to share: No
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